PA never spent $108 million of $175 million in CARES Act funding meant for rent and mortgage relief. The money will now go to the Dept of Corrections instead.
Carson Wentz on launching a free food truck:
"The longer I've been in the city of Philadelphia, the more connection I've felt... I wanted to find a way to make a difference in this community."
Trash collector Terrill Haigler, aka _yafavtrashman reached his goal of selling 2,000 t-shirts online. He raised more than $31k for PPE and cleaning supplies for the city's Streets Department
INBOX: Philly Health Commissioner Thomas Farley is resigning because apparently he knew that remains from the 1985 MOVE bombing were found years ago and decided to dispose of them — rather than return them to the family
The entrepreneur program will serve students at Philly public high schools, and stemmed from a desire by Nelson and Robinson to have the situation result in "something positive"
1. Di Bruno Bros offers free lunch for police
2. Employees threaten to strike over the move
3. Di Bruno's rescinds policy
4. Police union announces a boycott
Traffic will be flowing on I-95 THIS WEEKEND, says Gov. Shapiro.
"This is what it looks like when the ingenuity of Delco meets the grit of Philly. This is what happens when we all come together."
The now famous Four Seasons Total Landscaping is partnering with the University City District and PIDC to train unemployed Philadelphians for landscaping jobs starting at $14/hr
Philadelphia will soon be installing its first municipal public restroom. The Center City location is the first of six spots across the city that will also see similar additions.
A small number of the Philly’s top-ranking officials — including Mayor Jim Kenney, Police Commissioner Outlaw and Managing Director Brian Abernathy — all signed off on teargassing protesters on I-676 last week
I just graduated from my 4 week Ancient Philosophy course with the University of Pennsylvania (
@Penn
). I know... my hobbies are very impractical, but it took a lot of hours after the kids were asleep. Thank you Plato and predecessors for all the "fun" over the past month!
DRUM LINE ELMO JUST PERFORMED IN FRONT OF MY APARTMENT THIS IS THE GREATEST THING TO EVER HAPPEN TO ME I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FILM HIM EVER SINCE THE "ELMO AT THE GREAT PHILADELPHIA TRASH FIRE 2018" VIRAL VIDEO
THEY ARE LITERALLY CANVASSING EVERY STREET IN SOUTH PHILLY RN
Ale Badoya scores a goal tonight in DC, runs to corner mic on nationally televised game and yells "Hey Congress, do something now! End gun violence! Let’s go!"
Neighborhood name origins:
• Bridesburg: After ferry operator Joseph Kirkbride
• Mayfair: After an affluent district in London
• Queen Village: In honor of Christina, Queen of Sweden
• Moyamensing: “Place of pigeon droppings“
"At the end of the day, I'm fighting for people. I'm fighting for Americans and citizens that have been disenfranchised, that have been systemically oppressed for centuries." — Malcom Jenkins on NBC Nightly News
You had a right to remain silent, but that really means: You had a right to be silenced.
Watch my
@nytopinion
op-ed about criminal justice
#REFORM
now on
@NYTimes
:
This Northeast Philly high schooler just found out he's getting a full ride to Princeton: "It’s nice that I don’t have to worry about any more college stuff anymore."