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PA Garden-Themed Road Trip Links Outdoor Fans with Best Buds
Pennsylvania Tourism Office has recently unveiled its Best Buds: A Garden Trail road trip. The self-guided sojourn takes travelers through gardens and arboretums in the Keystone State, including several local botanical attractions. Michele Herrmann sniffed through its details for Forbes. “Pennsylvania’s gardens and arboretums are steeped in as much history as they are in beauty,”…
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Home Flipping Sales, Profits Decline Nationwide, Not in Philadelphia
While home flipping sales and profit margins decline nationwide, the Philadelphia market is bucking those trends. The area recorded growth in several categories, according to a staff report from ATTOM Data Solutions. The 2020 U.S. Home Flipping Report by ATTOM Data Solutions shows 241,630 single family homes and condos flipped in the U.S. last year.…
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Pennsylvania’s Marijuana Industry Flowering Ahead of Full Legalization
The marijuana industry has been growing in Pennsylvania. Industry experts predict a “green rush” in anticipation of its legalization for recreational use, writes Lini S. Kadaba for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Throughout the country, the industry already employs 321,000 workers. That number has expanded rapidly, increasing by 32 percent during the pandemic. Businesses with a foothold…
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Pennsylvania Among Top 10 States With Lowest Credit Card Debt
Pennsylvania is among the top ten states with the lowest credit card debt in the nation, according to a new report by WalletHub. Americans began 2021 owing nearly $900 billion in credit card debt. This is a bit lower than last year, thanks in part due to record paydowns. Some of that debt reduction came…
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Philadelphia One of Most Racially Segregated Metros in U.S., Data Shows
Philadelphia ranks as the 13th most racially segregated urban area out of the 100 largest metros in the country, write Chad Pradelli, Cheryl Mettendorf, and Maia Rosenfeld for 6abc. According to an ABC Owned Television Stations analysis of 2019 U.S. Census Bureau data, more than half the neighborhoods in the tristate area ranked as extremely…
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Battery Powered Buses Need Major Jolt to Keep Up With Expectations
Nearly a year and a half after SEPTA rolled out its fleet of battery powered buses — each costing nearly a million dollars — each, most of them are no longer on the streets. A host of issues has sidelined them, writes Ryan Briggs for WHYY. Instead of the 25 all-electric Proterra Catalyst buses, the…
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Time Magazine: Philadelphia Is One of the 100 Greatest World Places
Time Magazine has confirmed something we have known all along: Philadelphia is one of greatest world places, writes Pat Ralph for PhillyVoice. The publication included the City of Brotherly Love on its recently released 2021 list of the greatest world places. This annual list contains 100 greatest world cities. Time’s international team of correspondents and…
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BBLC Coalition Ensures Black Philadelphia Gets Fair Pandemic Share
The newly formed Black Business Leadership Coalition (BBLC) is working to ensure Black Philadelphia receives its fair share of economic recovery-related financial resources and support. Michael Butler covered the stimulus disbursements for Technical.ly. The BBLC currently comprises 30 business professionals who vow to increase generational wealth by ensuring that the region is conducive to growing…
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PA Distribution of State Education Aid Among Most Regressive in Nation
Pennsylvania state funding of K-12 public education aid is among the lowest in the nation. Worse, its distribution has been ranked one of the most regressive, writes Dale Mezzacappa for WHYY. The Keystone State spent $26.5 billion on K-12 education in 2012, which put it in sixth place based on total spending amount. Per student,…
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All Politics Is Local But Pennsylvania Takes Local Government to Extreme
Pennsylvania is among the top three states in the nation with the amount of local government within its borders. Only Texas and Illinois are ahead of us, writes Irina Zhorov for WHYY. The Keystone State has 4,897 active local governments, according to the 2012 Census of Governments. These include administrations at the county, municipal, school…
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Philadelphia’s Ongoing, Long-Term Inferiority Complex: It’s Time to ‘Get Oudda Here Wit Dat’
Despite the deeply ingrained inferiority complex among Philadelphians, the City of Brotherly Love has begun attracting people from America’s most populated and popular cities. And they love it here, writes Jo Piazza for Philadelphia Magazine. Philadelphia has seen an influx of new residents during the pandemic, with an estimated 7,500 people moving here just from…
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PA Ranks Among Top Half of States Recovering Quickest from COVID-19
Pennsylvania ranked in the top half of states that are recovering quickest from COVID-19, according to a new report by WalletHub. To determine which states are recovering quickest, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across three key dimensions: COVID health Leisure and travel Economy and labor market Analysts evaluated these dimensions…
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Transportation Bill Could Ease Delaware County Commutes
The massive transportation bill that recently passed the U.S. House would provide around $115 million for critical projects in Southeast Pennsylvania, writes Thomas Fitzgerald for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The bill is separate from the bipartisan infrastructure-spending framework recently negotiated between President Joe Biden and Senate Republicans. It would provide an additional five years to federal…
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Toll Prices Continue to Rise as Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Green-Lights 2022 Increase
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has approved a five percent toll increase for both E-ZPass and Toll by Plate customers for the next year, writes Nate Doughty for the Philadelphia Business Journal. This marks the 13th yearly toll increase since 2009, when consecutive annual increases began. The new tolls will come into effect at 12:01 a.m.…
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Pennsylvania Teen Drivers: How Worried Do Parents Need to Be When They Ask, ‘Keys, Please?’
Pennsylvania landed in the middle of the pack among the best and worst states for teen drivers, according to a new report recently published by WalletHub. To determine which states are safer for young drivers, WalletHub analyzed the teen-driving environment in each of the 50 states across three key dimensions: safety, economic environment, and driving…
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Pandemic Gap Year: Students Reluctant to Advance a Grade Gain Legislative Permission to Stay Put
Pennsylvania Senate has unanimously approved legislation that lets parents opt for a pandemic-related scholastic repeat year for their children. The arrangement was described in a staff report from The Philadelphia Inquirer. The proposal also allows special education students to return to school for an additional year, even if they have reached the cut-off age of 21. …
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2021 National Dog Show Tickets Will Be Scarfed Up Faster Than a Labrador Retriever Eats His Breakfast
Pent-up demand for tickets to the 2021 National Dog Show is expected to cause a run of early ticket sales. Fans of the show who want to ensure their place onsite for the annual convention of classy canines are advised to act now. The current weather may be all summer, shore, and hot dogs, but…
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Building a Local Public Relations Campaign Requires Using the Right Tool for the Right Job
My dad was an engineer for the U.S. Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia; he was part of a team that designed aircraft carriers. As such, his brain worked in a very methodical, precise way, even at home. When he would embark on a home improvement or car repair, a go-to mantra to his sons was: “The…
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