Philadelphia Region
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Tips for the Virtual School Day Via Philadelphia Magazine
By Wendi Rank I peeked in on my teenagers as they started their first day of virtual school last week. Did they need anything? Another notebook? My famous scones? A hug? That check-in was more for me than them, a fact their rolled eyes and aggrieved expressions only emphasized. Virtual schooling is a metaphor for…
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Wawa’s New Dinner Menu Gets Expanded Rollout in 100 Stores
Wawa’s dinner menu is being rolled out to more stores as it competes with national fast food giants, writes Laura Smythe for Philadelphia Business Journal. The customizable dinner items include: rotisserie chicken with mac and cheese; braised chicken; pork roast or pot roast with two sides; penne or fettuccine pastas with alfredo, marinara or bolognese…
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SEPTA ‘Ambassadors’ Remain Upbeat in Passenger Mask Giveaway
SEPTA’s using a non-confrontational approach to encourage its passengers to wear masks and socially distance, writes Michaela Winberg for billypenn.com. “Social distancing coaches” have been fanning out to different SEPTA stations offering free disposable masks. Response has largely been positive, though mixed. Many appreciate the offer. Others pull masks back up in place when they…
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Airlines and Retailers Announce 600 Lay Offs at Philadelphia International Airport
Airlines and airport retailers are about to lay off more than 600 workers, victims of the reduction in air travel from the pandemic, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Frontier Airlines, Republic Airways and Hudson Group are announcing layoffs or furloughs at the airport. Republic plans to furlough 35 pilots and 14 flight…
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Philadelphia Airport Has Incentive Plan to Lure Passengers and Airlines
The coronavirus has left the Philadelphia International Airport a trans-Atlantic hub with no trans-Atlantic flights, so it’s launching incentives to bring back air traffic, writes Ted Reed for Forbes.com. Passenger and cargo airlines that add flights can waive airport fees and receive outdoor advertising. To attract passengers, the airport is looking at waiving several thousand…
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Philadelphia among Three U.S. Places with Youngest Entrepreneurs
Philadelphia is one of the top three cities nationwide with the youngest entrepreneurs, according to a new study by LendingTree, writes Emily Canal for the INC.com. To determine places with the youngest business founders, LendingTree compared the age of founders when they launched their businesses in the nation’s 50 largest metropolitan areas. Philadelphia is in…
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Ridley’s Nifty Fifty’s Expands Into South Philly With New Restaurant
Nifty Fifty’s, with its flagship diner off MacDade Blvd. in Ridley, has opened a place at 10th Street and Oregon Avenue in South Philadelphia, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The retro 50s diner opened in Ridley Township in 1987. It now has four regional locations, including Northeast Philadelphia and Rt. 42 in Turnersville.…
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Now That We’re ‘Green’, We Seem to Be More Confused Than Ever About What’s Safe
When Pennsylvania’s governor ordered a coronavirus shutdown back in March, it was easy. Stay home. Only leave for essential work or to shop at essential businesses. Now we’re in a “green” phase. Life seems more confusing, writes Nina Feldman for WHYY, as posted on gantdaily.com. Businesses reopened after virus counts went down, than the counts…
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‘Exact Change Only’. Local Businesses Struggle With Coin Shortage
Of all of the consequences of COVID-19, a national coin shortage wasn’t one we saw coming, writes Victor Fiorillo for phillymag.com. So why is there a national coin shortage? According to the U.S. Federal Reserve, the COVID‐19 pandemic has disturbed the normal circulation patterns for coins. Cash transactions declined significantly during the COVID-19 shutdown. That…
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SEPTA’s Regional Rails Are Back on Schedule. Just Looking for Some Riders.
Regional rails are running. Now they just need the riders to come back, writes Patricia Madej for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Most trains are back to hourly weekday schedules, every half hour for the Airport and Paoli/Thorndale lines. The Chestnut Hill West and Cynwyd Lines are still suspended. As to when schedules will completely return to…
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Easing of COVID-19 Restrictions Gives Philadelphia Housing Market a Boost
The Philadelphia-area housing market is seeing a recent rebound thanks to the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions and historically low mortgage rates, writes Ryan Sharrow for the Philadelphia Business Journal. It struggled in May, with 4,365 closed home sales, a 38.6 percent decline over the same month last year. Closing volume in May was a nine-year…
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Delaware River’s Cleaner Than It’s Been in a Long Time, But You Still Can’t Swim in Philly
As warmer weather emerges, you may have an urge to plunge into the Delaware River. Why not? The river’s cleaner than it’s been in decades, thanks to the 50-year-old Clean Water Act. But don’t do it, writes Michaela Winberg for billypenn.com. There’s still some sewage issue to work out in Philadelphia, where sewage levels are…
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This Army of SEPTA Cleaners Keep Vigilant Against Coronavirus to Protect Riders
SEPTA workers already toiling to keep the transit agency’s vehicles clean now must take precautions against the coronavirus, writes Jason Laughlin and Patricia Madej for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Shawn Robertson, 59, a SEPTA cleaner, said the virus has made the job “a little more depressing than usual.” SEPTA has an army of more than 500…
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Fall Promises a 5,000-Hour Apocalypse of Pro Sports Coverage in September
For sports fans, it’ll be a confusing and great fall, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the first time in history, all four major sports leagues will play their regular season or playoff games in the same months, reports The Radio Agency for wfmz.com. Regular season NFL Football and MLB Baseball games will compete against…
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Wawa Makes Customer Interactions as User Friendly as Possible in a Coronavirus World
There was a time when touchscreens were suspiciously eyed by Wawa customers. Now they are all part of the Wawa experience. The trick now is making them work in a coronavirus world, writes Christian Hetrick for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “There is this underlying emotional, physical reaction now to touching stuff,” said Munir Mandviwalla, a Temple…
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At Upper Darby’s Summer Stage, the Show Must Go On (Line)
Upper Darby Summer Stage is getting ready to open its doors for a 45th season. Virtually. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Summer Stage, an annual theater tradition in Upper Darby, has had to get creative in what is normally a very “in-person” experience, writes Marc Narducci for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Luckily, thanks to virtual classes…
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36 CEOs Join Regional Task Force to Jump Start Local Economy From COVID-19 Impact
Thirty six regional CEOs are part of a task force to get the Greater Philadelphia economy going again following the effects of COVID-19, writes Kennedy Rose for Philadelphia Business Journal. It is a partnership between the state of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery and Bucks counties. Other components of the Philadelphia Regional Recharge and Recovery…
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Washington Post: A Look Back at an Overlooked Chapter of Philadelphia’s Segregation History
Nearly eight decades ago, African Americans in the Philadelphia area rallied to support eight black transit workers after their white colleagues staged a walkout due to their promotion to positions that were previously considered reserved for whites, writes Dustin Waters for The Washington Post. With nearly 4,500 white transit workers striking, trolleys and buses sat…
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