Topic: Covid
A Tamal To Feed Them All
A Philly chef makes and sells tamales with out-of-work immigrant cooks hit hard by the pandemic—and ineligible for unemployment
By Brianna BakerHow to Remake Schools
Eight questions to consider as we look to reopening schools in Philly
By Jessica Blatt PressIntroducing Main Street Regenerators
Covid-19 has decimated small businesses. Drexel’s Metro Finance Lab Director proposes an entity to help rescue neighborhood mom and pops entrepreneurs
By Bruce Katz, Frances Kern Mennone, Michael Saadine and Colin HigginsWho Wins and Who Loses?
Philly 3.0’s Engagement Director on who stands to gain—and who doesn’t—from Mayor Kenney’s post-Covid budget plan
By Jon GeetingTackling the Covid Slide
Keeping students from falling behind may be simpler than we think
By Jessica Blatt PressTraining Workers for a Post-Covid Economy
Economic recovery will require retraining Philadelphians for available jobs. Drexel’s Metro Finance Director lays out a plan to make that happen
By Bruce Katz, Mary Jean Ryan, Jessica A. Lee and Courtney KishbaughThe Incredible Shrinking Mayor
Compared to other cities, does Jim Kenney’s budget redo qualify as a plan for recovery?
By Larry PlattFeeding Peacetown
The pandemic hasn’t kept North Philly Peace Park from getting healthy food to their neighbors—and building a self-reliant community for the future
By Courtney DuCheneUniversal Truths
A local citizen and business executive on the lessons we need to live now
By Carmen FerrignoTracie Daly
The local florist is channeling the spirit of her late mom this Mother’s Day to honor frontline workers
By Jessica Blatt Press