By Laura McCrystal From The Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA—Philadelphia will require all of its more than 25,000 city employees to get a coronavirus vaccine by mid-January or risk losing their jobs, officials announced Friday. With the new policy, Philadelphia joined a number of other cities with vaccine mandates and reversed a prior stance that unvaccinated workers…
Philadelphia Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for All City Workers
November 20, 2021
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Philadelphia Honors Veterans With Return of Parade
November 9, 2021
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PHILADELPHIA—Philadelphians celebrated the city’s 7th Annual Veterans Parade and Festival to honor the brave men and women who have served in this nation’s armed forces. It was clear and sunny on Nov. 7, 2021, as the streets of downtown Philadelphia were lined with crowds of veterans, their family members, and thousands of their supporters, many…
Community Comes Together To Support Philadelphia Couple Battling Cancers
A Philadelphia couple battling health issues had to close their business temporarily. While they were struggling both financially and mentally, to their surprise, their customers and community stepped in with warm hearts and turned a merciless tragedy into a merciful story. Since 2001, Andre Chin and Amanda Eap, immigrants from Cambodia, have owned Artisan Boulanger…
DA: ‘Not True’ That Train Rape Case Witnesses Filmed and Did Nothing to Intervene
A Pennsylvania prosecutor on Thursday pushed back against the narrative that Philadelphia subway riders filmed the rape of a woman on Oct. 13 and did nothing to intervene. Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer, who is leading the case, made the remarks during a press briefing as he urged witnesses to come forward, stressing that…
Transit Strike Could Force Philadelphia Schools Back to Remote Learning, District Official Warns
The School District of Philadelphia is warning parents that it might be forced to revert back to “100 percent virtual learning” if workers providing transportation for students and teachers go on strike. In a letter sent to parents Monday, Superintendent William Hite said that Transit Workers Union Local 234 has voted to authorize a strike….
Philadelphia Subway Riders Witnessed Rape but Did Nothing, Police Say
The rape of a woman aboard a Philadelphia subway witnessed by as many as 10 passengers, some of whom appeared to film the attack, could have been stopped quickly if one had called 911, police said on Tuesday. The woman was raped shortly after 9 p.m. on Oct. 13 on a train run by Southeastern…
Pennsylvania Has Fewest Registered Democrats in a Decade
Monday was the last day to register to vote in Pennsylvania’s Nov. 2 general election. As of Monday afternoon, Pennsylvania had 3,417,781 registered Republicans and 4,024,275 registered Democrats. That is the lowest number of registered Pennsylvania Democrats in a decade. Registered Democratic voters peaked in 2012 during the Barrack Obama vs. Mitt Romney presidential race,…
Iconic Philadelphia Columbus Statue Still Covered by Wooden Box
October 16, 2021
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PHILADELPHIA—The Philadelphia parade celebrating Columbus Day ended at Marconi Plaza in South Philadelphia on Oct. 10. Marconi Plaza’s iconic Christopher Columbus statue was still covered by a wooden box and could not be displayed during the parade and celebration. In addition to the active participation of different Italian American organizations, marchers include Mummers String Bands,…
Philadelphia Rally Denouncing CCP Draws Support From State Lawmakers and Residents
PHILADELPHIA—A rally in Philadelphia Chinatown on Sept. 26, denouncing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and encouraging Chinese people to withdraw from the CCP and its affiliated organizations, drew support from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and residents. The gathering was to reject the CCP and expose the evils it has committed, according to Alex Luchansky,…
Homicides in Philadelphia for 2021 Surpass 400 After Weekend Shootings
Two people were killed in Philadelphia on Saturday, pushing the city’s total number of homicide victims this year pass 400, a milestone that was only surpassed once since 2007. Two men, one aged 35 and the other 28, were shot multiple times in South Philadelphia at about 9:30 p.m., according to CBS Phily, citing Philadelphia…
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