On February 1st, the Middletown Township unanimously voted to confirm that the lease for the Styer Orchard would be granted to local farmer, Tim Field, after reviewing proposals submitted by the two current lessees. While both businesses have operated separately for decades, the township gave the following reasoning for the…

In a virtual town hall meeting Wednesday, University of the Arts (UArts) President David Yager announced that administrators and select faculty would have their salaries restored to pre-pandemic rates, but that members of the recently formed UArts Union would not be included in the restoration. In September, UArts faculty members…

Wednesday, November 4 — Several hundred protesters marched east on Market Street in remembrance of Walter Wallace Jr, to demand change from the Philadelphia Police Department and to call for the release of local organizer Anthony Smith Just days after the killing of Walter Wallace Jr in West Philadelphia and…

In 1982, the residents of rural Otto, North Carolina were greeted with strange and threatening new neighbors: Benjamin Klassen and the Church of The Creator (COTC). What did they do about it? See Part 1 of this series for an introduction to Benjamin Klassen and the COTC Purchasing a roughly…

Otto, North Carolina has welcomed travelers seeking a rural escape into the Smokey mountains for generations. Produce stands and shops for homemade crafts dot the side of Highway 441 (23) during the summer as it snakes through the unincorporated community and north towards Rocky Top, Tennessee. Primarily agricultural, Otto also…

CITY HALL: Wednesday, October 28 Philadelphia City Council President Darrell Clarke, Council Majority Leader Cherelle Parker, and Councilmembers Curtis Jones, Maria Quinones-Sanchez, Katherine Gilmore-Richarson, Isaiah Thomas and Derek Green held a press conference on the north side of City Hall to address the recent shooting of Walter Wallace Jr by…

Social isolation has become another deep, structural issue exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic as the harmful consequences of long-term solitude continue to mount. Medical professionals, researchers, and public health officials fighting the worsening loneliness epidemic may know how to help. In the Philadelphia suburb of Chester county, healthcare workers have…

After years of organizing, the faculty union will finally have a chance to negotiate a labor contract with University of The Arts (UArts)President Yager. March 2nd — Union representatives were granted their first meeting with UArts Presdient David Yager’s administration this week, after filing an unfair labor practice complaint with…

In the fallout of the Inquirer and WHYY’s uncovering of the scandal surrounding Philly Fighting Covid, a local startup that received funding from the city to provide testing and vaccination sites, city council has introduced legislation to strengthen their oversight over the partnerships the city enters, and individual members have…