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Want to gift a book? Let the best of Philly writers help.
Philadelphia is packed with literary talent. We chased after some of the city’s finest to ask what projects they’re working on, and got them to suggest what books (and tickets!) to gift this holiday season.
Readout of White House Meeting with State Legislative Leaders on Housing Affordability
Building on President Biden’s Housing Supply Action Plan, White House Officials from the National Economic Council, Domestic Policy Council, and Office of Intergovernmental Affairs convened a meeting on housing affordability with state legislative leaders from ten...
DCED opens application for Whole-Home Repairs Program. Here’s what to know
Applications for a $120 million home repair program officially opened for Pennsylvania counties this week. The Department of Community and Economic Development announced that Pennsylvania counties and eligible nonprofits can now apply for the Whole-Home Repairs...
Can Americans still change each other’s minds?
On Nov. 8, as polls began to close, I walked around a post-election celebration in Philadelphia with progressive activists and labor organizers, clutching a cocktail and chattering with friends, a well-excavated pit of dread in my gut beginning to deepen. Would the...
Paul Muschick: Respect for Marriage Act is a start. Now let’s really protect LGBTQ people by passing the Equality Act
The U.S. Senate’s passage of the Respect for Marriage Act this week is a big deal. But let’s not lose sight of the bigger picture. That law is merely a backup plan to protect gay marriages and, if it ever is needed, it would do only so much. LGBTQ people still can be...
Milton Street’s family uphold political legacy after Philly senator’s death
Late entrepreneur and former Philadelphia senator Thomas Milton Street Sr’s relatives continue to uphold their family’s political legacy after his death age 83. Milton Street passed away on Monday, November 28 after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Senator Saval William Way LGBT Community Center to Celebrate $2.5-Million Award
$2.5 Million Capital Investment for Philadelphia LGBT Community Center Renovations
Gov. Wolf Highlights $2.5 Million Capital Investment for Philadelphia LGBT Community Center Renovations
Governor Tom Wolf joined state and local leaders to highlight a $2.5 million Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant awarded to the William Way LGBT Community Center for phase two of its major renovation project. The funds, awarded last fall, will be...
William Way LGBT Community Center highlights plans after being awarded $2.5 million grant
During a press conference earlier today, it was announced that the William Way LGBT Community Center was awarded a $2.5 million Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant to complete the second phase of its major renovation project. Governor Tom Wolf, joined two...
Pennsylvania Counties Can Start Applying for Whole-Home Repairs Funds in Mid-December
$125M Pa. program to help fund home repairs will soon go to interested counties
Pennsylvania counties will soon be able to apply for a piece of a $125 million program to fund home repairs, adaptation and weatherization for low-income residents and small landlords. The Whole-Home Repairs program application process for counties will be open Dec....
New Program to Help Chester County Homeowners with Low, Moderate Incomes Repair Their Homes
Starting in December, Chester County will be able to apply for a portion of more than $120 million from the Whole-Home Repairs Program, a Pennsylvania initiative to make homes in the state safer, accessible to people with disabilities, and more energy efficient,...
New Home Repair Program Would Provide Up to $50,000 to Homeowners, Small Landlords
A new state program aims to help some Pennsylvanians make improvements to their homes - and will allocate millions of dollars to the Lehigh Valley. WDIY’s Sarit Laschinsky has more. The new Whole-Home Repairs program draws $125 million from federal COVID-19 relief...
Qualified Lehigh Valley homeowners could get up to $50,000 for home repairs under new Pa. program
County and state officials are preparing to roll out a program that will give income-qualified homeowners grants of up to $50,000 to repair homes, and also help landlords with limited numbers of properties. The “Whole Home Repairs” program, approved by state lawmakers...
Pennsylvania’s new home-repair program is one step closer to helping homeowners and landlords
Homeowners with low and moderate incomes in Montgomery County, one of the wealthiest counties in Pennsylvania, have to wait two to three years for assistance from the government-run program that helps struggling residents repair their homes. Limited funds and capacity...
Pa. homeowners to benefit from new program
Senators Pat Browne, R-Lehigh County, and Nikil Saval, D-Philadelphia, joined local elected officials and members of the Allentown community on Friday to announce the publication of the Whole-Home Repairs program guidelines.
Senators Saval, Browne Announce Major Development for Pennsylvania’s Whole-Home Repairs Program
Allentown, PA − November 18, 2022 − Today Senators Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) and Pat Browne (R–Lehigh) joined local elected officials and members of the Allentown community to announce the publication of the Whole-Home Repairs program guidelines. “The Whole-Home...
Some homeowners, landlords to be eligible for ‘Whole Home Repair Program’
HARRISBURG, Pa. - There's a program on the way to help some homeowners and landlords fix up homes in Pennsylvania. Local officials and politicians talked about the Whole Home Repair Program Friday in Allentown. It will offer $125 million in grants and loans.
Senators Saval, Browne Announce Major Development for Pennsylvania’s Whole-Home Repairs Program
Allentown, PA (November 18, 2022)—Today Senators Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) and Pat Browne (R–Lehigh) joined local elected officials and members of the Allentown community to announce the publication of the Whole-Home Repairs program guidelines. “The Whole-Home...