PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — It was once the crown jewel of West Philadelphia, but the 52nd Street corridor has seen its share of challenges in recent decades, which has been tough for minority business owners. On Tuesday, they got a big boost that aims to bring the area back. “We need more support and community involvement,” […]

PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Urban Affairs Coalition (UAC) will celebrate 52 years of driving change in the Philadelphia region, from working to improve quality of life to building wealth and solving emerging issues, with a series of events that kicks off on November 19 with a virtual event, highlighted by the announcement of its 2021 service award […]

Roads, bridges, and public transit are infrastructure, but so are habitat for South Jersey box turtles and a freshwater tidal marsh in the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge. The $1 trillion federal infrastructure spending bill, finally coughed up by Congress and awaiting President Joe Biden’s signature, will invest billions in the Philadelphia region and across […]

President Joe Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill will pump billions into Pennsylvania. Driving the news: The House passed the legislation Friday night, with most Democrats and 13 Republicans — including Pennsylvania’s own Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick — in support. The bill, hailed by Biden as a “once-in-a-generation investment,” now goes to the president’s desk. Why it […]

Pennsylvania will receive billions of dollars from a trillion-dollar infrastructure bill. President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan includes $ 1 billion for a community reconnection initiative designed primarily to remedy the damage caused by highways built through the Color Community. US Rep. Dwight Evans, Pennsylvania, co-sponsored a plan to support Philadelphia districts such as Nicetown and […]

Pennsylvania is slated to receive billions of funding from the $1 trillion infrastructure bill. President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan includes $1 billion for the Reconnecting Communities Initiative designed to rectify damage caused by highways predominantly built through communities of color. U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans (D-Pa.) co-sponsored the plan to help Philadelphia neighborhoods like Nicetown and […]

During Veterans Small Business Week, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-39) joined Reps. Jason Crow (CO-06), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Brad Schneider (IL-10) and colleagues to celebrate the achievements of our veteran entrepreneurs with a bipartisan resolution supporting National Veterans Small Business Week. “More than 2.5 million successful veteran entrepreneurs, after dedicated service in our nation’s uniform, […]

Amazon, Disney, Target, Walmart among 62 corporations questioned on factory protections for island nation workers WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, Terri Sewell (D-AL-07), and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-03), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Trade led 12 House colleagues on the Ways and […]

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The city saluted our nation’s heroes Sunday during Philadelphia’s annual Veterans Day Parade. From the revving of the engines to the tune of trumpets blaring, the 7th annual event was in full swing. The parade started at Juniper and Market Streets and ended with a festival on North 5th. It was virtual […]

Last week, U.S. Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., introduced the “Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods (VICTIM) Act.” The bill would have the U.S. Department of Justice create a grant program “to hire, train, and retain detectives and victim services personnel to investigate shootings and support victims.” Demings, who served more than a quarter-century in […]