News Links: Preliminary Plan for JFK Plaza, Science Center to Help Digital Health Start-Ups, Center Combines Art and Culture for Refugees
February 14, 2014 Category: UncategorizedNutter, Clarke agree to preliminary plan for JFK Plaza
Mayor Michael Nutter and Council President Darrell Clarke met Monday afternoon and agreed to the sale of the parking garage below love park, to increase the green area in the park, and more. [PlanPhilly] |
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Science Center to help digital health start-ups
From now until March 31, 2015, the Science Center will be accepting applications for its new “Digital Health Accelerator” program. The program is supported by Pennsylvania’s “Discovered in PA – Developed in PA” initiative. [Philadelphia Business Journal] |
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Center combines art and culture for refugees
A South Philadelphia storefront, “Southeast by Southeast” is a busy hub where trauma meets recovery for two of the city’s fastest-growing immigrant groups: Burmese and Bhutanese refugees. [Philadelphia Inquirer] (Image via Mural Arts) |
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Southeastern Pennsylvania has had one of the highest sign-up rates on healthcare.gov. Officials say that sign-ups have grown significantly nationwide in January.[Inquirer] |
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Use this interactive crime map on Philly Police’s new site
The Philadelphia Police Department’s website now contains an interactive crime map. The map itself isn’t new–it was created by Dave Walk a year ago using public data. [Technically Philly] |
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