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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: Uncategorized
 nutter-clarke-love-park-1.0.79.1000.478.752.360.c Nutter, 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]

stephen-tang07-304 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]

  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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Health sign-ups gaining steam

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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]

 phlcrimemapper 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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