Michaela Althouse
Michaela Althouse is a staff writer for PhillyVoice with interests in climate, technology, education and politics. She’s previously written for Technical.ly, Washingtonian Magazine, Philadelphia Magazine, New Project Media and Metro Eireann. She is a Bucks County native who enjoys gardening, exploring Philly and finding the city’s best coffee.
January 31, 2024
Food & Drink
Win Win Coffee to reopen in Kensington this summer
Win Win Coffee will reopen in Kensington with a new space and a roasting plant. Formerly in Callowhill, the shop closed in 2021, after which the owners traveled the world to learn more about the coffee industry. They hope their new shop will give more profits to farmers.January 31, 2024
Celebrities
Philly Jesus returns to the public eye as a Lyft driver
Philly Jesus has returned as a Lyft driver after taking a multi-year break from the public eye after the deaths of his father and grandmother and going through a divorce. Philly Jesus, whose real name is Michael Grant, stepped away from the public eye in early 2020.January 30, 2024
Transportation
Mechanical issue on SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line causes delays
A mechanical issue on the Market-Frankford Line late Monday night prompted SEPTA to run shuttle buses between the Spring Garden and Allegheny stops. SEPTA officials said the train did not derail, as earlier reports suggested. Delays were expected to continue Tuesday morning.January 29, 2024
Investigations
Escaped prisoner Shane Pryor apprehended on SEPTA bus in North Philly, police say
Shane Pryor was arrested by a U.S. Marshals task force Sunday night in North Philadelphia – four days after the accused murderer escaped from authorities at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Pryor, 17, was apprehended on a SEPTA bus at Third Street and Roosevelt Boulevard, investigators said.January 29, 2024
Food & Drink
Garces Trading Co. closes its Kimmel Center cafe one year after it opened
Garces Trading Co. closed its cafe at the Kimmel Center last week. The closure will not impact the Cira Center location of the cafe or plans for new locations.January 29, 2024
Illness
COVID-19, flu activity may have hit its winter peak, hospital trends suggest
Influenza and COVID-19 illnesses appear to have peaked shortly after the holidays, hospital trends suggest. But respiratory illness activity remains high in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and experts caution that another winter surge is possible.January 26, 2024
Illness
Philly health officials warn of hepatitis A exposures at ShopRite in Northeast Philly
An employee at a Northeast Philly ShopRite (6301 Oxford Ave.) has acute Hepatitis A, health officials confirmed. Exposed customers are being asked to get a preventative vaccine. The Department of Public Health will hold a vaccine clinic Saturday.January 25, 2024
Festivals
Watch ice sculptors at work at the Founders Philly Freeze-Out in Manayunk
Manayunk's Founders Philly Freeze-Out, hosted by Founders Brewing Co., returns Feb. 3. Festivalgoers can cool down with ice sculptures and beer and warm up with a chowder crawl and a three-mile run.January 24, 2024
Government
Philly receives $25 million federal grant for flood prevention, drinking water projects
Drinking water improvements, flood prevention and a cleaner Delaware River are on the docket with a $25 million federal grant the Philadelphia Water Department received Wednesday. Funds, which come from President Biden's American Rescue Plan, will be put toward projects in Port Richmond, East Falls and Germantown.January 24, 2024
Celebrities
Amanda Seyfried joins Philly police on ride-along to prep for TV series based on Temple professor's book
Actress Amanda Seyfried and author Liz Moore rode along with Philadelphia police Tuesday in preparation for filming of 'Long Bright River.' The novel, written by Moore, is being adapted into a Peacock miniseries. The story is based in Kensington and follows a police officer and a woman battling addiction. Filming will begin next month in New York City.Just In
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