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Sep 27, 2023 | 
audacy.com | Bibiana Correa
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - Emergency child care funding enacted early in the pandemic as part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) helped improve workers' compensation and cover expenses including rent and costs of personal protective equipment. The funding will expire on Sept. 30, which is expected to force the closure of 70,000 child care programs and cause 3.2 million children to lose care, according to a study by The Century Foundation.
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Sep 26, 2023 | 
audacy.com | Bibiana Correa
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - Eat your fill at the first ever South Street Smorgasboard with some hard to beat dinner and lunch specials. Putters up at 18 different Pixar-themed courses at the Pixar Putt mini-golf pop-up. Celebrate citizenship by making art, enjoying music and soaking up stories at the Citizenship Art Bazaar at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
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Sep 7, 2023 | 
audacy.com | Bibiana Correa
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - The United States and China have a complicated relationship, dating back to 1949, when revolution put the Chinese Communist Party in power. It prompted the U.S. to cut diplomatic ties with China. And things didn't get much better until 1972, when President Richard Nixon famously "opened" China with a presidential visit. A year later, the Philadelphia Orchestra became the first American orchestra to tour the People's Republic of China.
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
audacy.com | Bibiana Correa
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - This weekend in Philly, dance the day away at the first-ever East Passyunk Music Festival with bands from across the globe. Bounce it out at the biggest bouncy house of your dreams at the Navy Yard. Pick up the holey sport of pickleball in Dilworth Park from now through October. Dance the day away at the the Inaugural East Passyunk Music Festival.
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
audacy.com | Bibiana Correa
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - In July, the FDA approved a new drug called Lecanamab that helps slow the rate of memory loss for people in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. "People on Lecanamab had a 27% slower rate of memory loss, so about a 20 to 30% lower rate of decline compared to people on the placebo," said Dr. Sanjeev Vishnavi, an assistant professor of neurology at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine.
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Aug 30, 2023 | 
audacy.com | Bibiana Correa
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - Jim's Steaks says it is ready to reopen its South Street storefront in October after a devastating fire closed the location last summer. But it is not the only Jim's making a comeback. The original Jim's Steaks that opened in West Philly in 1939 will reopen this weekend as Jim's West, Philadelphia Magazine reported. William Proetto and his brother bought the shop at 431 N. 62nd St. from the original owners back in 1966.
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Aug 30, 2023 | 
audacy.com | Bibiana Correa
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum becomes even more of a plane lover's paradise during this year's Airfest. End the summer with a block party, games and an Earth Wind and Fire tribute band in Wildwood. John Williams strikes back at Ocean City POPS with fan favorites from Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Harry Potter. This is our last Shore Thing for the summer. Thank you all for tuning in both on-air and online.
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Aug 29, 2023 | 
audacy.com | Bibiana Correa
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - Interest in women's sports has seen tremendous growth over the last few years, springing from celebrations for 50 years of Title IX to pay equality in women's soccer. This summer, FIFA announced that for the first time ever, nearly $49 million of the $110 million of the Women's World Cup prize will go directly to participants. Investing in the players themselves seems to be paying off.
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Aug 24, 2023 | 
msn.com | Bibiana Correa
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Federal student loan payments have been on pause since the beginning of the pandemic. But now, the debt is due. While millions of borrowers aren’t thrilled to resume payments, it’s in the government’s best interest, said Dr. Samuel Rosen, assistant professor of finance at Temple University’s Fox School of Business. “The general idea of forgiveness in the first place was ultimately a policy about transferring resources from one group to another,” he said.
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Aug 24, 2023 | 
audacy.com | Bibiana Correa
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - Federal student loan payments have been on pause since the beginning of the pandemic. But now, the debt is due. Loans will start accruing interest on Sept. 1 and minimum payments will resume in October. While millions of borrowers aren't thrilled to resume payments, it's in the government's best interest, said Dr. Samuel Rosen, assistant professor of finance at Temple University's Fox School of Business.
