Courtney DuChene

Ann Arbor, Philadelphia

Multimedia Journalist at Freelance

Writer. Journalist. Poet. MFA: @UMichWriters She/Hers Views my own.

Articles

UArts’ Celebration of Life

3 days ago | thephiladelphiacitizen.org | Courtney DuChene

Kaitlyn Oliveri was perhaps a bit more excited than most college students for her graduation year. Her senior year of high school came during Covid. Many of the plans she had for celebrating the milestone had to go on hold; the pandemic prevented gathering for an in-person commencement. So, even as Oliveri started at University of the Arts in the fall of 2021, she looked forward to her last day there. Not that she was rushing things.
Tattooed Mom, where Weird is Welcome

2 weeks ago | thephiladelphiacitizen.org | Courtney DuChene

Do Something The next Thirsty Walls Artist Meet Up is May 22 at 5pm. On May 29 at 6pm, they’re hosting the Big Gay Writing Project open mic and karaoke ahead of Pride month.
From Injury to Recovery: The Tech Transforming Workers’ Comp Care - Risk & Insurance

3 weeks ago | riskandinsurance.com | Courtney DuChene

Topics: Financial Services | June 2015 Issue | Managed Care | May/Jun. 2025 Issue | Return to Work | Workers' Comp | Workers' Comp Forum Over the past few years, there’s been “an explosion of technology,” in workers’ comp according to Dr. Robert Hall, corporate medical director of Optum workers’ comp and auto no-fault. The industry, which had long hesitated to adopt new tech, has rushed to adopt new safety tools and technologies that help ease the burden of adjusters.
Four Ways Philly can grow its tree canopy

3 weeks ago | greenphl.com | Courtney DuChene

| Philly will get a ton of benefits if its first-ever Tree Plan succeeds. Right now, our trees store 99,000 tons of carbon dioxide each year. That number will increase as the canopy grows. Our hottest neighborhoods — currently 22 degrees warmer than those with more tree coverage – could cool down, making it easier for residents to enjoy summer, lower utility costs and save $20 million per year due to the environmental benefits. The plan would create 1,000 jobs.
Four Ways Philly Can Grow Its Canopy

3 weeks ago | thephiladelphiacitizen.org | Courtney DuChene

May. 12, 2025 Philly will get a ton of benefits if its first-ever Tree Plan succeeds. Right now, our trees store 99,000 tons of carbon dioxide each year. That number will increase as the canopy grows. Our hottest neighborhoods — currently 22 degrees warmer than those with more tree coverage — could cool down, making it easier for residents to enjoy summer, lower utility costs and save $20 million per year due to the environmental benefits.
Philly’s Tree Plan calls for increasing leafy coverage. So, why are large trees being chopped down? – Metro Philadelphia

4 weeks ago | metrophiladelphia.com | Courtney DuChene

This article was originally published by Green Philly and the Philadelphia Citizen as part of a project series for the Philadelphia Journalism Collaborative. “SAVE MY TREE!”That’s what Nicole Fakhoury heard her two-year-old son crying and begging over the phone, over the sounds of a chainsaw. Fakhoury was at work last January when her babysitter called in a panic.
Charlene Samuels, Constituent Advocate

1 month ago | thephiladelphiacitizen.org | Courtney DuChene

Just a few weeks ago, Charlene Samuels, Constituent Services Representative for City Council Minority Leader Kendra Brooks, got a desperate call from a woman who was about to become homeless. Samuels had been living in the same apartment for a few years when her landlord told her he had sold it, and that she’d have to move out by April 30. The woman, who has three young children, didn’t know how she would find an apartment so quickly. She also knew, however, that isn’t how Philly’s laws work.
Total Impact Summit

1 month ago | thephiladelphiacitizen.org | Courtney DuChene

It’s been eight years since Impact PHL was launched in Philadelphia, and its mission to encourage investors to put their dollars in companies that do good and drive change locally has caught on. Over the past three years, nine local foundations, including Women’s Way, The Alliance for Health Equity and the Kind Foundation, have switched financial advisors so that they can engage in mission-aligned investing and look for opportunities to fund local initiatives.
The City’s Tree Plan calls for significantly increasing our leafy coverage. So, why are our large trees continued to be chopped down?

1 month ago | greenphl.com | Courtney DuChene

| “SAVE MY TREE!”That’s what Nicole Fakhoury heard her two-year-old son crying and begging over the phone, over the sounds of a chainsaw. Fakhoury was at work last January when her babysitter called in a panic. The tree in question was newly planted in front of Fakhoury’s house when her family bought a home in a new development in Olde Richmond during COVID. As new parents, Fakhoury and her husband loved taking their baby out to see the flowering tree.
“Save My Tree”

1 month ago | thephiladelphiacitizen.org | Courtney DuChene

“SAVE MY TREE!”That’s what Nicole Fakhoury heard her two-year-old son crying and begging over the phone, over what sounded like … a chainsaw? Fakhoury was at work last January when her babysitter called in a panic. The tree in question was newly planted in front of Fakhoury’s house when her family bought a home in a new development in Olde Richmond during Covid. As new parents, Fakhoury and her husband loved taking their baby out to see the flowering tree.