Erica Palan

Philadelphia

Business Editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer

Now: biz editor @phillyinquirer | Then: opinion editor @phillyinquirer, digital managing editor @phillymag, culture editor @phillyweekly | [email protected]

Articles

How Rite Aid went from the top U.S. drugstore to closing all its stores

3 days ago | inquirer.com | Erica Palan |Ariana Perez-Castells |Erin McCarthy |Erin Mccarthy

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9 commuting nightmares from SEPTA riders afraid of the proposed cuts

1 week ago | inquirer.com | Erica Palan

Is 2025 the year SEPTA’s long-threatened “death spiral” becomes a reality? Philadelphia’s transit agency says that if it does not secure additional funding by the end of June, severe cuts, mainly targeting the city’s robust bus service, will go into effect Aug. 24. That would be followed by a fare increase in September, and the elimination of five Regional Rail routes and a 9 p.m. curfew on the El and Broad Street Lines in January. » READ MORE: Is my bus route getting cut?
Tricks for childproofing an older home

2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Erica Palan

No one wants to think of their home as a potential death trap. Sometimes, parents just can’t help it. You can’t look at those once-charming house features without picturing all the ways your kid could get hurt. “[There are] things that I used to look at [in] my house and say, wow, these are such beautiful details, said Caitlin Martin, a mom of a toddler. “Now, I look at them, and I don’t have that same warm feeling.
St. Laurentius site is getting townhouses. Here’s how it went from beloved church to empty lot.

3 weeks ago | inquirer.com | Erica Palan |Jake Blumgart

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Old Homes Like These Are Childproofing Nightmares. Here’s How These Parents Keep Their Kids Safe

4 weeks ago | theepochtimes.com | Erica Palan

By Erica Palan Philadelphia InquirerPHILADELPHIA—No one wants to think of their home as a potential death trap. Sometimes parents just can’t help it. You can’t look at those once-charming house features without picturing all the ways your kid could get hurt. There are “things that I used to look at [in] my house and say, wow, these are such beautiful details. Now I look at them, and I don’t have that same warm feeling,” said Caitlin Martin, mom to 20-month-old Gates in Philadelphia.
Making homes safe for kids isn't always child's play

4 weeks ago | unionleader.com | Erica Palan

PHILADELPHIA — No one wants to think of their home as a potential death trap. Sometimes parents just can’t help it. You can’t look at those once-charming house features without picturing all the ways your kid could get hurt. There are “things that I used to look at (in) my house and say, wow, these are such beautiful details. Now I look at them, and I don’t have that same warm feeling,” said Caitlin Martin, mom to 20-month-old Gates in Philadelphia.
Photos from its historic past and today

1 month ago | inquirer.com | Erica Palan |Tom Gralish

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Old homes like these are childproofing nightmares. Here's how these parents keep their kids safe

1 month ago | charlotteobserver.com | Erica Palan

Joe Metzger, co-owner of Safer Babies, childproofs a basement staircase with a safety gate at the home of Philadelphia residents Sara and Asheesh Laroia and son Sushil, 13 months. (Alejandro A Alvarez/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS) TNS PHILADELPHIA -- No one wants to think of their home as a potential death trap. Sometimes parents just can't help it. You can't look at those once-charming house features without picturing all the ways your kid could get hurt.
Old homes like these are childproofing nightmares. Here’s how these parents keep their kids safe

1 month ago | dailygazette.com | Erica Palan

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A penthouse at Two Liberty is on the market for $1.7 million

1 month ago | inquirer.com | Erica Palan

In a city of underdogs, you could be number two. A 56th-floor penthouse at Two Liberty hit the market this week for $1,785,000. It‘s almost the highest residential floor in Philadelphia, second only to the 57th floor of the same building. “It‘s like a modern technology miracle when you go in there because it feels like you’re kind of floating on air,” said listing agent John Bolaris with Keller Williams.