Heather Chin
Deputy Editor at Billy Penn
deputy editor @billy_penn @whyy | @aajafreelance co-director + @aajaphilly nat'l board rep | @switchboardnyc | Always curious, often hungry | RT/like=🤔🤣🤗🔖
Articles
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2 weeks ago |
buff.ly | Heather Chin
The arrival of warm weather has meant every weekend is chock full of activities, but this non-holiday holiday weekend might be the biggest yet. With Flag Day, Father’s Day, the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday, and the #NoKings protest making Philly’s its flagship stop, there will be thousands of people walking and driving around Philly for everything from rallies, Juneteenth celebrations and RPG theater, to affordable art fairs, boozy book fairs and dance parties.
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1 month ago |
billypenn.com | Heather Chin
It may be mid-May, but it's not too late to celebrate Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month! In just the first two weeks, Philadelphia has held events around everything from the history of Black and Asian solidarity through art to celebrating Indonesian culture and Filipino food. And Philadelphians still have plenty of chances to explore and appreciate AAPI culture over the next few weeks - into June and through the summer.
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1 month ago |
billypenn.com | Heather Chin
Philly's Chinatown has a long history of serving as a hub for small business owners to try out their entrepreneurship skills and eventually grow and build community ties across the city - to Washington Avenue, Northeast Philly, West Philly, and beyond. For some, however, expansion is also important close to home.
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1 month ago |
billypenn.com | Heather Chin
U. S. Sen. Bernie Sanders brought his national resistance tour to Philly Thursday, drawing a crowd of well more than 1,000 people to City Hall. The event was sandwiched between smaller May Day rallies and protests in Center City and across the region and a post-event march. Billy Penn spoke to area residents, a union official and activists about what brought them out. Continue reading ...
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2 months ago |
billypenn.com | Heather Chin
A surge in illegal dumping during the pandemic led City Council to pass laws in 2022 toughening penalties. Then-councilmember Cherelle Parker spearheaded a change that sharply boosted fines to $5,000 per dumped object, for each person involved. That allows massive fines to stack up. Fort instance, the biggest penalty the city has pursued in court, $963,000, followed the involved the dumping of used tires in Fairmount Park in May 2023.
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