Paola Perez

1 week ago | inquirer.com | Paola Perez |Paola Pérez

Welcome to a new month. The sun is expected to shine. Tonight, the Philly region just might get a chance to see the northern lights in the sky. When employees at the Philadelphia Department of Veterans Affairs returned to work, they found themselves in a changed environment. Today’s main read unpacks what these federal workers are experiencing. And after the Memorial Day shooting that rattled Philadelphia, police have beefed up their presence on a busy weekend for crowds in the city.

3 weeks ago | csusignal.com | Paola Perez |Paola Pérez

Over the past few years, CSU Stanislaus has experienced a decline in undergraduate enrollment. Maura Gatch (Associate vice president for strategic enrollment management) attributed the drop to external factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic and lower high school graduation rates. “The pandemic was a huge one,” Gatch said.

4 weeks ago | inquirer.com | Paola Perez |Paola Pérez

Rise and shine, Philly. Mother‘s Day is shaping up to be a beautiful one this sunny Sunday. When Robert F. Prevost arrived at Villanova University, the Catholic school was about to undergo a social upheaval. The future Pope Leo XIV watched it all unfold. Our main read takes us to campus in the 1970s. — Paola Pérez ([email protected])If someone forwarded you this email, sign up for free here.

4 weeks ago | inquirer.com | Paola Perez |Paola Pérez

Good morning. It’s Saturday, and it should be nice and sunny with a breezy high near 73. Today, I’m talking about a Philly singer who brought a slice of her breakup record to her hometown this week. Plus, there’s news on students suing a college in Lower Merion, the fate of one soon-to-be former Rite Aid in Philadelphia, and Sen. Dave McCormick’s calls for an end to “vicious, personal attacks” against John Fetterman.

1 month ago | inquirer.com | Paola Perez |Paola Pérez

Good morning, Philly. Broad Street Run racers may stay dry, but resident weather expert Tony Wood reports we may be in for a wet, stormy period. And as it turns out, the city just set a gusty wind record. When a building is demolished, it leaves behind traces of its existence on adjacent walls. Our main story highlights the authors preserving stories of the people and places that existed in what are now empty spaces across the city.