Harmful Gun Violence Coverage, Development Slows, & a Restaurant Union First
It’s the Friday news roundup! In today’s episode, host Trenae Nuri is joined by freelance journalist Ben Seal and Philadelphia Inquirer real estate reporter Jake Blumgart, to discuss a new study from Temple University Hospital that found breaking news coverage on gun violence can be harmful for victims, how the city’s real estate development may slow down this year and how workers made Eeva the first independent unionized restaurant in the city.
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Real estate development in Philly likely to slow this year given interest rate uncertainty
Workers at Eeva in Kensington have unionized
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