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Housing

Kensington: One Neighborhood, Two Worlds

January 21, 2019 Zuri Hoffman 1

The dynamic neighborhood of Kensington is evolving in several ways. On one hand, the community is facing one of the worst drug crisis in the country. Meanwhile, housing developers are beginning to change the neighborhood, […]

Fishtown

East Kensington: Green Spaces Foster Sense Of Community

December 18, 2017 Austin Albright and Morgan O'Donnell 0

Even in the increasingly solitary digital age, people still often feel the need for community in their lives. In Philadelphia and cities across the country, green spaces of all shapes and sizes can fulfill that […]

Housing

Kensington: First Time Home Buyer Workshop Proves Valuable Resource For Locals

September 11, 2017 Jared Phillips 0

For many, owning a first home is a big part of the American Dream. In Philadelphia, that dream is less of a reality than other cities in the country. According to public data sources gathered […]

Environment

Harrowgate: Outsiders Pitch In When Locals Don’t

July 14, 2017 Bob Stewart 1

Longtime community members fight for their neighborhood one block at a time in Harrowgate. Repelling drug dealers, moving addicts along and fighting opportunistic slumlords starts less with city-wide policy and more with in-person communication and leading […]

Amateur Sports

Olde Kensington: More Than One Game At Everybody Hits Batting Cages

October 17, 2016 Connor Northrup 0

For David Gavigan, baseball never ends. Traditionally a spring sport for most high schools and colleges, many neighborhood youth leagues have extended the season into the fall. But bats are generally silent for the rest of the […]

Amateur Sports

Kensington: Christopher Mundy – From Writing To Coaching

June 24, 2016 Oksana S Ponomarova and Sarai Abisag Flores 0

Christopher Munden, 39, an expat from the U.K., has worn many hats in his life. He has been everything from a ski instructor to the editor-in-chief of the independent theater and arts website Phindie. Today, […]

Business

Kensington: Program Seeks To Empower Businesses In American Street Corridor

May 5, 2016 Kathryn Matheson 0

The American Street Empowerment Zone is all about facilitating job creation and economic development for Kensington – two things that aren’t easy and require diligence and patience. “It takes time. Economic development doesn’t happen overnight,” […]

Arts and Entertainment

Kensington: After-School Program Allows For A Comeback In The Arts

May 4, 2016 Raya Abdelaal and Emily Catharine Ganser 0

After the school day was over at John Moffet Elementary, eager students sat attentively in an auditorium holding a tabla (“hand drum”) in one arm while rhythmically tapping with the other. With the help of […]

Kensington

Olde Kensington: Imam Aims To Build Stronger Ties Within The Community

February 11, 2016 Raya Abdelaal and Emily Catharine Ganser 0

Mohamed Shehata, an imam at Al-Aqsa Islamic Society, was born and raised in Egypt. An imam at a mosque typically leads prayer and leads the mosque. Shehata came into the Philadelphia community in 2001 after accepting the […]

Amateur Sports

Amateur Sports: Since the Little League World Series, Taney Baseball Keeps Growing

February 4, 2016 Jonathan R DiMuzio and Stephen Rocco Disangro 0

Lou Cammisa is the Major League Commissioner of the Taney Youth Baseball Association. Taney provides opportunities for more than 1,000 kids from ages 3 to 15 to play baseball, softball or tee-ball. Cammisa and the rest […]

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