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Kensington

Kensington: What Should Be Done with the Opioid Settlement Funds?

May 18, 2023Jada M Wilson

Kensington community members tell us where the millions of dollars from opioid settlements should and should not go.

Education

Kensington: Building Community at the Al-Aqsa Islamic Day School

June 1, 2022Khauryah Bahman

Al-Aqsa Eman Mustafa is a teacher at Al-Aqsa School, a private Islamic day school that is part of Al-Aqsa Islamic Society mosque at 1501 Germantown Ave. Al-Aqsa is an important center for many Philadelphia muslims, hosting religious services, a halal grocery store, and an Islamic school.

Economy

Housing: Even With Empty Lots and Homes, Philadelphia’s Struggling to Make Housing Affordable

May 13, 2022Amelia Winger

For decades, Philadelphia has tried to rehabilitate vacant properties to create affordable housing options, but progress has stalled — and it’s not for lack of redevelopment efforts.

Arts and Entertainment

Kensington: Art Therapy Duo Offers Help Wherever They Can

November 17, 2021Brian Creech

Story by Mary Olivia Kram In March of 2020, a combination of Covid-19 shutdowns and zoning concerns forced the Kensington Storefront, an art hub focused on harm reduction run by Mural Arts, to close its

Community Meetings

Kensington: Developer Seeks to Build Multiuse Property on American Street

April 19, 2021Thomas Nemec

The South Kensington Community Partners’ zoning committee has called the proposed construction more “human-scale” than other developments in the neighborhood.

Amateur Sports

Kensington: Youth Leader Provides Sports Activities Through Pandemic

March 24, 2021Megan Noelle Combs

Felix Agosto has been the head of MVP360, a nonprofit organization that facilitates youth sports teams for seven years. When COVID shut down youth sports leagues, Agosto pivoted his impact to career and social-emotional coaching over Zoom, through the Leadership Academy.

COVID-19

Kensington: Experts Talk Buying a Home During a Pandemic

December 21, 2020Alexandra J Butz

New Kensington Community Development Corporation held a homebuyer workshop on Nov. 21 to advise interested buyers of best practices for buying property during a pandemic.

Business

COVID-19: Thrift Stores Face Economic Pressures of Pandemic

December 9, 2020Donovan F Hugel

Businesses worldwide have been forced to make widespread changes due to the pandemic. How have thrift stores, which are staples of local communities, dealt with the challenges?

COVID-19

COVID-19: LIHEAP Recovery Crisis Program Provides Assistance to Customers Struggling With Utility Bills

September 14, 2020Solmaira Valerio

LIHEAP is now open and accepting applications until Aug. 31, 2020 or until funds are exhausted

COVID-19

Kensington: How the Kensington Community Food Co-op has Adjusted to COVID-19

April 20, 2020Emma Goldhaber and Claudia Estrada

Kensington Food Co-op manger Mike Richards said the store must adhere to new coronavirus safety guidelines while keeping co-op members and employees safe.

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