Kensington
Kensington: What Should Be Done with the Opioid Settlement Funds?
Kensington community members tell us where the millions of dollars from opioid settlements should and should not go. [continue reading…]
Kensington
Community Meetings
Kensington: Developer Seeks to Build Multiuse Property on American Street
The South Kensington Community Partners’ zoning committee has called the proposed construction more “human-scale” than other developments in the neighborhood.
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COVID-19
Kensington: Experts Talk Buying a Home During a Pandemic
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. [continue reading…]
COVID-19
Kensington: How the Kensington Community Food Co-op has Adjusted to COVID-19
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. [continue reading…]
Government
Kensington: Community Members Stacked Against Safe Injection Sites
There was one topic on everyone’s mind at a 24th Police District Police Service Area Three, which serves Port Richmond and Kensington, meeting on April 10. The proposal of the city’s first safe injection site. [continue reading…]
Amateur Sports
Kensington: Shaping the Person, Then the Player
One could say Mark Lavelle was born to coach. At age 15, before some kids even begin playing team sports, Lavelle was already coaching neighborhood kids in Kensington as a way to keep them away [continue reading…]
Kensington
Kensington: As Two Friends Grow Up, One Does So In Front Of The Camera And One Behind It
Chris Riebow is an 18-year-old recent high school graduate, born and raised in Kensington. He has been a freelance photographer since the age of 14. Now, four years later, he has turned his hobby into [continue reading…]
Amateur Sports
Kensington: Local Boxer Shares Gift With Community
With years of boxing experience under his belt, 18-year-old Branden Pizarro is making a name for himself as the youngest professional boxer in Pennsylvania. He’s been featured on Showtime’s ShoBox: The New Generation and now has [continue reading…]
Fairhill
Hunting Park and Fairhill: Community Leaders Combat Opioid Epidemic With Their Own Hands
Community members in Hunting Park and Fairhill are no longer waiting for the city to resolve the dire opioid epidemic and its residual effects that impact the health and safety of their neighborhoods. Leaders are [continue reading…]
Kensington
Kensington: Galaei Philly Empowers The Lives Of Latino LGBT Youth
Right across the street from Norris Square Park, at 149 West Susquehenna Ave., sits a small but powerful organization dedicated to helping residents in Philadelphia’s LGBT community. Galaei Philly provides health services such as HIV [continue reading…]