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Amateur Sports

Kensington: Local Boxer Shares Gift With Community

December 5, 2018 Zuri Hoffman

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

Fairhill

Hunting Park and Fairhill: Community Leaders Combat Opioid Epidemic With Their Own Hands

November 30, 2018 Greta Anderson

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

Kensington

Kensington: Galaei Philly Empowers The Lives Of Latino LGBT Youth

November 20, 2018 Jada Davis

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

Economy

Kensington: Esperanza To Spend $14.5M To Transform Vacant Building Into Health Center

November 1, 2018 Christopher Malo

The new Esperanza Health Center in Kensington is expected to benefit the entire neighborhood by expanding access to much needed medical services in a state-of-the-art facility, said Juan Perez, operations director at Esperanza Health Center.

Fairhill

Fairhill: Charito Morales Advocates For Those Affected By Opioid Crisis

October 12, 2018 Greta Anderson

Activist Charito Morales said she does not affiliate with a specific community organization because it distracts from the issues at hand in the Fairhill neighborhood. Morales is a registered nurse and has been volunteering in

Bella Vista

Immigration: Councilman Mark Squilla Helps Serve Immigrant Communities

August 1, 2018 Dylan Long

Councilman Mark Squilla is the councilman for the First District in Philadelphia City Council. Squilla is the representative for several Philadelphia neighborhoods such as Chinatown, Kensington, Bella Vista, Northern Liberties, Fishtown and Port Richmond. A native

Hunting Park

Hunting Park: Kensington Pastor Unifies Church Communities Through Charity And Outreach

April 1, 2018 Julia Clements

In August 2009, Stephen Thompson was ordained as a pastor. Now a senior pastor at House of Triumph, located in Kensington, Thompson helps run community-oriented programs at the church. These programs include food outreach dinners twice

Environment

East Kensington: Neighbors Work To Preserve Letterly Green

December 19, 2017 Morgan O'Donnell

Stephanie Koenig, 36, moved to the East Kensington area with her husband, Lewis Colburn, in 2009. The couple, both sculptors who found studio space in Philadelphia, bought a house across the street from Letterly Green,

Education

East Kensington: Community Center Helps Adults Strengthen Literacy Skills

December 4, 2017 Morgan O'Donnell

In a small classroom on the second floor of Community Center at Visitation, which refers to itself as “A Beacon of Hope in Kensington,” a group of eager students sit ready for the day’s lesson.

Arts and Entertainment

Arts and Entertainment: Five Murals To Put On Your Radar for Fall 2017

October 20, 2017 Emily Pentz

Philadelphia is a city where you can find murals and street art in many neighborhoods. From Isaiah Zagar’s Magic Gardens in South Philly to the “wicked” Philly-style graffiti seen around the city, the street art

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