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Kensington: Rise of the Kensington Tigers Football Team

February 16, 2013 0

The sun gleamed over the tall, white wall looming next to the coarse and patchy field by the El stop at the corner of Front and Berks streets. It wasn’t long ago that the turf [continue reading…]

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