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Kensington: Buddy Osborn Fights … With Faith

October 27, 2015 pnadmin

The corner of Kensington Avenue and Somerset Street in Kensington is amongst the most notorious drug corners in the city. Heroin draws addicts and dealers, making it an open playing field for crime and violence, and

West Kensington: Fixing the Crack in the Foundation

October 27, 2014

Construction crews of union workers crowded the middle of the intersection at Kensington Avenue and Somerset Street. The men were all hard at work under the El trying to fix a repair job that was

West Kensington and Fairhill: Five Places to Get a Shape Up Under the El

October 17, 2014

Kensington Avenue is a bustling promenade featuring all types of characters, businesses and commotion. West Kensington and Fairhill are two neighborhoods in Philadelphia that express an identifiable culture, which involves all who pass through. Here

Kensington: Get Up, Get Tested

October 16, 2014

More than ten years ago, Rudard (Rudy) Robinson decided that it was time to give something directly back to the community of Kensington. From years of homelessness, to time spent doing outreach for Congreso, Robinson