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Profiles in Kensington
From Depths of Fire Tragedy, Red Paw Saves Abner The Cat
In the deep of night on Memorial Day weekend, Michelle Graser found herself woken up from her rowhome on 6th and Berks by the smell of smoke. She went to…
Max Weinstein | 06/30/2017 -
Food in Kensington
Welcome to the Home of the One Pound Cheesesteak
The intersection of Kensington and Lehigh Avenues is a massive confluence of surface streets, train tracks and the El train rising high above everything as it bangs and creaks overhead.…
Ptah Gabrie | 06/23/2017 -
Local Business in Kensington
Danny Garcia Opens Up New Store in Kensington
Add “entrepreneur” to boxer Danny Garcia’s résumé. Hundreds of people braved the humidity and eventual downpour to attend the DSG store’s grand opening on Saturday. The line to get in…
Tim McCloskey | 06/21/2017 -
Community in Kensington
A Greener Gateway: NKCDC Launches Revitalization Plan to Create a ‘Vibrant Entrance’ to 19134
Junior Rodriguez has lived on Coral Street in Kensington since 1991. But within just the last few years, he said he’s witnessed the most positive change he’s seen yet. “In…
Ian Walker | 06/15/2017 -
Community in Kensington
Cookin’ Out With the Kensington Football Team
So our favorite friend known as the weather has decided to throw us a few bones and get summer started a little early. And you know the saying, when…
Tyrell Walker | 06/15/2017 -
Community in Kensington
Philadelphia Firefighters Help Kensington Prevent Fires
Philadelphia firefighters installed fire alarms and educated residents about fire safety in Kensington on Friday, June 2. Firefighters went door-to-door on the 2500 block of North Water and…
Shealyn Kilroy | 06/08/2017 -
Profiles in Kensington
Meet the Community Liaison of Philadelphia’s Al-Aqsa Islamic Society
Adab Ibrahim, Community Liaison for Philadelphia’s Al-Aqsa Islamic Society, was already seated at ReAnimator Coffee in Kensington when I arrived. With three children (all at Temple University), a busy…
Jacquie Mahon | 06/01/2017 -
Community in Kensington
Witchcraft as Diverse as the Community It Serves
In earlier social structures, priests would do most of their work outdoors and among their community, acting as therapist, doctor and agony aunt. Now, after so much of the…
Sean Barrett | 06/01/2017 -
A&E in Kensington
Local Graphic Design and Printing Business Hosts Anniversary Celebration This Friday
This Friday, June 2, Devilfish Ink Graphic Arts & Printing will celebrate 20 years in the Fishtown and Kensington neighborhood with an art show at Atlantis, The Lost Bar,…
Max Weinstein | 06/01/2017 -
Features in Kensington
Front Street Gym’s Frank Kubach Inducted Into the Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame
On Sunday, March 21, the Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame inducted Front Street Gym owner Frank Kubach into the class of 2017. The ceremony was held at Romano’s Catering…
Tim McCloskey | 05/24/2017 -
Crime in Kensington
Community Members March For Peace Through Kensington Following Shooting of Child
On Sunday May 21, residents of West Kensington as well as community activists from Operation Save Our City and the CHARLES Foundation gathered at the corner of Malta Street…
Ptah Gabrie | 05/24/2017 -
Photos in Kensington
Kensington Blues: Jeffrey Stockbridge’s Powerful Photo Exhibit On Display Through June 2nd
The first time Philadelphia-based photographer Jeffrey Stockbridge drove down Kensington Avenue, he was too scared to get out of the car. “Every woman on every corner was making…
Courtenay Harris-Bond | 05/19/2017