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A&E in KensingtonAmalgam: Frankford Avenue Welcomes Comic/Coffee Shop
Frankford Avenue added yet another business to its blossoming corridor just before the New Year, a comic book store and coffee shop fusion called Amalgam Comics and Coffeehouse Incorporated. Located…
Sean Kearney | 01/14/2016 -
Crime in KensingtonOPINION: What’s Holding Up the Investigation of Last Year’s SEPTA Cop Taser Incident
At around 2 AM on the morning of October 26th of last year, an unknown SEPTA police officer escorted Omar Lopez out of the closed elevated station at Huntingdon and…
Austin Nolen | 01/13/2016 -
Community in KensingtonWindows to Peace: Community Joins Local Mosque, Mural Arts and New Mayor to Create Art
The Al Aqsa Islamic Society in Kensington held the first of two “Paint Days” on Saturday, January 9, 2016 where people of all faiths were invited to paint and sculpt…
Ptah Gabrie | 01/13/2016 -
Crime in KensingtonSecond Missing Juvenile Last Seen at Kensington Boarding Home
About one hour ago The Spirit published a story about a missing juvenile who was last seen at the 100 block of East Huntingdon Street. We’ve received a release from…
Thomas Weir | 01/12/2016 -
Crime in KensingtonMissing Juvenile Last Seen in Kensington
The Philadelphia Police Department is asking for the public to assist in the search for a missing person. Jadileine Valentine, 14, was last seen on January 11, 2016 at her…
Thomas Weir | 01/12/2016 -
Crime in KensingtonShootout in West Kensington Ends with 1 Dead and 2 Injured
According to Action News, three men were caught in the crossfire of a West Kensington shootout yesterday. One man was shot dead and two others are in critical condition at…
Thomas Weir | 01/04/2016 -
Features in KensingtonA Very Kensington Christmas: Facebook Saves The Holiday for Families in Need
Facebook is, by and large, an awful place filled with screaming (read: all caps) commentary, painful political arguments and Star Wars spoilers. But, on occasion, it can also be a…
Max Pulcini | 12/24/2015 -
Features in KensingtonSoup Kitchen Cafe Goes from Brunch to Bar
Brunch has grown into so much more than just a misplaced meal wedged between breakfast and lunch and served with a slice of cantaloupe — It’s become a social experience…
Ptah Gabrie | 12/23/2015 -
Features in KensingtonCreative People Wanted: NextFab’s Open Studio Nights Running This Winter
The building on North 4th Street that houses NextFab’s Riverwards location is warm and inviting tonight — There’s a mixture of finished walls and exposed areas of building material mixed…
Thomas Weir | 12/23/2015 -
Features in Kensington#Our Giving Spirit: Joe Simon
Joe Simon, one of the founding members of the New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC), smiles fondly when recalling one of his first memories after starting the CDC 35 years…
Jordyn Cordner | 12/17/2015 -
Features in KensingtonKensington Steel: Blacksmithing in the Riverwards
Located at 2132 E. Arizona St., Metal Inc. — a community metal studio that rents out fabrication and blacksmithing space to people who wish to make metal projects — is…
Ptah Gabrie | 12/17/2015 -
A&E in KensingtonPhiladelphia Photo Arts Center Presents ‘Fate Shifts Shapes’
The Philadelphia Photo Arts Center (PPAC) in South Kensington will present Fate Shifts Shapes, an exhibition of photography, poetry and moving images that examine the differences between society and self…
Spirit Staff | 12/15/2015