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Crime in KensingtonCitizen Catches Two Officers Sleeping on the Job
According to CBS Philly, two Philadelphia police officers from the 24th Police District were caught sleeping on duty last weekend. Pictures of the the dormant cops were posted onto social media. Lt.…
Thomas Weir | 11/10/2015 -
Features in KensingtonBreaking Ground on NKCDC’s New Development Project in Neighborhood North of Lehigh
The five story Orinoka Mills building in Kensington will undergo an ambitious $16.2 million transformation. On October 27th, The City of Philadelphia and New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) broke…
Thomas Weir | 11/05/2015 -
Features in KensingtonFeeding the Future of Kensington’s Co-Op
When a handful of like-minded locals formed Kensington Community Food Co-Op (KCFC) in 2008, the concept of a cooperative, member-owned grocery store was foreign to many residents of Kensington. They…
Dave Meyers | 11/05/2015 -
Community in KensingtonPop’s Playground Ready for Revival in East Kensington
At the corner of Trenton Avenue and Hazzard Street in East Kensington lies a Frankenstein of a public space: Part playground, part dog park, part basketball court, part skatepark, Pop’s…
Thomas Weir | 11/04/2015 -
News in KensingtonBoston Court to Be the Newest Addition to East Kensington
East Kensington is starting to see some more development projects above Emerald Street. Currently, there are two lots with plans for development next to each other stretching from York and…
Thomas Weir | 10/14/2015 -
Community in KensingtonLead Contamination: A Specter of Kensington’s Industrial Past Returns
Soil near the intersection of Huntington St. and Aramingo Ave. in Port Richmond may contain harmfully high amounts of lead. Research by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that area…
Thomas Weir | 10/13/2015 -
Crime in KensingtonTwo Kensington Shootings Leave Man and Woman Hospitalized.
A violent weekend in Kensington resulted in two gunshot wound victims being hospitalized at local area hospitals. A 32-year-old-man was sitting in his car on Albert Street, not far…
Thomas Weir | 10/12/2015 -
Crime in KensingtonMan Grazed by Bullet while Driving Car in Kensington
A man was grazed by a stray bullet while driving through Kensington today. Police believe the incident happened near the intersection of Kensington and Allegheny early Thursday morning. The victim…
Ben Smolin | 10/01/2015 -
Community in KensingtonPolice Searching for 14 Year Old, Last Seen on Bus to Harrowgate
Police are asking for the public to help locate Robert Hines, a 14-year-old boy who was last seen around 6:10 AM on Wednesday, September 30 on a bus headed to…
Ben Smolin | 10/01/2015 -
A&E in KensingtonMartha Comes to Kensington
Kensington will be getting a new bar at the corner of York and Martha Streets. Martha, a collaborative effort consisting of Fishtown developers Cary Borish and Michael Parsell and Khyber Pass veteran Jon…
Ben Smolin | 09/30/2015 -
Crime in KensingtonPolice Looking For Man Who Burglarized Kensington Store
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying and locating a man who burglarized Ventura Groceries (658 E. Hilton St.) in Kensington. The suspect entered the building around 5:50…
Ben Smolin | 09/29/2015 -
October 17, 2015 | 12:00pm
Yarn Spinning
On October 17 from 12-2PM, learn to spin yarn from wool, and the technicals behind it. Everyone will get a drop spindle to work with in the class and to …
class, Crafts, DIY, fabric, sewing, spinning, workshop, yarn