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A&E in KensingtonOlive Prince Dance Premieres Exciting New Show
Olive Prince Dance will be premiering their original show Of our Remnants on September 9 and 10 at 7:30 pm and September 12 at 4 and 7:30 pm at the Iron…
Ben Smolin | 08/10/2015 -
News in KensingtonMan Wielding Rifle Kills 1, Injures 2 in Triple Shooting
A man with a rifle opened fire on E Street in Kensington on Sunday, August 9. The man ran out of a barbershop on E and Allegheny wielding the rifle…
Ben Smolin | 08/10/2015 -
News in KensingtonSouth Kensington Residents Feel Duped By Developers
Some South Kensington residents are feeling played after plans to build a 320 unit apartment building in the vacant lot at Front and Master changed from those previously agreed upon.…
Ben Smolin | 08/06/2015 -
News in KensingtonPolice Arrest Burglary Suspect
Police have identified and arrested a 51-year-old man in connection with a string of burglaries that have happened in Port Richmond, Kensington, and North Philly. The PPD was to match…
Ben Smolin | 08/04/2015 -
News in KensingtonMan Hospitalized After Explosion and Fire Causes Kensington Home Collapse
The cause of an explosion and fire Wednesday morning, which partially collapsed a home on the 300 block of East Tusculum Street, is under investigation. According to NBC10, a neighbor…
K. Andrew Deffley | 07/29/2015 -
Features in KensingtonLocal Photographer Jeffrey Stockbridge Sings The Kensington Blues Through Photography
Jeffrey Stockbridge is a local photographer living in Philadelphia. He is known for his work entitled Kensington Blues, which is a series of portraits looking at the people who…
Jeffrey Stockbridge | 07/29/2015 -
News in KensingtonVan Collides with Home in Harrowgate
So much for sleeping in... A minivan crashed into a house in Harrowgate around 6 o'clock Sunday morning. Philadelphia police say the driver of the minivan lost control of the…
K. Andrew Deffley | 07/27/2015 -
Crime in KensingtonWatch: Man Armed With T-Shirt Tries To Rob Beloved Quick Stop, Leaves Empty Handed
The Philadelphia Police Department needs your help tracking down a man who likes to play pretend. Earlier this week on Wednesday, an unidentified white male walked in to Quick Stop (the…
Joshua Albert | 07/24/2015 -
Crime in KensingtonRobber Asked a Man in Kensington For a “Loosey,” Then Shot Him
Police are on the lookout for the gunman who robbed, shot and critically wounded a 29-year-old man in Kensington just before 10 p.m., Tuesday night, on the 3100 block of…
K. Andrew Deffley | 07/22/2015 -
Community in KensingtonCrashing A Kensington Reunion at the Shore
For the whole of my adolescence, I stood on the far side (and what many would call the wrong side) of the Philly-Jersey Shore continuum. Every summer, Philadelphians, made…
Sean Barrett | 07/22/2015 -
Community in KensingtonWTF Is That?! 1625 North Howard Street
Welcome to a new column in The Spirit, “WTF Is That!?” [caption id="attachment_3814" align="aligncenter" width="900"] 1625 North Howard, Photo: Joshua Albert[/caption] This space will explore the origins of…
Austin Nolen | 07/22/2015 -
Community in KensingtonMuch Needed Walk for Peace This Saturday in Kensington
Operation Save Our City, a community group dedicated to combating street violence in some of the tougher parts of the city, is holding its 4th annual walk for peace this…
Joshua Albert | 07/21/2015