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News in KensingtonKensington Man Stabbed in Neck
A man was stabbed in the neck in Kensington around D and Cambria Streets during the evening of Monday, May 18. The stabbing occurred around 6:45 pm. The victim was…
spiritadmin | 05/19/2015 -
News in KensingtonArrest Made in Kidnapping, Rape Case
Philadelphia Police have arrested Manuel Cintron, 24, in connection with the kidnapping and sexual assault that took place in Kensington on the 2000 block of East York Street May 1…
spiritadmin | 05/19/2015 -
Features in Kensington
Former Narc Arrested for Perjury in Kenzo Drug and Gun Case
Philadelphia Police Officer Chris Hulmes was arrested last Thursday, April 23, on accusations that he lied on search warrant applications and in a preliminary hearing for a criminal case stemming…
Austin Nolen | 04/29/2015 -
Education in KensingtonKCAPA Drum Line Fights for $15
On Wednesday, April 15, while most Philadelphians were either working or thinking about filing their taxes, several hundred protesters joined together in Center City to demand an increase in minimum…
Joshua Albert | 04/22/2015 -
Features in KensingtonEye On Business: Thang Long Noodle Restaurant
Business is a family affair for the Tran’s at Thang Long Noodle Restaurant. Situated under the El tracks at 2534-36 Kensington Avenue, Thang Long prospers as one of the only…
K. Andrew Deffley | 04/09/2015 -
A&E in KensingtonA Voice in the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Choir Sounds Familiar
Adele, Beyoncé, Cher, Cyndi Lauper, Lady Gaga, Gloria Estefan, Gloria Gaynor, Judy Garland, Madonna, RuPaul, Tina Turner, and Whitney Houston. What do all these ladies of song have in common?…
Patty-Pat Kozlowski | 04/08/2015 -
Community in KensingtonPhilly Dec Local Election Updates – The 1427 Susquehanna Affair
Monday afternoon a man walked into The Spirit’s office in Fishtown with a manila envelope. Our editor, Max Pulcini, was in the office, and got up to greet the visitor…
Dustin Slaughter & Kenneth Lipp | 04/01/2015 -
Community in Kensington
Philadelphia Declaration: Local Election Updates – March 25, 2015
This story starts long before Manny Morales was endorsed by the Democratic Party, in fact before Maria Quinones-Sanchez was elected to City Council. We could probably continue another decade or…
Dustin Slaughter & Kenneth Lipp | 03/25/2015 -
A&E in KensingtonKensington Star Shoots Across Stage and Screen
“Still, I love him. I’ll forgive him. I’ll go with him, wherever he goes.” That’s the refrain that faithful-to-a-fault Kathleen Lafferty cries for her wandering husband, Charlie, at his wake…
K. Andrew Deffley | 03/19/2015 -
Community in KensingtonReclaiming the Riverwards
Unused land within a neighborhood is a hazard to safety, repels businesses, and poisons home value — one abandoned property within a few hundred feet on a home can bring…
Kenneth Lipp | 03/18/2015 -
Community in KensingtonPhiladelphia Declaration: Local Election Updates – March 18, 2015
In our election coverage this week we're bringing you some special heat in the form of the incendiary 7th District City Council race, where Maria Quiñones-Sanchez will be defending her…
Dustin Slaughter & Kenneth Lipp | 03/18/2015 -
Photos in KensingtonThanksgiving Turkey Brawl
Manny Pacquiao’s unanimous victory over Chris Algieri wasn’t the only boxing match of importance this weekend– at the Thanksgiving Turkey Brawl on Sat., November 22, ten bouts of three rounds…
Joshua Albert | 11/26/2014