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Features in KensingtonMajor Pain: Kensington Boxer Balances Life on Police Force with Budding Pro Career
Manny Folly is an undefeated, up-and-coming boxer from the neighborhood. He's trying to be a role model in the community, but he almost never started boxing at all. “The first…
Tim McCloskey | 03/22/2017 -
Features in Kensington“Write-In or Wrong-In?” Did Electioneering Steal a State Rep Seat?
The race to fill Leslie Acosta’s seat in the 197th district has been a circus since she resigned in disgrace after receiving a felony corruption conviction this past January. Cheri…
Ptah Gabrie and Bob Stewart | 03/22/2017 -
News in KensingtonGreen Party Candidate for PA’s 197th District Vows to Fight Corruption at Press Conference
Cheri Honkala, a resident of the 197th district in Philadelphia for about 30 years, had trouble voting in that district’s special election Tuesday morning. She is also the Green Party candidate…
Steve Bohnel | 03/21/2017 -
Features in KensingtonAs the 197th Turns: Decision Day Draws Near For Special Election Chock Full of Residency Hearings, Felonies, Write-In Candidates, Threats, Vandalism and PA Supreme Court Rulings
On March 21st, the 197th Legislative District will hold a special election to name a new state representative to Harrisburg. But this election is more than just “special” — it’s…
Bob Stewart | 03/15/2017 -
News in KensingtonPhilly Socialist: Grassroots Political Party Organizes Locally
National politics headlines have been nearly omnipresent in the United States. Every conversation or short scroll through social media seems to eventually provoke a good amount of politically induced hand…
Sean Kearney | 03/08/2017 -
Education in KensingtonLocal Teachers Picket at H.A. Brown for International Women’s Day
Henry A. Brown Elementary School is a struggling school in East Kensington: Last year, the state Department of Education gave it a 47.3 tally for its Building Level Academic Score.…
Steve Bohnel | 03/08/2017 -
History in KensingtonKNOW YOUR HISTORY: The Unique Courts of Kensington’s Sloan House
There is a small house on Front Street under the El that can be easily missed. In fact, if you have seen it, there is a good chance you were…
Spencer Homan | 03/08/2017 -
News in KensingtonDemocratic Candidate For 197th Legislative District Removed From Ballot Following Residency Hearing
The plot thickens as the special election for PA State Rep of the 197th Legislative District draws closer — former Democratic front-runner Fred Ramirez has been removed from the ballot…
Bob Stewart and Max Pulcini | 02/23/2017 -
A&E in KensingtonInterfering for Inspection: Philadelphia Photo Arts Center Holds Exhibit to Examine Art and Perception
Art has many intersecting layers and the same can be said about life. Opening March 9th, the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center (PPAC) will host an art exhibit entitled Interference that…
Shealyn Kilroy | 02/22/2017 -
Features in KensingtonThe Son of Palestine: Local MMA Fighter Explains Life as a Palestinian Growing Up in Kensington
The conflict between Israel and Palestine has been going on for longer than many of us have been alive. To explain the conflict in simple terms, many Palestinians believe…
Ptah Gabrie | 02/15/2017 -
Photos in KensingtonVACANT TO VIBRANT: NKCDC’s Orinoka Civic House Plans to Do More Than Just Construction
Kevin Gray, Real Estate Development Director of the New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC), is confident that many housing applications will come in for the new Orinoka Civic House.…
Shealyn Kilroy | 02/10/2017 -
Community in KensingtonLOCAL PROFILES: Valerie Martinez, Operations Manager at the Norris Square Neighborhood Project
I’m making my way across Norris Square in West Kensington, past the United Presbyterian Church banner proclaiming “Immigrants and Refugees Welcome,” around the towering oak tree on which is…
Jacquie Mahon | 01/26/2017