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News in KensingtonJohnny Brenda’s, Standard Tap owners Plan New Restaurant in Kensington
According to Billy Penn, William Reed and Paul Kimport, the folks behind NoLib’s Standard Tap and Fishtown’s Johnny Brenda’s, are preparing to open a third bar. The duo has…
Spirit Staff | 09/21/2016 -
A&E in KensingtonLocal Kids Learn Tabletop Games at Kensington Library Every Tuesday Afternoon
Tim Horras sits at a child-sized table covered with a hand-drawn dungeon map and character sheets, teaching a boy how to be a thief… but not the kind that…
Ruthann Alexander | 09/14/2016 -
Community in KensingtonResidents Fill North American Street For Neighborhood Feast
A family-style meal is an easy way to break down barriers and bring people together. Discussions of life always happen while food is passed around and drinks are filled. …
Ptah Gabrie | 09/14/2016 -
A&E in KensingtonNext Kensington Gardens Pop-Up Beer Garden Coming September 10th
Kensington Gardens, a new beer garden sponsored by Kensington Community Food Co-op (KCFC), will be hosting its next pop-up event on September 10th at 2666-72 Coral Street. The pop-up garden will feature…
Spirit Staff | 09/01/2016 -
A&E in KensingtonTHEATER REVIEW: Cat-A-Strophe @ Papermill Theater
Albert Camus once said, “Although the absurd teaches us nothing, it is an ultimate form of progress.” Progressive absurdity was certainly evident in Yoel Wulfhart’s “Cat-a-strophe” at Kensington’s…
Thom Nickels | 09/01/2016 -
Opinion in KensingtonOur Fathers: Observations From a Muslim Funeral
The coffin was plain wood and painted white. After family members took out the deceased and placed him into the grave, scores of men passed back first the lid and…
Jim McGovern | 09/01/2016 -
News in KensingtonKensington Soccer Club Looking For Players and Volunteers
Kensington Soccer Club (KSC) has been around for 6 years and built their volunteer based organization around helping low-income families in Philadelphia communities. They are about to start their fall…
Whitney Johnson | 09/01/2016 -
Community in KensingtonThem That Do: Profiles and Portraits of Local Block Captains
Ask Alberto Serrano about being a block captain and he immediately begins to praise his newest neighbor, Sarita Broadnax. Sarita moved to the block four months ago after a fire…
Lori Waselchuk | 08/31/2016 -
Community in KensingtonThe Meadows: Community Park Takes Shape on Borrowed Land
While business owners, city planners, developers and residents wrestle with the complex challenges facing the desolate and deindustrialized North American Street, the Philly Block Project team has built a small pop-up…
Lori Waselchuk | 08/31/2016 -
A&E in KensingtonSouth Kensington Community Archive Shows Identity of a Neighborhood Through Photos
The Philly Block Project Archive is comprised of past and present photographs sourced from historical archives and from the individuals who call South Kensington home, uniting the residents to each…
Lori Waselchuk | 08/31/2016 -
A&E in KensingtonPhilly Block Project Brings Free Workshops to South Kensington With “Art-A-Matic”
In early August, amateur and professional photographers came to The Resource Exchange (1701 N. 2nd St.) for a free class on pinhole photography. The workshop was part of Art-A-Matic,…
Megan Matuzak | 08/31/2016 -
Features in KensingtonA Taste of South Kensington: How a Community of Immigrants Has Become Defined by Its Food
Countless tales about the American Dream have started and ended within the industrial and post-industrial buildings of South Kensington. During the 19th century, European immigrants filed into the neighborhood’s…
Ptah Gabrie | 08/31/2016