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News in KensingtonKensington Football 2016 Taps Tournament Raises $500 For Team
On Saturday, May 21 the Friends of Kensington Football and the Kensington Tigers ran a Taps tournament at Kensington CAPA High School (1901 N. Front Street). Thanks to Coach Ellwood…
Spirit Staff | 06/02/2016 -
News in Kensington100 Hackett Students Participate in Soccer Clinic with Philadelphia Union Staff
TruMark Financial sponsored a soccer clinic for 100 students from Horatio Hackett Elementary School on Monday, May 16 at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pa. [caption id="attachment_9519" align="alignnone" width="900"] One…
Spirit Staff | 06/02/2016 -
Local Business in KensingtonFINANTA Presented with Nation Small Biz Association Award
Natalia Olson-Urtecho, U.S. Small Business Administration Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator, and Antonio (Tony) Leta, U.S. SBA Eastern Pennsylvania Director, recognized South Kensington-based FINancing And Technical Assistance (FINANTA) and FINANTA President Luis…
Spirit Staff | 06/02/2016 -
A&E in KensingtonWelcome to the Neighborhood: PFCU, Mural Arts Unveil New Public Work as a Tribute East
One year ago the Philadelphia Federal Credit Union (PFCU) announced a partnership with the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program and plans to commission a mural that would be emblematic of the…
Max Pulcini | 05/25/2016 -
Crime in KensingtonViolence In Kensington: Man Shot In Face, Neck, Back and Knee
According to Philadelphia police, a 28 year-old Hispanic male was transported to Temple Hospital and is in critical condition following a shooting incident that occurred shortly before noon on the…
Spirit Staff | 05/24/2016 -
A&E in KensingtonFrom the Internet to Live in Kensington
Lila Collelo, chef at Brulee Bakery, cooks sweet gluten-free treats online while her husband Blake Collelo — also known as Pixel8ter — plays his electronic music. The duo started this…
Whitney Johnson | 05/24/2016 -
Features in KensingtonDevelopment News: Know What Buildings Are Popping up on Your Block
Two homes are under construction at 1509 - 1511 North Howard Street in Kensington in place of what used to be a vacant lot. The homes are situated next to…
Thomas Beck | 05/23/2016 -
DNC 2016 in KensingtonPhiladelphia Denies Kensington-Based Activists Permit for Economic Justice Rally at 2016 DNC
The City of Philadelphia has denied a permit application for an economic justice rally scheduled during this summer’s Democratic National Convention. Regardless, Kensington-based Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign…
Jack Grauer and Austin Nolen | 05/19/2016 -
Features in KensingtonFIRST IMPRESSIONS: St. Benjamin Brewing Company Opens New Taproom in South Kensington
Years of urban decay have left parts of South Kensington scattered with abandoned buildings and desolate lots caused by the demolition of entire blocks. If you live here, finding a…
Ptah Gabrie | 05/11/2016 -
Food in KensingtonA New Place to Drink is Opening in Kensington… And It’s Not a Brewery
If constantly visiting breweries has begun to bore you, new drinking opportunities are coming your way this fall with the opening of Original 13 Ciderworks in Kensington at 1526 North…
Grace Shallow | 05/06/2016 -
Education in KensingtonGateway to the Future: Hackett School Dedicates New Archway at Community Ceremony
It was a cloudy morning in East Kensington: over a hundred elementary school students sat cross-legged on the barren expanse of blacktop outside the Horatio B. Hackett school at Tulip…
John Henry Scott | 05/04/2016 -
A&E in KensingtonPreserving Philadelphia’s Presbyterian Past
Philadelphia is a city of many unique pieces of public art. Iconic works like the LOVE statue or William Penn on top of City Hall are images that are important…
Ptah Gabrie | 04/29/2016