COVID-19 updates: Masks, omicron subvariant BA.2, and a slow rise in cases
Kensington Voice regularly collects updates from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health about the COVID-19 pandemic. Below, you’ll…
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Harrowgate hops into spring with a community festival and the Easter Bunny
The Harrowgate Civic Association hosted another seasonal festival at Harrowgate Park this April. The Harrowgate Spring Festival is…
Hey, Kensington and Harrowgate: We brought your questions to District Attorney Larry Krasner
Kensington Voice recently spoke with Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner over Zoom to discuss the efforts he and…
Expanding Our Roots: Kensington community members celebrate community love and care through art
On March 13, the gymnasium at the Community Center at Visitation on Lehigh Avenue was converted into an…
Kensington’s Déjà Vu Barbershop: ‘We’re not just barbers; we’re like therapists’
Editor’s Note: This news article was written and reported on by NKCDC’s Commercial Corridor Manager Lee Nentwig through…
You asked. We listened. Get Kensington Voice’s print newspaper near you!
Kensington Voice is excited to announce a new project to make our stories and resources more accessible to…
Harrowgate resident leads mural project at Scanlon Playground: ‘I would love to continue bringing communities together through art’
Funded by Mural Art’s Neighborhood Yes Fund, Harrowgate resident and Bensalem High School art teacher Carly Noella Najera…
A new kind of safe haven: ‘I see a person who just wants to be understood and loved’
*Editor’s Note: Jeremy’s last name was withheld for privacy reasons. Since May, Patrice Rogers has supported dozens of…
Kensington organizations celebrate the holiday season with Santa Claus, the Grinch, and shopping
The holiday season officially arrived in the Kensington area on Dec. 4 with winter festivities and a holiday…
A Home for Missed Goodbyes: Relaunching With Love
We journalists have written a lot about Philadelphia’s alarming homicide numbers in 2020 and 2021. Our city is…