News Archives – Kensington Voice

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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…

byKhysir Carter

01/07/2022

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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…

byZari Tarazona

12/17/2021

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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…

bySiani Colón

12/13/2021

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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…

byEugene Sonn, of Resolve Philly

12/13/2021

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Grief and loss: These new programs in Kensington help mothers and fathers heal

Kensington resident Brenda Mosley is on a mission to help mothers and fathers deal with the grief of…

byZari Tarazona

11/08/2021

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Kensington business owners on pandemic recovery: ‘Things are getting better slowly, but we have a long way to go’

For the past four years, Sonny Heff and his wife have run the Kensington Mini Mart, a corner…

byKhysir Carter

10/29/2021

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Still unsure about the COVID-19 vaccine? Hear what your neighbors & local health workers have to say

When Harrowgate and Kensington residents Darlene Burton and Carmen Tejada were first eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine,…

byHenry Savage

10/27/2021

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GET VAXX’D!!: Kensington’s Mad Beatz Philly youth drumline group promotes vaccines in new music video

Mad Beatz Philly, a Kensington-based youth drumline group, has been combining hip-hop music and drum beats for nearly…

byErin Blewett

10/04/2021

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This free computer science program is helping underserved students access STEM education

By offering free computer science courses in Philadelphia, Chris Avery hopes to give underserved students a high-quality education…

byClaire Wolters

09/15/2021

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‘We want to keep the kids busy’: Free basketball camp provides North Philly youth with safe spaces for mentorship

On Friday, City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas wrapped up the ninth season of his annual youth basketball camp, hosted…

byZari Tarazona

08/27/2021