‘Children still live there’: The fight for safe summer play in Kensington
Editor’s note: This story was originally published on WHYY. For 45 minutes, the children on the 1900 block…
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Kensington kids are loving the new summer programming in McPherson Square
Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Billy Penn, a nonprofit newsroom at WHYY. Each day this…
Free Library’s Lillian Marrero remains closed for 19th day due to stolen HVAC parts, but cooling center is open
As the City’s first 2022 heat health emergency went into effect, the Free Library’s Lillian Marrero branch remained…
Photography Without Borders: ‘Everybody could use some hope, especially in Kensington.’
When middle school teacher Tony Rocco created an after-school photography program at Stetson Charter School in 2009 to…
The Block Gives Back hosts annual Peace & Play Day in Harrowgate
Jesus Caraballo, a Harrowgate resident and parent, learned about the Peace & Play Day event after he noticed…
COVID-19: BA.5, boosters, and masking indoors
Kensington Voice regularly collects updates from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health about the COVID-19 pandemic. Below, you’ll…
Lots of Lots of Love mural: ‘If we focus on the things we do agree on and work together on how, we can create something beautiful’
Next time you’re on the El between Somerset and Allegheny station, make sure to catch a glimpse of…
Cantina La Martina: ‘People in this neighborhood deserve good meals and shouldn’t have to walk far away to have one.’
When Cantina La Martina owner chef Dionicio Jimenez first arrived in Philadelphia in the late 1990s, he didn’t…
Visitation BVM’s annual parish festival returns to Kensington
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Visitation BVM Church’s parish festival returned to B.…
‘We want to reintroduce Kreate Hub to the community’
Philly Kreate Hub is here to establish a space for small businesses to grow and shine in Kensington.…