Kensington’s Last-Minute Gift Guide
Ending a year like no other, the 2020 holiday season is… different, to say the least. For many,…
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Kensington’s Election Day voting guide: Polling places, resources, and COVID-19
On Election Day, Kensington resident Sheila Rodríguez will walk across the street from her house to Lewis Elkin…
McPherson Square Library’s LEAP program created an online tool for Philadelphia students applying to high schools
In 2017, LEAP, a free after-school program for students at Free Library locations around the city, started a…
Everything you need to know about Kensington’s satellite election offices
Updated: 10/20/2020 12:19 p.m. The City of Philadelphia has opened 17 satellite election offices throughout the city to…
Here are six ways to avoid eviction in Philadelphia
On Sept. 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ordered a nationwide eviction moratorium to temporarily prevent…
Philadelphia youth sports organizations adapt to COVID-19
As some Philadelphia schools sit out the fall sports season, non-school affiliated youth sports in the Kensington area…
PECO urges low-income customers affected by COVID-19 to apply to PA’s LIHEAP Recovery Crisis Program
When Kensington resident Verlonda Bagnall heard that the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) extended the LIHEAP utility…
The Love Lot: Where Step Up to the Plate offers free meals, live music, and medical attention to Kensington residents during COVID-19
When coronavirus cut off access to in-person services in Kensington, Step Up to the Plate, a collaboration between…
There’s a new COVID-19 grant program for ‘historically disadvantaged’ businesses in PA
Updated: 07/20/2020 4:05 p.m. Many small-business owners need financial assistance to reopen or stay in business after Pennsylvania’s…
Here are 7 places where you can donate clothes in Philly
Many donation centers in Philadelphia are slowly reopening after months of non-essential businesses being closed as a safety…