Port Richmond resident shares nostalgia for everyday life at Birch and Amber streets
Bob Horn, a Port Richmond resident, grew up and lived in Kensington for 25 years. During his free…
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Senior Prom at Casa Indiana: ‘For them to take the time to celebrate us, as seniors, was very important’
Roxanne Bell, a resident of Casa Indiana, had the time of her life at the “senior prom” organized…
Gun violence: ‘It’s the same song every night we sing. And yet no one seems to hear a thing.’
Editor’s Note: This poem was submitted by a member of Youth United for Change (YUC), a nonprofit youth…
I want gardening to help me connect and grow with my community
I planted my backyard garden in an old bookshelf from Circle Thrift. I removed the back, took out…
Love at the libraries
For Judi Moore, Marcela Franco and Bryan Belknap, the relationships they build and things they learn are a…
Awilda Ocasio: ‘The Mother Teresa of Kensington’
“Hello, my love!” — were the three words that sang from Awilda Ocasio’s lips when she entered a…
To add more love to Kensington, we can change the landscape
Twenty-six years ago, my now husband and I moved into a big, unheated loft at Front and Norris…
Kensington is crying out loudly for love
As a child, I always wrote. It was a way to express myself without speaking. Because I stutter,…
I believe the future of Kensington is bright
This marks my third semester teaching art at Taller Puertorriqueño and working with kids ages six to 14.…
We must remember that everyone suffers painful experiences
Sometime in 2014, I became aware that respect was lacking in a lot of things that we do…