Summer jobs: McPherson Square Library is hosting a job fair for teens on April 13
More than 25 organizations will fill McPherson Square Park this April, ready with summer job opportunities for teens. …
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Kensington community connects over photography and poetry at McPherson Square
A few months ago, I gave 10 kids from McPherson’s after-school program film cameras and instructed them to…
Philly students: McPherson Square Library created an online tool for high school choice
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on Oct. 30, 2020, and updated on Oct. 14, 2022. In…
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…
The safety issues we face in Kensington affect our children too; it’s time we hear from them.
At the root of every issue in Kensington is safety. Gun violence, addiction, trash, homelessness, and more… These…
Philly library funding increase is a step in the right direction but falls short of what’s needed.
This letter was written by Tuesday Chalmers and Kayla Hoskinson for Kensington-area libraries. Chalmers and Hoskinson are library…
McPherson Square is the last lifeline of my hurting neighborhood. It’s time it gets more funding.
McPherson Square Park is widely known as “Needle Park.” Many people don’t know that the old building sitting…