Legacy of composer Tite Curet Alonso comes to life at North Philly one-night-only show
Sunday’s performance concludes BoriCorridor’s 2025 tour, which aims to connect the Puerto Rican diaspora everywhere through the arts.
Solutions
In-depth features on programs, people, and ideas making an impact in Kensington and North Philadelphia.
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Creating Sanctuary: Kensington cooking and leadership program lowers stress, opens doors for teens
PB&J’s Wednesday Leadership program incentivizes teens to build communication skills while cooking together.
Community gardens build neighborhood connections. So why is it so hard to acquire land?
Access to green spaces have been shown to improve mental health and decrease neighborhood violence.
Washington state has one-stop shops for addiction care and recovery. Could they work in Kensington?
The “health hub” model creates locations where anyone, regardless of insurance status, can walk in and access primary care, infectious disease care, mental health assessments and opioid use disorder treatments such as methadone and buprenorphine.
‘Bring them to Ride Free’: Kensington nonprofit says Philly leaders should look to former drug dealers to address open-air sales
Engaging with people who deal drugs is key to breaking up Kensington’s open-air drug market, but city leaders have overlooked this population while creating new law enforcement strategies for the neighborhood, says Ride Free.
Philly is piloting a crime scene clean-up program in Kensington
A new city program that hires a professional cleaning service to handle blood and other remains after outdoor shootings launched this month in the 25th police district.
Kensington already has a police-assisted diversion program some consider a “triage” for people who use drugs. Here's how it works.
While some have described PAD’s model “as a sort of triage/urgent care,” it’s unclear what the program’s role – if any – will be in the Parker administration's “triage centers” plan.
Philly DA’s illegal gun possession diversion program reports a 76% decrease in re-arrests among participants
Of the 186 people the program has served since September 2021, 67% reported full-time employment at the time of graduation, and only 5% of participants had been rearrested in the first year after graduating.
Klean Kensington pays teens to clean and green their own blocks
Abandoned lots, sidewalks, and side yards that span between F and H streets on Westmoreland Street have seen some changes
Safe-Hub Philadelphia builds young people's social and emotional skills through soccer at Scanlon Rec Center
This story is part of our Overcoming ACEs series, a journalism project highlighting North Philly’s solutions to America’s
How Ceiba’s members work to promote civic engagement in Latine communities ahead of the primary elections
This story is part of our “Hey, City Hall! It’s us, Kensington” series. Do you have a question for
Kensington Library hosts literacy program for Spanish speakers
Listen to this article above. Leamos, a literacy program for native Spanish speakers, teaches participants how to read and write
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 2017,