All stories from Kensington Voice.
Clean Streets
Researchers are studying whether therapeutic writing exercises and cash incentives help motivate women with a history of drug use to continue taking PrEP and decrease their illicit drug use.
Public Space
Community members gathered for a special event celebrating the arrival of Roberto Lugo’s first sculpture installation.
Weekly News
Happy Tuesday, neighbors. We had some technical difficulties yesterday, so we appreciate your patience as we're a day
Accountability
Local health experts emphasized system-wide challenges, ranging from 16-hour assessment wait times to a lack of coordination among service providers, shortages of medically monitored treatment beds, and insurance policy limitations.
Weekly News
Good morning, neighbors. Here’s your weekly roundup. As always, if you know of an event or resource you’d
Weekly News
Good morning, neighbors. A few neighborhood events were postponed last weekend due to rain, but here’s a new week
Housing & Shelter
Streets were closed from Kensington Avenue to Emerald Street and Orleans to Somerset streets.
Health & Wellness
The medical services that the zoning exception would impact include HIV and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing and treatment, HIV medication, substance use treatment, and wound care.
Weekly News
A new week in Kensington, and a new rollout of events.
Weekly News
Here’s Kensington's weekly roundup.
Accountability
Several local schools are on the list.
Government & Policy
Police leaders and prosecutors provided additional details about the incident during a news conference Monday at PPD headquarters.
Weekly News
We hope you’re all staying safe and cool in the heat. Here’s your weekly roundup.
Accountability
The state trust that oversees the disbursement of opioid settlement dollars says Philadelphia improperly used $7.5 million on eviction prevention, home repair, and improvements to schools and parks.
Weekly News
Happy Monday, folks. Summer break is officially here, and local organizations are prepared with lots of activities for families and
Guides & Resources
A very long chart for a very long process.
Arts & Culture
Artist Victor Sgro, who is in recovery, said he hopes his mural inspires others who are still struggling with opioid addiction.
Accountability
Prison staff say the staffing shortage makes it impossible to deliver timely, high-quality care for the approximately 4,700 people incarcerated in Philadelphia’s jails daily – a majority of whom present with substance use disorder.
Los nuevos oficiales trabajarán en tres turnos y cubrirán el vecindario las 24 horas del día. La mayoría de los oficiales patrullarán el vecindario a pie, y algunos estarán en bicicletas.
Accountability
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Bethel named gun violence and illegal drug activity as top priorities, plus other crimes “that have kept that community pretty much imprisoned for a long time.”
Weekly News
Happy Monday, neighbors. It's the last week before school officially lets out for the summer...
Accountability
The Philadelphia Police Academy’s entire graduating class – a total of 78 new officers – will patrol Kensington “24/7” starting June 18. Their deployment will increase the neighborhood’s police force by almost 200%.
Small Business
The Ma family’s lives were upended in 2016 when a fire at a neighboring discount store swept through their store.
Weekly News
Kensington's Monday morning newsletter.
