Government & Policy
Previamente, las calles alrededor de la intersección estaban divididas entre los Distritos 1 y 7, cada uno representado por un miembro del consejo. Ahora, el área está dividida en los Distritos 1, 6 y 7 y cuenta con tres representantes.
By Jillian Bauer-Reese
Guides & Resources
Previously, the streets surrounding the intersection were split between Districts 1 and 7, each represented by one council member. Now, the area is divided into Districts 1, 6, and 7 and is served by three representatives.
By Jillian Bauer-Reese
Arts & Culture
The managing director, a position currently held by Tumar Alexander, directly oversees various city departments and programs responsible for addressing quality-of-life concerns in Kensington.
By Jillian Bauer-Reese
Guides & Resources
Whether it’s Giving Tuesday, December 31, or any other day of the year, start here to support organizations serving Kensington and nearby neighborhoods.
By Jillian Bauer-Reese
Guides & Resources
We're compiling a donation guide to help people find where to donate money in Kensington and its nearby neighborhoods. But we need your help to build it.
By Jillian Bauer-Reese
Community Life
Se insta a las víctimas y testigos que puedan tener más información sobre este caso a comunicarse con la Unidad
By Jillian Bauer-Reese
Immigration
The prosecution’s explanation that Patrick Heron, 54, is now required by law to register as a lifetime sex offender marked the end of an unexpectedly dramatic, hours-long hearing in a mostly empty courtroom at the criminal justice center.
By Jillian Bauer-Reese
Health & Wellness
Patrick Heron, who faces over 200 sex crime charges, worked as a police officer for the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) for 24 years before resigning in 2019. During that time, Heron worked for the 23rd, 24th, 25th, and 39th precincts, a spokesperson for the PPD said.
By Jillian Bauer-Reese
Community Life
Se insta a las víctimas y testigos que puedan tener más información sobre este caso a comunicarse con la Unidad
By Jillian Bauer-Reese
Health & Wellness
On Thursday, Philly City Council voted to ban supervised injection sites in nearly all of Philadelphia, except for City Council District 3 in West and Southwest Philly.
By Jillian Bauer-Reese & Siani Colón
Health & Wellness
El jueves, el Ayuntamiento de Filadelfia votó a favor de prohibir los sitios de inyección supervisados en casi toda Filadelfia,
By Jillian Bauer-Reese & Siani Colón
Arts & Culture
In one of his final conversations, Randolph "Primo" White told a friend, "When I die, people are gonna remember me because of all the good deeds that I’ve done; they gonna remember me in these streets – how I was.”
By Jillian Bauer-Reese
Randolph White, quien desempeñó un papel fundamental en la creación del centro creativo y la organización pro juventud Ride Free, falleció en un accidente de moto el 22 de julio.
By Jillian Bauer-Reese
Accountability
On Tuesday night, more than 20 top City officials and residents testified about quality of life issues in Harrowgate and
By Jillian Bauer-Reese
El martes por la noche, más de 20 altos funcionarios de la Ciudad y residentes testificaron sobre problemas de calidad
By Jillian Bauer-Reese
Health & Wellness
On Wednesday, the New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) announced that six neighborhood parks will receive funding from the City&
By Jillian Bauer-Reese
Health & Wellness
This story is part of our Overcoming ACEs series, a journalism project highlighting North Philly’s solutions to America’s
By Jillian Bauer-Reese