Accountability
Here's a look at Mayor Parker's communications policy, requiring all statements go through her office
All media interviews, social media posts, and public statements must be approved by Mayor Parker's communications team.
Jillian Bauer-Reese
Jillian Bauer-Reese is an associate professor, journalist, and social worker who co-founded Kensington Voice in 2018. She studies media harm, journalism care ethics, and how news coverage affects stigmatized communities. Reach her at jbr@temple.edu.
Accountability
Government & Policy
¿Vives cerca de Kensington & Allegheny? Puede que tengas un concejal de la ciudad diferente.
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.
Guides & Resources
Do you live near Kensington & Allegheny? You may have a different city councilmember.
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.
Arts & Culture
Parker names Philly Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel as next managing director
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.
Guides & Resources
Don’t know where to donate your money in Kensington? Here’s a long list of nonprofits collecting tax-deductible donations.
Whether it’s Giving Tuesday, December 31, or any other day of the year, start here to support organizations serving Kensington and nearby neighborhoods.
Guides & Resources
We’re building a donation guide for organizations and groups serving Kensington. Add yours today.
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.
Community Life
Ex-policía de Kensington que atacó a víctimas de tráfico sexual se declara culpable de agredir sexualmente a mujeres y niños prepúberes
Se insta a las víctimas y testigos que puedan tener más información sobre este caso a comunicarse con la Unidad
Immigration
Ex-Kensington cop who targeted sex trafficking victims pleads guilty to sexually assaulting prepubescent children, women
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.
Health & Wellness
Former Kensington cop sexually assaulted 48 women and children — 44 unidentified — many while on duty, prosecutors say
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.
Community Life
Un ex policía de Kensington agredió sexualmente a 48 mujeres y niños - 44 no identificados-, muchos mientras estaba de servicio, según la fiscalía
Se insta a las víctimas y testigos que puedan tener más información sobre este caso a comunicarse con la Unidad
Health & Wellness
Kensington quality of life takes center stage in vote to ban “narcotics injection sites” in most of Philly
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.
Health & Wellness
La calidad de vida de Kensington ocupa un lugar central en la votación para prohibir los “lugares de inyección de narcóticos” en la mayor parte de Filadelfia
El jueves, el Ayuntamiento de Filadelfia votó a favor de prohibir los sitios de inyección supervisados en casi toda Filadelfia,
Arts & Culture
Hundreds gather to remember Kensington anti-violence leader and youth advocate, “neighborhood hero”
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.”
Cientos de personas se reúnen para recordar al líder antiviolencia y defensor de los jóvenes de Kensington, “héroe del barrio”
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.
Accountability
Drug use, retail theft, and sanitation dominate public hearing in Kensington
On Tuesday night, more than 20 top City officials and residents testified about quality of life issues in Harrowgate and
El uso de drogas, el robo minorista y el saneamiento dominan la audiencia pública en Kensington
El martes por la noche, más de 20 altos funcionarios de la Ciudad y residentes testificaron sobre problemas de calidad
Health & Wellness
These six Kensington parks are getting money from the opioid settlement
On Wednesday, the New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) announced that six neighborhood parks will receive funding from the City&
Health & Wellness
Kensington FamilyFit program promotes holistic health and wellness at the new Esperanza CORE center
This story is part of our Overcoming ACEs series, a journalism project highlighting North Philly’s solutions to America’s