Pruning for paving? Or trees in trouble?
City crews say they’re taking care to preserve trees during road repairs, but advocates argue that the canopy is still under threat.
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Editor’s Note: These legislators were re-elected last week. Here’s what they had to say to Kensington.
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How Kensington voted in the 2024 presidential election: Republican support increases, turnout drops
Kensington-area voter turnout decreased and Republican support increased by 13%.
Emily Rizzo is joining the Kensington Voice staff as an accountability reporter
We are thrilled to announce that Emily Rizzo is joining the Kensington Voice staff as a full-time accountability reporter covering
Here's what addiction experts had to say at Kensington's latest hearing.
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.
Police close Kensington's Somerset section for city’s unannounced “quality of life” effort, causing distress for some residents
Streets were closed from Kensington Avenue to Emerald Street and Orleans to Somerset streets.
Get arrested for drugs in Kensington? Here's a chart that explains the process.
A very long chart for a very long process.
As city leaders eye jail to clean up Kensington, Philly jails say they’re stretched too thin.
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.
Philly police to begin “active enforcement” in Kensington: “We will be making arrests”
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.”
Kensington residents wonder if sweep, increased police presence will lead to lasting change in the neighborhood
Some residents feel safer, while others say the spillover from the sweep and increased police presence has caused problems on side streets.
‘Who falls through the cracks?’: Philly’s sexual assault exam system creates barriers for survivors, skirts state rules
State law requires Pennsylvania hospitals to provide rape kit exams on site. Still, Philly's three largest hospital systems have protocols for transferring sexual assault survivors to a facility that is co-located with law enforcement, receives no city funding, and is about $400,000 under budget.
Mayor Parker’s five-year budget and strategic plan mentions Kensington 16 times. Here’s what it says.
The 761-page document mentions Kensington a total of 16 times – more than any other neighborhood, including Center City.
El presupuesto y el plan estratégico quinquenal de la alcaldesa Parker mencionan a Kensington 16 veces. Esto es lo que dice.
El documento de 761 páginas menciona a Kensington un total de 16 veces, más que cualquier otro vecindario, incluido el Centro de la Ciudad.