Where to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Kensington, plus answers to your FAQs
Editor’s note: This article was originally published on Aug. 3, 2021 and updated on Aug. 10, 2022. Philadelphia’s
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Free, all-ages community art contest: $2,500 in cash prizes
We are so excited that you’re here for Kensington Voice’s first art contest! We saw this project as
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Actualizado el 06/04/23 Salte a las ubicaciones de los periódicos Kensington Voice está entusiasmado de anunciar un nuevo
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Updated 04/06/23 Jump to newspaper locations Kensington Voice is excited to announce a new project to make our
Where to get free smoke detectors and batteries installed in Philly
Updated 12/22/22 The deadliest residential fire in Philadelphia’s modern history took the lives of nine children and
Kensington’s 2021 Last-Minute Gift Guide
Kensington’s Last-Minute Gift Guide is an annual holiday shopping guide filled with ideas for where to shop locally in
We're looking for an editorial intern for Spring 2022!
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Explore the culinary stories from our workshops in Kensington and Norris Square
Cooking, like storytelling, can be used as a means of passing down history and culture from one generation to another.
Kensington community responds to SEPTA closing down Somerset Station
Update 04/01/21 4:40 p.m. – SEPTA will reopen Somerset Station on Monday, April 5 after two weeks
Social media community guidelines for Kensington Voice
When we founded Kensington Voice in 2018, we did so with a mission to amplify community voices. We also thought
What is Voices?
Voices is a section of Kensington Voice where community members are given a platform to express themselves. We see it
Kensington’s 2020 Last-Minute Gift Guide
Ending a year like no other, the 2020 holiday season is… different, to say the least. For many, the pandemic
Elección 2020: los votantes de Kensington comparten sus perspectivas en las urnas
El día de las elecciones, los votantes de Kensington hicieron filas en las escuelas locales, los centros de recreación y
2020 Election: Kensington voters share their perspectives at the polls
On Election Day, voters in Kensington lined up at local schools, recreation centers, and churches to cast their ballot for
"My street has been an open-air heroin market for some years now and it is a living hell to live in that kind of situation."
Alfred Klosterman, Harrowgate resident and Harrowgate Civic Association member Editor’s note: The responses have been edited for clarity and
"The streets shouldn't be their home. We have to be able to find a place where they have a home right now."
Luis Acosta, community member and local artist Editor’s note: The responses have been edited for clarity and conciseness. We
"Reclaim intersections with open-air drug markets. Intersections with open-air drug markets are where all these drugs are coming from and that's a hug
Zaire Best, protestor at July’s K&A demonstration Editor’s note: The responses have been edited for clarity
"My kids are grown, but I get up every morning and I clean that block because I don't want to see my babies walk through that."
Sonja Bingham, Kensington resident Editor’s note: The responses have been edited for clarity and conciseness. We tried to keep
"I feel the pain and the hopelessness when I have to walk through my neighborhood, and we shouldn’t have to feel that."
Shelly Donohue, Kensington resident Editor’s note: The responses have been edited for clarity and conciseness. We tried to keep
"If you look at Center City, trash is picked up there consistently... Why can't we have a clean neighborhood as well?"
Jasmin Velez, community member and activist Editor’s note: The responses have been edited for clarity and conciseness. We tried
"When I say, 'Whose streets? Our streets,' I mean that these are our streets, and we need help from the city."
Darlene Abner-Burton, community member and activist Editor’s note: The responses have been edited for clarity and conciseness. We tried
"It's not just trash that we're dealing with. You're talking about biohazardous waste, like syringes and human waste."
Stephanie Martinez, community member Editor’s note: The responses have been edited for clarity and conciseness. We tried to keep
Kensington reacts to Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sánchez’s restorative investment plan
Throughout 2020 alone, the neighborhood has dealt not only with the global coronavirus pandemic, but with an ongoing overdose crisis,
"Peaceful protests are an expression of First Amendment rights, and I support the freedom of speech and the right to assemble."
Mark Squilla, South Philly/Kensington, Councilmember District 1 Editor’s note: The responses have been lightly edited for clarity and