Weekly News
Kensington news: Election Day, Earth Day composting, PPD community listening session, and NKCDC native plant sale
Here’s our weekly update with information about free activities, resources, programs, and more.
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Guides & Resources
Pa. primary election 2024: How to vote, where to vote, and everything you need to know for April 23
On April 23, Pennsylvanians will cast their votes for president, U.S. Senate, attorney general, and more.
Clean Streets
Philly is piloting a crime scene clean-up program in Kensington
A new city program that hires a professional cleaning service to handle blood and other remains after outdoor shootings launched this month in the 25th police district.
Weekly News
Kensington news: Blended outreach, Clownadelphia, Harrowgate running club, and Port Richmond Neighborhood Action
We're back at it with our Monday morning update with information about free activities, resources, programs, and more.
Accountability
Parker administration announces five-phase Kensington plan despite care continuum that “doesn’t exist”
While Philly's police commissioner said the first phase will begin after an encampment sweep scheduled for May 8, the city’s managing director said “we don’t have enough beds” to offer those who need addiction treatment and related services.
Clean Streets
Lifelong Harrowgate resident honored with City Council resolution for fostering “unity and pride among residents”
Ridgway, who founded Harrowgate Civic Association about 10 years ago, now serves as the group’s vice president.
Accountability
Pennsylvania law to improve sexual assault aftercare landscape remains unfunded
The law would create grants to assist hospitals in hiring Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners, or SANE nurses, but it remains unfunded by the state.
Housing & Shelter
City to begin “blended, enhanced outreach” in Kensington on Tuesday, with residents eager for more details
The city’s plan entails bussing unhoused residents to the surrounding counties and possible family reunification, plus increased police engagement, according to city officials.
Weekly News
Kensington news: Kensington police task force, sexual assault exams, Kensington’s Got Talent, + Paula’s Patches clothing swap & story time
We're back at it with our Monday morning newsletter.
Accountability
Kensington’s new deputy police commissioner is launching a “temporary task force” to quell drug-related gun violence
Deputy Police Commissioner Pedro Rosario wants to send the Philadelphia Police Department’s “best out of the best” to Kensington
Accountability
‘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.
Weekly News
Kensington news: Kids' bingo night, Roberto Lugo sculptures, street cleaning, & the city's police-assisted diversion (PAD) program
Here’s our Monday morning update with information about free activities, resources, programs, and more.
Solutions Spotlight
Kensington already has a police-assisted diversion program some consider a “triage” for people who use drugs. Here's how it works.
While some have described PAD’s model “as a sort of triage/urgent care,” it’s unclear what the program’s role – if any – will be in the Parker administration's “triage centers” plan.
Arts & Culture
Kensington native Roberto Lugo to paint three 11-foot sculptures in Kensington this summer
Over the past year, in collaboration with Mural Arts, Lugo collected input from community members to get a sense of the neighborhood’s patterns — patterns that reflect their background, culture, and everyday life.
Community Life
Latino-led charter schools attract Philadelphia families with tight-knit communities and Spanish
Latino families in Philadelphia say they’re choosing charter schools operated by Latino-led nonprofit organizations because the schools are able to fill gaps not filled by the school district.
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Kensington news: Vision Zero looking for paid ambassadors, Easter basket giveaway, and “Weeds to Know Before You Hoe”
Kensington Voice is back at it with our Monday morning event & resource roundup.
Community Life
Las escuelas charter lideradas por latinos atraen a las familias de Filadelfia con comunidades unidas y el español.
Las familias latinas en Filadelfia dicen que están eligiendo escuelas charter operadas por organizaciones sin fines de lucro lideradas por latinos porque estas escuelas pueden llenar vacíos que el distrito escolar no cubre.
Accountability
Kensington reacts to new business curfew: “Everybody has to eat”
Effective immediately, businesses without liquor licenses located between Kensington and Frankford avenues and Lehigh Avenue and Tioga Street must close from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Government & Policy
Kensington reacciona al nuevo toque de queda para negocios: “Todo el mundo tiene que comer”
Effective immediately, businesses without liquor licenses located between Kensington and Frankford avenues and Lehigh Avenue and Tioga Street must close from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Weekly News
Kensington news: Blue Stoop, KSC's girls empowerment poetry slam, Harrowgate Civic's spring festival, and Mayor Parker's budget
Here’s our Monday morning update with information about free activities, resources, programs, and more.
Accountability
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.
Community Life
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.
Arts & Culture
Kensington CAPA students showcase “The Beauty of Time” photo and film project focused on older adults
A group of Kensington CAPA students took portraits of five Philadelphia women ages 59 to 86 and directed and produced a documentary film about their lives.
Arts & Culture
Los estudiantes de Kensington CAPA presentan el proyecto fotográfico y cinematográfico “La belleza del tiempo” centrando en adultos mayores
Durante un curso de producción de medios digitales, los estudiantes asumieron diversos roles: algunos fotógrafos, cineastas, ingenieros de audio, iluminadores, editores, entrevistadores y diseñadores de escenografía, y algunos desempeñaron múltiples roles.