Conwell grad Councilmember Isaiah Thomas opposes middle school's closure
A key member of the Philadelphia City Council has already expressed opposition to parts of the district’s plan to close, relocate, and co-locate several schools.
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Special committee on Kensington will hold hearing on “best practices in substance use disorder outreach”
The hearing announcement comes after Lozada introduced a bill earlier this month that would ban mobile service units in most of District 7.
Kensington news: “Sunprints with Plants,” “Rejection” Author Discussion, and Writer’s Circle workshop
Hello there, neighbors. While it may have already started for some, spooky season is officially upon us. We’re looking
Kensington native to open grocery store with shared kitchen, “King Kenzo” olive oil in Harrowgate
Thomas Sheridan is opening a grocery store on Kensington Avenue near Tioga Street with the community and small, local businesses in mind.
State lawmakers tour Kensington ahead of city's opioid settlement appeal: “I just didn’t know”
State Sens. Greg Rothman and Christine Tartaglione, along with most of the 13-member opioid settlement trust, voted “no” to Philadelphia’s spending on Kensington eviction prevention, home repairs, and improvements to schools and parks. The trust will hear the city’s appeal on Oct. 3.
Kensington news: “Earthly Gods” poetry reading, new faith-based addiction resource center, Tusculum Garden photo shoot, and “We Here Walk and Talk” event
Hello there, neighbors. As the trees begin to shed their leaves and the flannels return in fashion for the season,
New faith-based resource center for people who use drugs opens on Allegheny and Frankford avenues
The new Pennsylvania Adult and Teen Challenge (PAATC) center is open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with plans to eventually offer nighttime hours.
Protest targets Philly prisons commissioner after Amanda Cahill, Michael McKinnis deaths: “You have blood on your hands”
About 40 people disrupted a criminal legal system panel at the Parkway Central Free Library on Tuesday night to protest the recent deaths of Amanda Cahill and Michael McKinnis.
Women inside Philly jail banged on cells for hours before Amanda Cahill died, “reiterating her calls for help”
Women incarcerated near Cahill at the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center said “the banging was so loud that people couldn't sleep."
Kensington news: CPOC Spanish Heritage Month Celebration, NKCDC plant dye workshop, Norris Square poetry slam, and Philadelphia Folklore's ‘Corazón, Corazón’
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month, neighbors. We hope you have plans to celebrate with fellow community members. If not, we got
‘Bring them to Ride Free’: Kensington nonprofit says Philly leaders should look to former drug dealers to address open-air sales
Engaging with people who deal drugs is key to breaking up Kensington’s open-air drug market, but city leaders have overlooked this population while creating new law enforcement strategies for the neighborhood, says Ride Free.
Woman dies “utterly, unacceptably predictable” death in jail following Kensington police sweep
Cahill, a mother of two sons, was one of 34 people arrested for narcotics violations and outstanding warrants in a coordinated police sweep under Mayor Cherelle Parker’s Kensington initiative.
Kensington news: Virida opening celebration, “The Seeds This Soil Holds” Zine Launch & Reading, and the “2024 Kenzo Love Fest”
We are back at it with your weekly roundup of events and resources.