Community Life
Port Richmond celebrates 179th anniversary with food, music and community at Campbell Square Park
The annual festival brought together vendors, live music and neighbors, doubling as a kickoff for local America 250 celebrations.
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Community Life
Fixing Your Block
How do I report an abandoned vehicle in Philadelphia?
Abandoned vehicles are one of the most common 311 complaints in the 19134 ZIP code.
Solutions Spotlight
Hopeworks Kensington offers paid job training and career help for young adults
The nonprofit provides paid training, career support and real work to help 17- to-26-year-olds move into full-time jobs averaging $43K a year.
Community Life
Norris Square Neighborhood Project plans community fridge at Raíces Garden
The fridge will expand free food access and build a shared neighborhood resource shaped by resident input.
Accountability
Experts cite ‘systemic’ lapses in Philly jail care as jury finds city liable in diabetes death
After a four-day trial in federal court, a jury found the city violated Louis Jung Jr.’s constitutional right to medical care while incarcerated and awarded the family $1.67 million in damages.
Accountability
Conwell Middle School will no longer close, Philly school district says
The decision to spare the two schools from proposed closures comes after nearly a month of intense community pushback against the district’s sweeping facilities plan.
Community Life
Faith-based nonprofit offers paid work, job training and child care to single moms in Kensington and Glenside
Since 2015, the nonprofit has employed 175 women, its founder says, pairing work experience with mentorship and faith-based support.
Community Life
“We can be anyone we want”: Meet the team making a new name for Kensington high school basketball
The Kensington Tigers, representing four Kensington area high schools, opened the season with 13 straight wins while building a new team culture and boosting school morale.
Accountability
Philadelphia council members won’t ‘rubber stamp’ school closure plan
The final vote on the closure plan will come from the school board but City Council members said Tuesday they want their input to be considered.
Small Business
Cantina La Martina brings tamales and tradition to Kensington for fourth annual La Tamalada
Tables of tamales, family recipes and new twists filled The Lighthouse as residents and visitors came together for a fourth year of tradition and community.
Public Space
Historic Fair Hill’s mural tour preserves neighborhood Black history for future generations
The walking tour introduced preteens to the history in their own neighborhood — from abolition-era organizing to the messages still painted on today’s walls.
Accountability
“Our families deserve a school they can walk to:” Stetson community rallies against closure
A Philadelphia school district official admitted the district has neglected Stetson’s building for decades. Students and educators questioned the district’s data and scoring of the school’s capacity.
Arts & Culture
New workshop series asks Kensington residents to help shape greener public spaces
Neighbors and community organizers gathered at the Kensington Engagement Center to kick off Co-Creating a Greenprint for Kensington, a workshop series organized by NKCDC focused on expanding and improving safe public green spaces.
Community Life
Prevention Point hosts free HIV testing event to highlight racial disparities in care
Black Americans account for 40% of people living with HIV but are far less likely to be prescribed preventive medication.
Arts & Culture
‘It feels like we are grieving’: Philadelphia school communities fight school closure plan
Philadelphia school communities are pushing back against the district’s plan to close 20 schools. At Conwell Middle School, community leaders urged the district not to take resources away from the neighborhood.
Arts & Culture
‘Life or death issue’: Kensington schools seek higher graduation rates by embedding student support
Over 25% of West Kensington residents don’t have a high school diploma. Embedded advisers and support could help students overcome poverty and other systemic barriers, experts say.
Weekly News
What's happening in Kensington: Week of Feb. 2, 2026
Free HIV/AIDS testing event, business tax prep workshop and more.
Accountability
Philly school closure plan would move Kensington students to lower-performing schools
Concerns grow that Philadelphia’s school closure plan disadvantages some already vulnerable neighborhoods.
Government & Policy
West Kensington Ministry leads immigrant justice vigil outside Philly ICE office
Faith leaders and community members braved the cold outside Philadelphia’s ICE office to reflect, pray and call for justice amid heightened immigration enforcement.
Accountability
“Conwell should not be on that list:” Lozada, parents resist district’s plans to close two Kensington middle schools
Despite declining enrollment, parents and City Council member Quetcy Lozada describe Conwell and Stetson as community anchors and resource hubs.
Weekly News
What's happening in Kensington: Week of Jan. 26, 2026
‘Right to the City’ board game play session, hat knitting workshop and more.
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.
Arts & Culture
Philadelphia school district wants to close Conwell Middle School, expand Elkin Elementary
The proposal would have a particularly large impact on middle schools, with more than a dozen elementary schools turning into K-8 schools.
Weekly News
What's happening in Kensington: Week of Jan. 19, 2026
MLK Day cleanup, Lost Time comedy show and more.