Legacy of composer Tite Curet Alonso comes to life at North Philly one-night-only show
Sunday’s performance concludes BoriCorridor’s 2025 tour, which aims to connect the Puerto Rican diaspora everywhere through the arts.
Civics & Government
Civic engagement and local government action (or inaction) that impacts the quality of life in the neighborhood.
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Kensington to Mayor Kenney: 'You’re the captain of this ship, and you either have to sail the ship or step on down'
On Wednesday night, at least six dozen Kensington community members marched through Clearfield and D Streets to a public City
City announces first 20 Kensington Community Resilience Fund recipients
On July 14, Kensington, Harrowgate, and Fairhill residents, city officials, and local funders gathered at Harrowgate Park to announce the
2021 Opioid Response Unit Action Plan: Here are the solutions the city will implement in Kensington
Update 06/07/2021: The 2021 Opioid Response Unit Action Plan originally stated that in 2020 the city experienced the
Kensington Community Resilience Fund will award $10,000 grants to eligible community groups this summer
Months before the Kensington Community Resilience Fund launched on April 27, city representatives joined virtual community meetings like “El Barrio
A new work assistance program for people experiencing homelessness in Philly launches on Friday.
Help for the Hurdles, a new work-assistance program for people experiencing homelessness, is launching in Philadelphia this Friday. The goal
'It should be organized by the people that were in addiction, as well as people that live in the community.'
Suleiman Hassan & SyfahDeen Hassan Founders of Soldiers for Recovery Suleiman: It’s definitely going to affect the people in
'The more the people, the greater it gets.'
Gloria “Smooches” Cartagena Resident, president of Somerset Neighbors for Better Living, and NKCDC Community Connector As far as the closure’
'I'm not interested in the station being safe for new residents. I'm interested in it being safe for people who live here now.'
Rebecca Fabiano & Kevin Veltri Fab Youth Philly Rebecca: [Somerset’s closure] affects people who live and work here because
'We can get more done together than we can individually.'
Brenda Mosley Kensington resident, block captain of “The Village,” and NKCDC Community Connector The closure has affected a lot of
'The status quo of services doesn't work.'
Alfred Klosterman Resident and member of Harrowgate Civic Association It’s two stops away from my stop, and my stop’
'A station on a major line being closed is only going to hurt the neighborhood.'
Wallace Kemp Mayfair resident, rider on the Market-Frankford line I live in Mayfair, but I want to be here to
'Create a space for all of us to convene ... and help solve some of this'
Jackie Saez Former Kensington resident and Sunday Suppers program manager [It affects] people who I know who live in the