The Philadelphia Board of Health postponed a vote on Councilmember Quetcy Lozada’s mobile service regulations, citing legal, policy and equity concerns about a district-specific law affecting Kensington.
After seeing the redesign plans for McPherson Square Park and Library, residents asked for more shade, and requested the library stay open during construction.
Backpack season is underway! We’ve got lots of places for you to scoop up new school supplies before classes start – plus a few opportunities to get wet and cool off on hot days.
Civic engagement and local government action (or inaction) that impacts the quality of life in the neighborhood.
On July 14, Kensington, Harrowgate, and Fairhill residents, city officials, and local funders gathered at Harrowgate Park to announce the
Update 06/07/2021: The 2021 Opioid Response Unit Action Plan originally stated that in 2020 the city experienced the
Months before the Kensington Community Resilience Fund launched on April 27, city representatives joined virtual community meetings like “El Barrio
Help for the Hurdles, a new work-assistance program for people experiencing homelessness, is launching in Philadelphia this Friday. The goal
Suleiman Hassan & SyfahDeen Hassan Founders of Soldiers for Recovery Suleiman: It’s definitely going to affect the people in
Gloria “Smooches” Cartagena Resident, president of Somerset Neighbors for Better Living, and NKCDC Community Connector As far as the closure’
Rebecca Fabiano & Kevin Veltri Fab Youth Philly Rebecca: [Somerset’s closure] affects people who live and work here because
Brenda Mosley Kensington resident, block captain of “The Village,” and NKCDC Community Connector The closure has affected a lot of
Alfred Klosterman Resident and member of Harrowgate Civic Association It’s two stops away from my stop, and my stop’
Wallace Kemp Mayfair resident, rider on the Market-Frankford line I live in Mayfair, but I want to be here to
Jackie Saez Former Kensington resident and Sunday Suppers program manager [It affects] people who I know who live in the
Bill McKinney Kensington resident and executive director of New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) It impacts me directly because that
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