Opioid settlement spending faces growing scrutiny as Pennsylvania awaits millions more
Counties battle uncertainty over funding rules while advocates and families push for an increased say in opioid settlement spending decisions.
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This bookstore in Kensington offers virtual writing workshops for adults. Soon, they’ll have baby goats for the kids.
The Head and the Hand, sometimes known as “Kensington’s nonprofit community bookstore,” hoped to celebrate its one-year anniversary on
For Philly’s nonbinary and transgender school staff, name changes are impossible without legal documentation.
Kensington English teacher Maddie Luebbert is open about their nonbinary identity with students and colleagues. But the School District of
Here are six ways to avoid eviction in Philadelphia
On Sept. 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ordered a nationwide eviction moratorium to temporarily prevent renters from
Philadelphia homeowners: Apply for these two Philadelphia tax exemption programs this weekend
Philadelphia homeowners struggling to pay their property taxes may be eligible for the city’s tax freeze and exemption programs.
A new normal for students with learning disabilities
Students across Philadelphia started adjusting to a “new normal” last week, when they entered an all-digital marking period. While the
Philadelphia youth sports organizations adapt to COVID-19
As some Philadelphia schools sit out the fall sports season, non-school affiliated youth sports in the Kensington area continue to
A culture of exploitation emerges after onset of coronavirus
In the decade that Michael has spent living in Kensington, he has experienced periods of homelessness, causing him to rely
Esperanza and HACE will use state CARES grant towards homelessness prevention in Hispanic and Latinx communities
Two North Philadelphia homelessness prevention and housing organizations are using a newly awarded grant to support low-income Hispanic and Latinx
Kensington reacts to Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sánchez’s restorative investment plan
Throughout 2020 alone, the neighborhood has dealt not only with the global coronavirus pandemic, but with an ongoing overdose crisis,
Philadelphia’s Managing Director’s Office releases a partially-funded action plan for Kensington
After a neighborhood protest where community members demanded that the city restore Kensington and Harrowgate, Philadelphia Managing Director Brian Abernathy
PECO urges low-income customers affected by COVID-19 to apply to PA’s LIHEAP Recovery Crisis Program
When Kensington resident Verlonda Bagnall heard that the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) extended the LIHEAP utility cost assistance
Here’s how Philadelphia public schools will operate this fall
Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, The School District of Philadelphia’s upcoming 2020-2021 school year will operate differently than
