Tag: Kensington
Big Ramp gallery scratches at politicized pet memes in ‘The Sublime Is Meow’
More than 40 Philly artists contributed work to an exhibition at Big Ramp in Kensington honoring the pets of so-called “childless cat ladies.”
5 days ago
Listen 1:08What ails you? This garden in Kensington mixes a traditional Puerto Rican alcoholado cure
For 40 years, a network of community gardens has kept Puerto Rican folk remedies alive.
1 month ago
Listen 4:04Philadelphia father killed while holding his son on the front porch of his Kensington home
Police are offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction in this case.
2 months ago
Climate Fixers: Curbside recycling is broken. In Kensington, Rabbit Recycling will take anything
Rabbit Recycling, whose tagline is "Zero waste in a bucket," will recycle all your household trash for a fee.
2 months ago
Kensington photography book captures a bubble of joy inside a neighborhood in crisis
The photography in “The Group for Mutual Improvement” shows a group of misfit Kensington neighbors building unlikely bonds.
3 months ago
Listen 3:04Man shot in ‘execution-type’ killing outside mosque was a 43-year-old Philadelphia resident
Authorities say a man ran up to Raheem Jefferson on Tuesday afternoon in a parking lot near the Al-Aqsa Islamic Society and fired at least 17 rounds.
3 months ago
A giant ginger jar rises in Kensington proclaiming, ‘We Here’
Potter Roberto Lugo installed the first of three totems to neighborhood creativity in the Mural Arts Philadelphia project.
3 months ago
Addiction medicine providers told members of Philadelphia City Council that addiction treatment options have not caught up to the complex needs of today.
3 months ago
Prevention Point Philadelphia in Kensington offers HIV testing every day. The organization also has the largest syringe services programs in the city.
4 months ago
Police officer ‘fighting for his life’ after Kensington shooting, suspect charged
Mayor Parker said the husband, father and six-and-a-half-year veteran of PPD is on life support after Saturday’s shooting.
4 months ago
Listen 1:0812 federally charged in Kensington drug bust operation
The group was arrested after over a year of investigating and undercover drug buys, authorities say.
5 months ago
New academy graduates will be immediately dispatched to walk the beat in Philly’s “Kensington pocket.” The police commissioner says arrests will be made.
5 months ago
Forman Arts Initiative acquires a city block in Kensington for an arts campus
The future art incubator hub at the 2200 block of North American Street will be designed with community input.
5 months ago
Listen 1:24Kensington teacher, student go viral for ‘veggie dance’ battle
A second-grader and his teacher at Deep Roots Charter School have won the hearts of the internet — a video of their dance battle has nearly 20 million views on TikTok.
5 months ago
Late night curfew for businesses could expand outside of Kensington to other areas of Philly
The curfews would limit hours at what council members say are often nuisance businesses that disrupt their neighbors.
6 months ago