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Business

Cantina la Martina in Kensington will close next month, but owners are searching for a new location

Cantina la martina closing

Lawsuits

Family of Amanda Cahill, who died in a Philly jail, sues in hopes of preventing similar deaths

Amanda Cahill Lawsuit

Government

City Council defends business curfew set to expand beyond Kensington

Overnight curfew city council

Food & Drink

Former East Kensington pub Martha to be 'revived' for one night in South Philly

Herman's Martha Revival

Addiction

For some, Overdose Awareness Day is more than a remembrance. It's a way to protest the city's approach to the crisis

Overdose Awareness Day

Business

Food truck and corner shop owners ask City Council to reconsider expansion of business curfew

Overnight Business Curfew

Investigations

Rapper Skrilla arrested for allegedly assaulting police officer while filming music video in Kensington

Skrilla arrest music video

Investigations

45 chickens seized from Kensington home that showed 'clear signs of cockfighting'

Chickens Rescue ACCT

Business

Essen Bakery owners say they closed for a mental health break. Their employees say they've been ghosted.

Essen Bakery

Addiction

Enforcement of law that restricts mobile services in Kensington will be delayed, city officials say

Mobile Services Kensington

Addiction

New restrictions on mobile outreach in Kensington take effect Sunday, but it's unclear how they will be implemented

Mobile Services Law Truck

Courts

Former Philly police officer Mark Dial, who fatally shot Eddie Irizarry, released on parole after sentencing

Mark Dial sentencing

Festivals

Pride Month events this week: A queer circus in Kensington, festival in Jenkintown and tennis at Temple

Pride 2025 Philadelphia

Addiction

Fatal overdoses are falling, but 4 in 10 Philly residents believe the addiction crisis is worsening

Philadelphia Addiction Crisis

Courts

Former Philly police officer found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in Eddie Irizarry shooting

Mark Dial Irizarry

Addiction

New restrictions placed on mobile medical services in Kensington

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Addiction

What role should mobile medical providers play in Kensington? City Council nears vote on new restrictions

Mobile Services Kensington

Books

A.J. Brown's favorite author is planning to build 'Inner Excellence' center in Kensington

Inner Excellence

Government

Proposed curfew would limit hours for some businesses in Kensington, Fairhill and Germantown

business curfew bill

Addiction

Medetomidine is replacing xylazine in Philly's street fentanyl supply

Fentanyl Test Strip

Investigations

Pedestrian fatally struck by U-Haul truck in Kensington

U-Haul pedestrian crash

Entertainment

For consulting on Peacock's 'Long Bright River,' Savage Sisters is getting a new recovery home

sarah laurel savage sisters

TV

How Philly artists, actors brought 'authenticity and energy' to Peacock's Kensington-set 'Long Bright River'

long bright river philadelphia

Government

One year into Mayor Parker's Kensington intervention, city officials tout lower crime, better community services

Kensington Crime Parker

Entertainment

Amanda Seyfried is a Philly police officer who patrols Kensington searching for her sister in 'Long Bright River' trailer

amanda seyfried long bright river

Adult Health

In Kensington, integrated medical care can have a 'huge' impact on HIV transmission

Kensington HIV Clinic

Entertainment

Amanda Seyfried felt she 'owed something to Philly' in taking on role in Peacock's 'Long Bright River'

amanda seyfried long bright river peacock

Addiction

New court in Kensington will serve as a pipeline to drug treatment, Mayor Parker says

Parker Wellness Court

Addiction

In Kensington, outreach workers give out food, clothing and toiletries from trucks, but potential restrictions loom

Mobile outreach Philly

Investigations

Philly man convicted for kidnapping and demanding ransom from hostage's wife in 2021

District Attorney Kidnapping Ransom

Government

Engine 6 fire company, established in 1871, reopens after 16 years of being inactive

Engine 6 fire station reopening

Business

Baker who made Patti LaBelle's 80th birthday cake opens cafe in East Kensington

dreamworld bakes kensington

Investigations

Gunfight in Kensington leaves 23-year-old man dead, police say

Kensington shooting

Volunteering

Abington teen starts 'little library' to help children of people experiencing homelessness and addiction

Amelia Fletcher Little Library 2

Food & Drink

Little Walter's pierogi z dynia makes New York Times' list of best foods in the country

Pierogi little walter's NYT

Arts & Culture

New fashion school in Kensington focuses on the art of selling clothes – not designing them

Ebony Pratt Fashion School

Investigations

South Street pawn shop owners accused of selling $19 million in stolen goods

Society Hill Loan

Investigations

Man charged with murder in fatal shooting in North Philly last summer

Heather Rainey homicide

Business

Amá, new restaurant serving Mexican cuisine, to open next year at Fishtown-Kensington border

ama restaurant

Investigations

Warehouse fire in Kensington forced nearby elementary school to evacuate

Kensington warehouse fire

Investigations

Philly police shoot man wanted for killing bystander in Kensington

Philly police shooting Kensington

Addiction

Drug overdose deaths decline in Philly for first time in 5 years

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