Kensington

Kensington HIV Clinic

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

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

amanda seyfried long bright river

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

amanda seyfried long bright river peacock

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

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

Mobile outreach Philly

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

District Attorney Kidnapping Ransom

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

Engine 6 fire station reopening

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

dreamworld bakes kensington

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

Kensington shooting

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

Amelia Fletcher Little Library 2

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

Pierogi little walter's NYT

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

Ebony Pratt Fashion School

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

Society Hill Loan

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

Heather Rainey homicide

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

ama restaurant

Warehouse fire in Kensington forced nearby elementary school to evacuate

Kensington warehouse fire

Philly police shoot man wanted for killing bystander in Kensington

Philly police shooting Kensington

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

Family of Amanda Cahill, who died in a Philly jail, is still searching for answers

Amanda Cahill death

Jaime Roman, the Philly police officer shot during traffic stop in June, dies

Officer dies following shooting

Meetinghouse, My Loup named to Bon Appétit's best new restaurants list

My Loup Bon Appetit

Tabletop gaming store Runehammer will bring sci-fi and fantasy to Frankford Avenue

Runehammer Opening

Police seek 2 gunmen who shot 4 people in Kensington on Tuesday night

Kensington shooting G Street

Woman, 41, fatally shot while trying to break up fight in Kensington, police say

Kensington fight shooting

Mark Dial, ex-police officer accused of killing Eddie Irizarry, out on bail after first-degree murder charge is dropped

Mark Dial Irizarry

Man stabbed hospital worker with needle at Temple's Episcopal campus, police say

Temple Hospital Stabbing

In 'The God of the Woods,' Philly author Liz Moore explores the 'peril' of nature

Liz Moore God of the Woods book

Suspect charged in police officer shooting, hostage incident in Kensington

Suspect charged police officer shooting kensington

Suspects in custody after Philadelphia police officer shot and injured in Kensington, authorities say

philadelphia police officer shot

Man, 54, shot and killed by dirt bike riders in Kensington, police say

Kensington bike shooting

Philly police to enter enforcement phase of city's plan targeting drugs, violence in Kensington

Bethel Kensington Police

Temple Hospital revamps Episcopal Campus to better serve people with substance use, mental health disorders

Temple Episcopal Campus

Art for the Cash Poor returns to Olde Kensington with artwork on sale for less than $250

art for the cash poor

Police searching for man who robbed, shot at off-duty officer in Kensington

Kensington shooting robbery

Moped rider shoots 3 people, including a child, after traffic crash in Kensington

Kensington Moped Shooting

Fentanyl drug packaging operation busted in Kensington

Kensington drug bust

Three men convicted in 2021 shooting of promising figure skater during Kensington robbery

Kensington Shooting Soto

Police clear out Kensington homeless encampment; advocates frustrated with the process

Children's Health

Young people in Philly's toughest neighborhoods explain how violence disrupts their physical and mental health

Violence Health Effects

Drug users and unhoused people consider their next paths ahead of city's crackdown in Kensington

Kensington Addiction Homelessness

22-year-old man killed in shooting in Kensington; 2 others wounded

Kensington shooting police

Apartments planned at site of former Kensington Community Food Co-op

Kensington Apartments Food Coop

Separate shootings across Philly result in 3 deaths and 3 injuries

Philly Friday shootings fatalities police

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