Ashley Huston has gone from a kid in a big family learning to cook with whatever was on hand to bringing global flavors to East Kensington, earning many accolades along the way.
Amidst ongoing changes in the neighborhood, a soup kitchen in Kensington became an example for business students learning to balance an organization’s core competencies with the moral impact of its decisions.
Family and financial stress, on top of daily exposure to poverty and drug use, make it harder for many Kensington students to make it to graduation, according to experts and educators.
Twice-a-week trash pickup has arrived for much of North Philadelphia, parts of Kensington, Fishtown and Northern Liberties.
A trash-filled vacant lot in the heart of Kensington will soon be transformed into a community garden after Klean Kensington was awarded a $17,000 Revive and Thrive grant to clean up and maintain the long-blighted property.
Federal authorities claim they have shut down a prominent drug dealing faction that operated in Kensington, after charging 33 alleged members of the group. Dubbed the Weymouth Street Drug …
A woman died after she was apparently struck by a vehicle that fled the scene early Wednesday morning in Kensington, authorities said.
This story was originally published by Kensington Voice. A Citizens Police Oversight Commission review of body-worn camera footage from the 24th police district shows that Philadelphia Police …
This article was originally published by Kensington Voice. Philadelphia plans to spend nearly two-thirds of its opioid settlement funds — $167 million — on Riverview Wellness Village and …
Next month, The Clay Studio: Center for Innovation in Ceramic Art will debut Clay as Care, a groundbreaking project that explores the ways art and ceramics promote self-care, healing, rest, and …
One person was killed and another was seriously injured in a pair of separate hit-and-run crashes over the weekend in Philadelphia. The deadly collision happened just before 11:30 p.m. Friday at …
This article was originally published by Kensington Voice. In a storefront tucked under the El on the 2800 block of Kensington Avenue, Ligia Rodriguez — a Dominican immigrant and longtime …
Sept. 2 update: Police identified the victim in the N. Front Street incident as 32-year-old Tiffany Niehorster and said the Medical Examiner's Office determined that she was not shot. "The cause of …
This article was originally published by Kensington Voice. Mayor Cherelle Parker’s sweeping $2 billion housing plan—the Housing Opportunities Made Easy (H.O.M.E.) initiative—was approved in …
Three men were killed and at least four other people were injured in gun violence this weekend across Philadelphia. Police did not release many details about some of the incidents, including …
This article was originally published by Kensington Voice. The Philadelphia Board of Health delayed an expected Thursday vote on regulations tied to Councilmember Quetcy Lozada’s mobile …
This article was originally published by Kensington Voice. A new batch of organizations will receive $2.2 million in grants from the city’s 2025 Opioid Prevention and Community Healing Fund …
This article was originally published by Kensington Voice. Councilmember Quetcy Lozada’s bill that bans mobile service units from most of Kensington’s 7th District has not yet been enforced, …
A woman was killed and at least five other people were injured in shootings over the weekend across Philadelphia. Police said a female victim, whose age has not been provided, was found when …
Seven people were wounded in various violent incidents over the weekend across Philadelphia, according to authorities. Officers responded to a report of a stabbing just after 9:15 a.m. Sunday morning …
