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Pride events in the Philly region this week include the Kensington Queer Circus Fest, a Jenkintown festival and Pride Tennis ...
Kensington is getting a little more creative by opening its first annual Kensington Queer Circus Fest. Sponsored by The East ...
WARNING: This story contains graphic images. PHILADELPHIA — Kensington has for years been a haven where addicts could freely shoot heroin. But as stronger substances like fentanyl and tranq, the ...
Kensington residents said people in the encampments on Kensington Avenue had spread out to the neighborhood’s side streets after officials swept the area on May 8, 2024. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) But a ...
More Philadelphia police officers will patrol Kensington starting next week as part of phase two of the city’s plan to clean up and improve the neighborhood. Stream Philadelphia News for free ...
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The troubled Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia is getting new attention. First, with Mayor Cherelle Parker's appointment of a deputy police commissioner last month ...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker on Thursday marked her 100th day in office surrounded by top city leaders at Russell Conwell Middle School in Kensington. The group shared ...
Kensington, infamously known worldwide for its excessive public drug consumption, is among Philadelphia areas most impacted by overdose deaths, according to the city health department data.
In Kensington, Philly officials look to connect addiction services to those in need Philadelphia's Special Committee on Kensington met with residents, health professionals and service providers on ...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Kensington has been plagued by an opioid crisis for years. Now, another drug on Philadelphia's streets is making a devastating situation catastrophic. According to medical ...
I grew up in Kensington, Philadelphia. Let's not glamorize addiction — again : Shots - Health News A young poet and writer who lost his father to opioid addiction says there's nothing cool about ...