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Kurt Vile Album

Kurt Vile releases first single from upcoming album 'Philadelphia's been good to me'

The Netherlands' king and queen to tour Philly ahead of White House visit

Dutch King and Queen

This Philly elementary school is slated to become a middle school. The community is urging the district to reconsider

John Moffet School March

Philly high school students seek to give classmates tools to spot internet lies

Class computers

Man pistol-whipped during fight over parking spot in Kensington

Parking dispute Kensington

A 'fentanyl drought' may be a bigger factor in overdose deaths falling than increased prevention efforts

Overdose Deaths Fentanyl

Abandoned basset hound rescued by couple in Kensington was 'emaciated' and 'dying,' PSPCA says

Basset Hound PSPCA

Convicted killer sentenced to life in prison for 2018 double homicide in Kensington

Kensington murder sentencing

Cantina la Martina brings La Tamalada back to Kensington in first Philly event since closure

1 La Tamalada - Photo

At Post Haste in East Kensington, diners can choose what to pay on Sundays

post haste pay what you can

Street art and hip-hop fuel a fundraiser for people experiencing homelessness in Kensington

Recovery Done Simple Sign

Kensington nonprofit aims to show how building public gardens combats littering

Klean Kensington

Emmett named to Esquire's best new restaurants list

Emmett Esquire list

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

Cantina la martina closing

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

Amanda Cahill Lawsuit

City Council defends business curfew set to expand beyond Kensington

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

Herman's Martha Revival

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

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

Overnight Business Curfew

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

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

Chickens Rescue ACCT

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

Essen Bakery

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

Mobile Services Kensington

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

Mobile Services Law Truck

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

Mark Dial sentencing

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

Pride 2025 Philadelphia

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

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

Mark Dial Irizarry

New restrictions placed on mobile medical services in Kensington

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

Mobile Services Kensington

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

Inner Excellence

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

business curfew bill

Medetomidine is replacing xylazine in Philly's street fentanyl supply

Pedestrian fatally struck by U-Haul truck in Kensington

U-Haul pedestrian crash

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

sarah laurel savage sisters

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

long bright river philadelphia

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

Kensington Crime Parker

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

Kensington HIV Clinic

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

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