Public toilets and sinks are installed in Kensington — and were vandalized on the first day
The mobile trailers, part of an effort to combat hepatitis A, are locked up overnight.
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‘They shot me up, now they tryin’ to lock me up’: Man shot by police in Kensington suffered from mental health issues
Now recovering from multiple bullet wounds, Darrin Lee faces charges of aggravated assault and making terroristic threats.
No more Kensington kayaking: ‘Pop-up’ pool locked behind safety fences
After reading our story, the developer was spurred to action.
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Pop up pool? Philly residents are using a construction ditch for kayaking
The Kensington developer says he's waiting on permits to gets started on a fix. L&I says it's waiting on new designs.
Hepatitis A outbreak spreads in Kensington, prompting pleas to ‘Get vaccinated!’
Residents want the city to deal with the issue of human feces, which transmits the disease.
Using fire and force, this Philly author turns guns into garden tools
For those who’ve lost loved ones, Shane Claiborne’s hammer can be cathartic.
Philly’s new EMS overdose team is unlike any in the nation
Will the model work? Stakeholders are hopeful.
Defying the Amazon onslaught, Philly publisher opens bookstore in Kensington
The Head & the Hand Books will be a place to "look at works that aren’t glowing back at you."
Philadelphia’s new version of street sweeping is…dusty
Watch a demo of the backpack leaf blowers that will scatter debris — so drivers don't have to move their cars.
After $2 million scare, Kensington’s Last Stop recovery center is going legit
The 18-year-old operation is forming its first board of directors.
Where will Safehouse open a supervised injection site? Study tags potential locations
The nonprofit says a 2019 launch remains the plan.
Fire sale? The Kensington-Port Richmond scrapyards are cashing out to developers
The industrial stretch along Lehigh Avenue is being filled up with condos.
A Drexel-made smartphone app to reduce overdose deaths in Philly
Unity Philly alerts Narcan carriers when there's an active OD nearby.