Topic: Kensington
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Guest Commentary: Philly Finally Fights Back
A Republican former Chester County DA on how Philly is turning the corner on crime
By Thomas Hogan![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Kensington_Corridor-_Trust--791x400.png)
Guest Commentary: A Trust Grows in Kensington
An equitable development expert at Drexel’s Metro Finance Lab points to a possible shining light in the neighborhood beset by drug use and poverty: Community ownership of the Kensington Avenue retail corridor. Will it work?
By Karen Black![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/I-95_Detour_HED-1-791x400.jpg)
How to Make the I-95 Detour Not Suck (As Much) (Again)
Traffic is gonna be bad for a while. Here’s help making your way up and down the interstate more tolerable — and maybe even … fun?
By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/RiversideCorrectional-791x400.jpg)
Can Philadelphia Correct … our Corrections?
The City’s new approach to the drug trade in Kensington could send increasing numbers of people to city jails. How will that square with the prison department’s ongoing staffing crisis?
By Malcolm Burnley![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Solar_States_Trainees_HED-791x400.jpg)
Business for Good: Solar States
The Kensington-based solar panel installer has always had a mission to grow jobs for Philadelphians while helping the planet. Now, it’s training a new cohort of workers who’ve been through the justice system
By Courtney DuChene![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Trace_HED-791x400.jpg)
View From The Streets
For the first time in three years, the city is poised to start a new year with fewer than 500 fatalities, thanks to a renewed focus on the most violent neighborhoods. But the gunshots, sirens, and recurring cycles of mourning persist
By Mensah M. Dean![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/El-Centro-De-Estudiantes-HED-791x400.jpeg)
Development for Good: Crowdfunding Community Development
A new program from Shift Capital allows average citizens to invest as little as $100 in their own communities — and double their money in nine years
By Courtney DuChene![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/COTW-NIcole_Bixler_HED-791x400.jpg)
Citizen of the Week: Nicole Bixler of Operation In My Backyard
The Port Richmond social worker offers sustenance, support and care to those struggling with addiction
By Rachel Wisniewski