Topic: Kensington

What we know and don’t know about the city’s controversial idea

2021 was another year of tragedy and hardship—and also hope and resilience. In other words: It was Philly.

At the epicenter of the region’s opioid and homelessness crisis, the River Wards have been all but abandoned by city leaders. But does the City already have a solution to the problem?

A collaboration between several local organizations has distributed more than $15 million in affordable loans to the Latinx community in North Philly — and it’s just getting started.

New Kensington Community Development Corporation has stepped in where government has failed, to help neighborhood businesses survive the pandemic. Could this be a model for other communities?

The coaches are empowering youth off and on the field through their work with Up2Us Sports and Kensington Soccer Club

Can Sunflower Philly, a community space in Kensington run by local artists and funded by local developers, forge a connection between new and longtime residents?

The author of Long Bright River took us behind the scenes of her haunting, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful novel

The nonprofit leader spent his youth being part of the problem in his North Philly neighborhood. Over two decades later, he’s a safe space for other kids—day, night or pandemic

The principal of socially-minded developer Shift Capital pens a call to arms to fellow business leaders: Locate where you’re most needed