Topic: Kensington
The Stigma
Members of 12-step recovery groups often stigmatize those taking medication to treat opioid addiction. Inside a Kensington support group that embraces all who show up
By Jillian Bauer-Reese
Look Who’s Gone Radical
A groundbreaking Museum of Art exhibit takes art to the streets, combining it with advocacy. This isn’t your grandfather’s PMA
By Karen Chernick
Citizen Mystery Shopper (Part 9)
Searching for Narcan and battling the bank
A Porch Light in Kensington
A city/Mural Arts initiative seeks to change Kensington with programming for a forgotten group: families of those addicted to drugs
By Quinn O'Callaghan
Sleep out with Covenant House
The city’s shelter for homeless youth is expanding, but more needs to be done. Join them by sleeping outside on a cardboard box to help out
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
We’ve Got to Stop Dying
Up-and-coming philanthrocapitalist Max Tuttleman has turned his attention to a seemingly intractable crisis: Opioid deaths. Because there’s no time to waste
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Shift Capital
The developer’s massive project in Kensington promises holistic neighborhood revitalization—from housing to environment to jobs
By Quinn O'Callaghan
One Student at a Time
At El Centro de Estudiantes, intense adult interaction helps high school dropouts graduate—and sets them up for success in their lives
By Melanie Bavaria
My Neighborhood (Kensington)
Mapping Philadelphia, one poem at a time
By Write Your Block
The Play(ground)’s the Thing
Landscape architect Lois Brink turned Denver school yards into community parks. Can she do the same in Philly?
By Melanie Bavaria