Millions of dollars in drugs seized by police, homicides down in Kensington, Philadelphia leaders say
Philadelphia leaders on Monday shared an update on their efforts to clean up Kensington and make the neighborhood safer.
Business owners in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood say they see progress but hope for more improvement
Business owners in Kensington say the neighborhood is improving under Mayor Cherelle Parker, but more should be done.
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Police break up crowd that gathered to see rapper Skrilla in Philadelphia's Kensington section
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Police broke up a crowd of as many as 200 people in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood on Tuesday night. Local rap artist Skrilla was there live-streaming with YouTuber N3on ...
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Five Years In, Philly’s Kensington Corridor Trust Is Building Momentum
When Del Valle was growing up, there were street festivals ... and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation to establish Kensington Corridor Trust as a vehicle for residents to take control ...
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Kensington clean up: Progress made in struggling community one year after Mayor Parker's initiative
Philadelphia leaders gathered ... to clean up the struggling community of Kensington. On a sun-splashed morning along Kensington Avenue near Somerset Street, people in the grips of addiction ...
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Kensington sees drop in homicides, surge in arrests as city cracks down on open-air drug market
Sign up for our Daily Email newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest local news throughout Philadelphia. Homicides and shootings in Kensington each declined about ...
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City leaders tout progress in Kensington, but some residents remain skeptical
Philadelphia law enforcement officials gathered in ... walking outside my house to score,” said Alfred Klosterman, 73, who lives near Kensington Avenue and Venango Street. Klosterman was among a group ...
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In Kensington, the drug trade tells a tale of two neighborhoods
But just a block away, you’re back to the Wall Street of heroin. Kensington has very much ... have made stabs at improving the quality of life in the area of Kensington north of Lehigh Ave. Impact ...
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Over 1 million fans expected at Philadelphia Super Bowl parade
Several school districts in Philadelphia suburbs in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey already had announced school closures. The parade will begin at 11 a.m. at the intersection of Broad Street and ...
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Police believe double shooting may be linked to another in Philadelphia's Kensington section
Police believe the incident is tied to the shooting on Palethorpe Street in the city's Kensington section earlier in the day.
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Business owners say Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood is improving but more should be done
Business owners in the Kensington section of Philadelphia say Mayor Cherelle Parker's efforts to improve the neighborhood are ...
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9 months after Kensington cleanup, Philly officials offer progress report
That activity has mostly moved to the area known as “The Avenue” or “K and A,” for the intersection of Kensington and Allegheny avenues, the site of a Market-Frankford El stop. “The status quo is ...