A street art and hip-hop fundraiser in Kensington will bring artists, musicians and neighbors together for a day of ...

Tom Ignudo is a digital content producer at CBS Philadelphia. Before he joined CBS Philadelphia in 2021, Tom covered high school and college sports for the Philadelphia Inquirer. He covers breaking ...

More than 100 Philadelphia firefighters responded to a 3-alarm fire in an industrial building in the city's Kensington section on Wednesday. The fire has since been placed under control, the ...

An investigation is underway after police said two men were found shot in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood overnight. According to police, the incident happened just after 3 a.m. on Wednesday, ...

Playwright says he created “Ordinary People, Extraordinary People” 25 years ago to share “how Black people saw Christmas.” ...

New regulations on mobile units that provide medical care, food, water and harm reduction supplies in District 7 include limits on where and when they can operate.

Police are investigating after a child was struck in a hit-and-run crash after she fell off an electric scooter while riding in Philadelphia's Kensington Avenue on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. Officials ...

A warehouse fire in Kensington forced a nearby elementary school to relocate its students Wednesday morning before firefighters brought it under control. The three-alarm blaze ignited before 7:30 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A man was shot and killed in Philadelphia's Kensington section. Police responded to gun shots around 3:20 a.m. on Monday, at East Lehigh Avenue and Emerald Street. Officers ...

Philadelphia lawmakers voted Thursday to ban mobile outreach groups that provide medical care and support services to people ...

Gloria Cartagena Hart vividly remembers the scenes and sounds of her Kensington block just three years ago: The streets filled with trash. The sidewalks lined with dozens of people openly using drugs.

This article appears in the February 2025 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. Stepping off at the Allegheny subway station in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood, visitors are ...