Kensington
Skeletal Human Remains Found in West Kensington Lot
https://twitter.com/NBCPhiladelphia/status/684772460659621888/photo/1 A city work crew this morning came across skeletal human remains in an empty lot in the city’s West Kensington section. A Philadelphia Police […]
Field Guide: The Best Places to Eat and Drink in Fishtown and Kensington
Maybe you think you know Frankford Avenue. You’ve met friends for table tennis, jenga and liters of German beer at Stephen Starr’s Frankford Hall. You’ve […]
Eight Charged With Selling Heroin Near Kensington School, Playground
Just weeks after the Drug Enforcement Administration released a report claiming that heroin availability is up in Philadelphia when it’s down in most other parts […]
Martha Set to Wow Kensington
Martha is opening in Kensington, just off of Frankford Avenue at 2113 East York Street. The bar is fronted by Philadelphia restaurant/bar alum Jon Medlinsky (Chifa, […]
Street Artist WRDSMTH Drops New Typewriter Stencils in Fishtown and Kensington
L.A.-based street artist WRDSMTH was in Philadelphia yesterday, where he left behind a couple of his iconic typewriter stencils in Fishtown and Kensington. The works […]
NKCDC Kicks Off Renewal of Kensington’s Withering Orinoka Mills
Kensington residents and veteran Market-Frankford Line commuters who continue on past Huntingdon know well the blighted and tagged hulk standing just off Somerset Station at the corner of East Somerset […]
Orinoka Civic House to Break Ground in October
The New Kensington Development Corporation (NKCDC) announced today that their ambitious revitalization project at the former Orinoka Mills, a dilapidated 19th century textile mill site at East […]
Pair Break Into Kensington Home, Take Car Keys, Steal Car
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Vp7LgD1Ic Police in Philadelphia are looking for a duo that broke into a woman’s house in West Kensington, took her car keys, then walked up and […]
Federal Distilling Opening in Kensington
Philadelphia is getting another new distillery. Federal Distilling is coming to 161 Cecil B. Moore Avenue (next to Keystone Mini Golf) in the Kensington neighborhood. The […]
Police Made 68 Drug Arrests in One Neighborhood in Two Days
Most drug users in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs know that one of the best places to score dope in the Philadelphia area is in […]
Property’s Photo of the Week: Sidecar Fun in East Kensington
We don’t know about you, but it’s been a long week for some of us and we could certainly do with some feel good vibes. […]
Tomorrow: Saint Benjamin Brewing Company Begins Tours
Saint Benjamin Brewing Company, the Kensington-based brewery is hosting its first round of tours this Saturday. The brewery opens up at 12 pm until 4 pm, with […]
Memphis Taproom Beer Garden Opening Saturday, April 18
It’s that time of year again when the weather decides to get drunk and say it’s cool to have 40 degree mornings, 68 degree afternoons and violent thunderstorms. […]
Spotted in South Kensington: Warehouse to Be Converted Into Seven Loft-Style Apartments
Its days as a cabinet factory have long disappeared from the rear view mirror, so it was only a matter of time before the as of […]
Spotted in Kensington: Two Historic Bank Buildings to Be Redeveloped
Jewelers’ Row may be one of the last surviving niche districts in Philadelphia, but that doesn’t mean all remnants of previous ones have been erased. Case in point, […]