Kensington
ReAnimator Coffee Opens Big New Spot
While we’ve been all amped up on news from La Colombe, ReAnimator Coffee has quietly expanded with its own bigger and better facility. ReAnimator Coffee is hosting their grand opening at […]
The Lovely Bones: East Kensington Fixer-Upper
If there can be said to be a ground zero for Kensington redevelopment and renaissance, it might be cobblestone Trenton Avenue, which anchors the East Kensington […]
This Labor Day Is the Great Boogie Woogie
Join Kraftwork for a Labor Day party. The Great Boogie Woogie party is happening in a warehouse at 1526 N American Street and there will […]
A “Brew-Collar” Beer for the River Wards
Don Russell has the story behind Philadelphia’s newest brewery, Do Good Brewing. Tom Sheridan is brewing United Ale, a beer aiming to be the local beer at […]
Rowhouse Spirits Is Open for Business
Former Philadelphia Brewing Company employee Dean Browne has started Rowhouse Spirits across the street from his former brewery in Kensington. Today he’ll be open for […]
Cockfighting Ring Busted in Kensington
Animal control officials seized 18 live roosters from a Kensington house over the weekend, part of what officials say was a cockfighting enterprise: Officers arrived […]
Cops: Closed Kensington Street Has Become Drug Market
A water main break last December at G and Allegheny is still causing problems for Kensington residents. NBC 10 interviewed local residents who said repairs […]
Saint Benjamin Brewing Brews First Batch
After years of planning, site searching, recipe developing and dealing with Philadelphia bureaucracy, Tim Patton and Christina Burris have brewed their first beer at Saint […]
WATCH: Videographer Documents This Weekend’s Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby
Philly videographer Nic Justice just wrapped up two short documentaries chronicling this Saturday’s Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby and Trenton Avenue Arts Fest.
Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby Raises Funds with Indiegogo
The Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby (KKSD) is something of a Philly phenomenon. A rare time of year when parade floats meet works of art meet WTF?!. Hand-powered vehicles decked out […]
“Fishtown’s First Float Spa” Is Not in Fishtown at All. Discuss.
The soon-to-open Halcyon Floats has sent out a press release describing itself as a ”two-tank isolation spa in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia.” An attached […]
Morning Headlines: Kenpor L.P. Backs Out of Property Rehabbing Over a Year Later
An agreement to demolish / rehabilitate the former properties of slumlord Robert Coyle has come to naught. The deal, made in September 2012, was between […]
It’s Time for Memphis Taproom’s Sixth Annual Boxing Day Festival
For the last five years, Memphis Taproom has hosted a Boxing Day Beer Festival. And this year will be no different. Starting at 11:30 a.m. today, […]
Morning-of-the-Day-Before-Christmas Headlines: The Waters Rise
The water main break’s gallons are equal to more than 30 Olympic-size swimming pools. Of course the big story of the day for those in […]
Unique Kensington Garage Conversion With Exposed Brick and Glass-Encased Courtyard
Philadelphia excels at industrial-to-residential conversions, a trend with super cool results: A warehouse turned family home. A trolley garage turned firehouse turned apartment. A meat-packing plant turned into eight […]