Mayor Cherelle Parker is asking Philly’s ‘eds and meds’ to help fill holes in the city budget, sources say
Despite being some of the largest employers in the city and most having budgets or endowments in excess of $1 biIlion, Philly ...
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City Council anounces budget hearings schedule
Philadelphia City Council has posted the schedule of 13 formal hearings and three public comment sessions for the fiscal year ...
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Kensington progress report; Kitchen collective; Penn’s DEI troubles | Morning roundup
Kensington drug crackdown has some impact, but it’s still early days City officials are giving each other tentative ...
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Kensington drug crackdown has some impact, but it’s still very early days
Philadelphia’s huge open-air drug market shifts to new blocks as city officials gear up the new Wellness Court program.
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.
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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Philly’s ‘Wellness Court’ Offers Treatment, Not Jail, for Kensington’s Addicted
Discover how Philly's Wellness Court offers treatment over jail for Kensington residents battling addiction, aiming to ...
Report: Kensington saw 45% drop in homicides amid revitalization efforts
Philadelphia officials met at City Hall on Tuesday to discuss the impact ongoing revitalization efforts have had on the Kensington neighborhood and touted a 45-percent drop in homicides there in 2024.
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Kensington sees drop in homicides, surge in arrests as city cracks down on open-air drug market
Homicides and shootings in Kensington each declined about 45% in 2024, compared to the year prior, and arrests for drug ...
City leaders tout progress in Kensington, but some residents remain skeptical
Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said Kensington is safer now than two years ago. Some residents are still skeptical.
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9 months after Kensington cleanup, Mayor Parker offers progress report
Since last May, there’s been a 57% reduction in shootings in Kensington, and police have seized 24,000 grams of fentanyl, according to city officials.
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Philadelphia leaders say they're making progress toward reducing crime in Kensington
During a presentation on Monday, authorities said there was a significant drop in violent crime during the first year of Mayor Cherelle Parker's "Kensington Initiative." It's an effort to focus ...