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portrait of Programs director Melanie Beddis and harm reduction specialist Jose Castillo posing at Savage Sisters Recovery’s Kensington Avenue storefront

Kensington nonprofit to cease storefront operations

Luke Sanelli April 10, 2024
‘More people are definitely going to die’
A PSIP 2.0 group making birdhouses for the Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden.

A PSIP 2.0 group at Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden.
PHOTO: HANNAH MADEYA ’24/THE HAWK

Planting a community at the Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden

Tess Coary September 20, 2023

The Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden, located in Kensington, North Philadelphia, has become a frequent service spot for St. Joe’s students participating in the university’s Philadelphia Service Immersion...

Quinones-Sanchez talks about her experience of addressing opioid issues in Kensington. PHOTO: LUKE MALANGA ’20/THE HAWK

Philadelphia councilwoman speaks on local effects of the opioid crisis

Allison Kite February 19, 2020

Maria Quinones-Sanchez, a Philadelphia councilmember, spoke on local issues surrounding the opioid crisis to a room of students and St. Joe’s community members in the North Lounge of the Campion...

Jeffrey Stockbridge's photo book "Kensington Blues" (Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Stockbridge).

Kensington through a local lens

Alex Hargrave April 22, 2018

Photographer’s thoughtful portrayal of the opioid epidemic Philadelphia-based photographer Jeffrey Stockbridge spoke about his decade-long project documenting the opioid crisis in Kensington, North...

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