Is this week’s removal of an encampment of unhoused people from Kensington Avenue the start of a transformation of the neighborhood? 

Or will it be just one more of the many fleeting cleanups, soon undone and forgotten, that Kensington’s central corridor has seen over the years?

BP’s Meir Rinde talked to residents, business owners, and people who frequent the area’s open-air drug market and found deeply divided opinions. Continue reading… 

The Philadelphia Surge hope to be in the finals tournament when it’s hosted at Drexel’s Vidas Field in late June.

The city’s women and gender-expansive pro ultimate frisbee team missed out on last year’s wildcard spot into Championship Weekend in a vote that put a New York team with a worse record in the Surge’s spot.

BP’s Nick Kariuki talked with team members who hope their undefeated record will lead to winning the championship in front of a Philly crowd, making their vindication even sweeter. Continue reading… 

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• Student protests against the war in Gaza have sharpened presidential election campaign rhetoric across the U.S., including in Pennsylvania, Nevada, Ohio, Michigan, California, and Florida. [AP]