💌 Love Philly? Sign up for to get everything you need to know about Philadelphia, every day. After four years providing an arts sanctuary in a neighborhood battling opioid use and homelessness, the Kensington Storefront has closed its doors for good. Mural Arts, which ran the center in partnership with the city, attributed the shutdown to “a perfect storm of zoning restrictions and COVID.” Though virtual programming will continue, and a search for a replacement space is underway, the loss is causing grief among the community, which as a beacon of hope. “I don’t have the words or the ability...…💌 Love Philly? Sign up for to get everything you need to know about Philadelphia, every day. After four years providing an arts sanctuary in a neighborhood battling opioid use and homelessness, the Kensington Storefront has closed its doors for good. Mural Arts, which ran the center in partnership with the city, attributed the shutdown to “a perfect storm of zoning restrictions and COVID.” Though virtual programming will continue, and a search for a replacement space is underway, the loss is causing grief among the community, which as a beacon of hope. “I don’t have the words or the ability...WW…

Sixty-year-old Anthony Thomas died alone in his room at the City of Philadelphia’s COVID prevention site over the Thanksgiving holiday, health department officials confirmed. The cause was accidental drug intoxication, also known as an overdose. “We deeply mourn this loss of life. It is a tragedy repeated throughout the city due to substance use disorder. It is heartbreaking,” said Liz Hersh, director of the Office of Homeless Services. A staff member at the site, located at the Center City Holiday Inn near 13th and Sansom streets, said Thomas arrived there in August. Observers at the hotel...…Sixty-year-old Anthony Thomas died alone in his room at the City of Philadelphia’s COVID prevention site over the Thanksgiving holiday, health department officials confirmed. The cause was accidental drug intoxication, also known as an overdose. “We deeply mourn this loss of life. It is a tragedy repeated throughout the city due to substance use disorder. It is heartbreaking,” said Liz Hersh, director of the Office of Homeless Services. A staff member at the site, located at the Center City Holiday Inn near 13th and Sansom streets, said Thomas arrived there in August. Observers at the hotel...WW…