In booming Philadelphia neighborhoods, lead-poisoned soil is resurfacing

Her Kensington neighborhood is full of charm. Swank cafes with rustic wood and vintage lighting. Stoops and decks with skyline views. Young parents who bond at parks while their children play.

Jana Curtis, a mother of three, finds excitement in this urban renaissance.

But with it comes a sad reality.

Her daughter was poisoned by lead. The culprit wasn’t paint. Or tap water. But soil — in her own backyard.

“The yard was poisoning my daughter,” Curtis said. “It’s just so horrifying.”

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