A new cafe in Kensington is hoping to fill a need for community spaces in the neighborhood. BUBS — short for ‘B* under Berks Station,’ with the first ‘B’ interchangeably standing for anything from breakfast to “Battleship” — has stacks on stacks of board games and a vision to open early mornings and close late into the night.

“Bringing people together is a core mission of BUBS,” said Simon Joseph, owner of the new spot, who moved to Philly in 2009 and commutes through Berks Station. “Just to be a living room for the neighborhood, a place that is open in the evenings, that is not a bar.”

BUBS has been open since early June, when it announced its “bland” opening. The space is large, but the decorations are humble and fun. A wall is painted to look like a backgammon board with dice. Other s

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