People, Places, News & Views
People, Places, News & Views
After a quarter century at Haverford High, 2026’s National Teacher of the Year Leon Smith shares what he’s learned about connection, critical thinking, and helping young people see what they’re capable of.
He still holds the Flyers’ single season record for points and appearances in frozen pizza commercials.
In an exclusive interview, a North Philadelphia man tells what he — and two of his children — saw from the back of a Philadelphia police car.
How would the addition of flamethrower Randy Johnson have affected the World Series?
Brainiac scientists. The city’s most fanatical fans. A Mister Softee aficionado who stole our hearts — and more of our favorite neighbors this year
This city has had a love affair with the pitchers, running backs, goalies, and point guards who have called it home. Here, we present our definitive ranking. Let the debates begin.
The city’s LGBT chamber of commerce is making strides.
Police are actively trying to identify the man, believed to be in his early 20s.
The professor said Warmbier got “what he deserved.”
Is the Philly developer planning a Piazza by the sea?
Sure, Philly gave America democracy. But, from bubble gum to the world’s first computer to life-saving medical breakthroughs, Philadelphia’s greatest export is actually our influence.
We launched a petition to urge the Mayor and City Council to make May 21st a day to honor the brave former slave who escaped from George Washington — because no one tells Philadelphia to keep the truth to ourselves.
The Trials of Tony Luke
Tony Luke Jr. is grieving for his son — and simultaneously battling his own father and brother in court.
Hingston: An old head does a rookie a solid.
Philly’s awful solar-powered cans cost $4.5 million. City Controller Alan Budkovitz called their faulty hi-tech software “practically useless.”
No one knows how (or why) the deer got in the water.
