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.
Can anything slow the company down? How about demands for giveaways?
Weymouth: You can absolutely relive your childhood this week. But there are rules.
A rapid-fire chat with the Gayborhood favorite.
Governor will have to fill seats formerly held by Castille, McCaffery.
Can Mike Topel and Eric Ulken steer the region’s biggest website down a new path?
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.
PM: When did you guys first meet? ED: [laughs] I have no idea. CHRIS: I just remember that he and Billy Green [then Philadelphia’s mayor] […]
Chip Chantry and Jim Grammond are writing partners for the local sketch-comedy show Dog Mountain, performing at Philly Improv Theater on November 13th, 14th, 20th […]
Challenges persist for the city’s major daily newspapers.
McQuade: Let your cat show its neighborhood pride.
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.
Drag queens do Hocus Pocus, a frightful run through West Laurel Hill Cemetery and more.
PM: So you’re pretty deep into production for season two of Broad City? Abbi: Yeah, we’re actually done tomorrow, so it’s really nuts. I’m standing […]
Happy Valley still wrestles with the scandal.
“Distraction, multi-tasking, and aimless drifting is mandatory.”
