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.
But would the bill make it past Tom Wolf’s desk?
The Bea Arthur Residence will house homeless LGBT youth.
Hingston: In ’76, Rizzo fearmongering scared people away from the Bicentennial. Has Philly learned nothing?
He’s been arrested. Police still don’t know who shot him.
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 benefit will support local Philadelphian Bee Reed.
Attacks on the city’s new housing plan miss the mark.
Defiant Archives: Trans Histories of Existence, Resistance, and Brilliance starts July 24th.
In Miami, a boom in downtown residential skyscrapers has let surrounding neighborhoods keep their character.
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.
Motorists, privacy experts raise concerns.
Nutter came to the aid of a member of his security detail who was locked in a struggle with a man.
“Mass incarceration makes our country worse off,” he tells NAACP.
