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.
Philly man says surgeons had to remove it from his stomach.
It happened on Washington Avenue.
The former employee says one of the shop’s regular patrons was “transphobic.”
A former manager at a Reading Wawa has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the beloved convenience store chain.
Beginning in 1899, the City of Brotherly Love has been the site of the historic college football rivalry 86 times.
Everybody’s favorite fuzzy green mascot is on call with Uber on Wednesday afternoon.
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.
Some would be on the hook for police overtime costs.
The mayor hasn’t taken a position himself on whether it should come down.
In 2015, per the FBI, 14 hate crimes were reported in the city.
The university said he would present “a major security risk.”
Demonstrators called for the removal of the monument and the elimination of the local police force.
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.
