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.
’Tis the Season to Destroy Lanternfly Eggs
Forget goopy bags of hand sanitizer — there’s an easier (and more satisfying) way to get rid of egg masses.
5 Things to Know About Adopting a Dog in Philly
With rescue applications through the roof, here’s how to ensure yours is the winning ticket.
7 Ways to Spoil Your Dog in Philly
It’s only fair that your furry companion enjoy the city as much as you do.
How Pandemic Pups Are Getting Us Through a Very Dark Year
They slobber, stink, and shed everywhere. They’re also among the best things to happen to us in 2020.
Best Thing This Week: Thanksgiving 2020 — it Happened
It was a holiday like no other. And we got by.
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.
A Pennsylvania Judge Absolutely Eviscerated Trump’s Last-Ditch Election Lawsuit
Judge Matthew Brann equated the Trump campaign’s argument to “Frankenstein’s Monster.” That and the other five best quotes from Brann’s decision, which has allowed counties across Pennsylvania to officially certify the election results.
The Mummers Are Secretly Planning a Parade, Even Though Philly Has Canceled It
“The parade has always been a political event,” says one Mummer. “And if there can be parties in the streets for Joe Biden and big demonstrations for this and for that, then they can’t stop the Mummers.”
Raheem Ikeam Myers Was the City’s 203rd Homicide Victim This Year. This Is His Story.
He was a man with children, a big extended family, and a faith that sustained him. In one of Philly’s most violent years, he became yet another casualty. His complicated story reveals how the city failed to protect him — and so many like him.
6 ABC’s Adam Joseph on His Winter Prediction and Why He Hates Coffee
The Main Line resident and meteorologist talks Cecily vs. Jim, coming out, collecting plants, and why his friends call him “Spitfire.”
Inside the Fight to Abolish Police in Philadelphia
YahNé Ndgo and other local activists have been advocating for years to get police out of Black communities. Now, is the rest of the city ready to listen?
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.
Best Thing This Week: The Philadelphia Union Land Two Big Awards!
It’s official: Our MLS team is the best Philly sports team.
St. Mary Nurses on Strike: We Need More Staff, or COVID Patients Could Die Alone
Fearful of being shorthanded during a second wave of COVID-19 patients, nurses at the Langhorne hospital went on strike for two days this week. Caregivers at other Philly-area hospitals have similar concerns.
This Woman Claims She Was Sexually Assaulted By Her Boss at the Willow Grove Bloomingdale’s
Christen Goldstein Shafkowitz has filed a federal lawsuit against Bloomingdale’s, parent company Macy’s, and Roger Blazek, an executive who has worked for the company for decades.
Councilman Bobby Henon Proves Why Philly Gyms Need to Be Shut Down
A photo of the unmasked elected official working out inside a Northeast Philly gym on Tuesday — alongside a lot of other unmasked patrons — shows you can’t count on everyone following the rules.
