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.
Not the news we were hoping for, but there’s hope.
Where’s the line between sensitive and over-sensitive?
Hingston: Talking gun violence with Penn’s Susan B. Sorenson.
Two former dancers from Philly open up about Dick Clark’s “gay witch hunts.”
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.
“He sees himself first and foremost as someone called to pastor God’s people.”
And more in the weekend’s LGBT news.
A position-by-position inventory of what this team needs and how badly.
Throwing an anchor to a drowning man who needs a life vest.
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.
