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.
After a playoff lost, retreading old ground.
50-year-old suburban Philadelphia woman expected to get prison for terror plot.
Joshua Pelta-Heller highlights the personalities behind the Mummers costumes.
He can’t stop, he won’t stop …
The city’s watchdog is starting to get itchy feet.
Not the news we were hoping for, but there’s hope.
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.
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.”
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.
“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.
