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.
He’s an object of worship in Jersey and Philadelphia, so why not?
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SEPTA closes in on its doomsday budget.
MANNA rolls out its annual Pie in the Sky campaign.
Richard Cohen, Gag on This
Francis: What’s really behind the columnist’s comments about Bill de Blasio’s bi-racial family.
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.
Bill overcomes opposition from competing “fraternal groups.”
Early gift ideas for the scruffster on your list.
Dan McQuade has a real solution to our historic littering problem.
“I was not criticizing the Holy Father,” Chaput says.
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.
Is fierceness the middle ground between public school reformers and defenders?
“We are taking away schools and building prisons in their place.”
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