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What 25 Years of Teaching Our Kids Has Taught America’s Teacher of the Year Leon Smith

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.

Love fur or loathe it, there’s no arguing that November’s chill brings out the first of the luxe coats, stoles and hats around town. With industry reports confirming that fur sales continue to rise, we turned to Philly’s longtime furrier

Did you always know you’d go into the family business? Actually, I never wanted to be in it. But when I graduated from Drexel, I […]

Pulse: Creative Buzz

Penn political science prof Ian S. Lustick questions White House policies in Trapped in the War on Terror (Penn Press; $24.95). … South Jersey’s Christian […]

Pulse: 60-Second Critic: Nonfiction: Outside the Box

NONFICTION Outside the Box By Lynn Sherr (Rodale; $25.95) Who knew? Lynn Sherr is a homegirl, though she went away to college (Wellesley) and never […]

Pulse: Real Estate: Titles & Deeds

“I like to have a martini, two at the very most. After three I’m under the table, after four I’m under my host,” wrote Algonquin […]

Andrew Putz

A few years ago, photographer Sarah Stolfa was stumped. Between her job at McGlinchey’s Bar & Grill and her classes at Drexel, she was too […]

Pulse: Chatter: Rock: Phat Camp

While it may be a bad time to get into the business of selling pop music (see left), it’s a helluva time for those who […]

How local record stores survive in the age of iTunes

In late September, after almost a decade of running South Street’s Spaceboy Music — and just months after moving it to a new location — […]

Pulse: Five Questions for: Chris Bowers

Progressives have made some inroads in the local Democratic Party in the past year. What’s your vision for the party and the city? The party […]

Pulse: Chatter: Media: Funny Pages

It has, of course, been an interesting year for the Philadelphia Inquirer, what with employee buyouts, the Mohammed cartoon controversy, and a change in ownership. […]

Pulse: Chatter: Arts: The Lame Trend

Several weeks ago, when the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance released a voluminous report on the area’s cultural organizations, it found paltry financial support for such […]