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.
Stephen Klasko: Health-Care Disrupter
A look at Jefferson’s growth under Klasko’s watch.
Penn Medicine’s Carl June might be the most important doctor in the world.
Ali Perelman is on a quest to completely remake our local politics.
Joseph Forkin: The River Warden
The DRWC president on how a series of little victories led to a really big one.
Markelle Fultz, Ben Simmons & Joel Embiid: The Sixers’ Future
This starts now. For real, this time.
Come to ThinkFest and find out.
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.
What kind of city will we become? It’s time for you to step up.
Rebels With a Cause
Shani Akilah and Abdul-Aliy Muhammad, co-founders of the Black and Brown Workers Collective.
Jon Geeting: The Urbanist
No individual has done more to popularize — and build a constituency around — the city’s evolving urban fabric.
Feminista Jones: One-Woman Social Justice Crusade
Her massive social media following spans continents, and has made her one of the leading voices in the social justice movement.
A Phoenixville mayoral candidate sure looks like a silly wabbit.
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.
They walked out of classes on Friday morning for a “Unity Event.”
Some 45,000 people packed the streets in 2016.
The debate over the commission’s existence has taken a major turn.
