Parenting
School District’s “Doomsday Budget” Will Turn Philly Into Detroit Redux
Earlier this spring, I committed an act of faith—I offered the universe a sign that I believe in Philadelphia, that this city will not allow […]
First Day on the Job, Kid? Step Right This Way for the Moonbounce and the Funnel Cake!
You can say what you like about the millennials who are now, with the resurgent economy, trickling into the workplace for their first “real” jobs. […]
NY High School Bans “Assassin” Game, Completely Misses Point
Isn’t is just adorable when adults stumble onto some fun thing their kids do, a thing that that they don’t understand, and then make that […]
Here Are the Most Popular Baby Names in Pennsylvania
Today the Social Security Administration has released its list of top baby names for each state in the union. Let’s take a gander at Pennsylvania […]
Video: Baby in Stroller Falls Onto SEPTA Tracks
A 14-month-old baby fell into the tracks at the 56th Street Station on the Market-Frankford Line yesterday afternoon, after her stroller, which was not in […]
PA Woman Missing Since 2002 Now in Jail
So much for the heartfelt reunion story she may have been hoping for. Brenda Heist, the Lancaster county woman who vanished from her home ten […]
Do You Let Your Kids Curse?
A couple of weeks ago, I was standing in the office of my colleague Jason Sheehan, food editor of Philadelphia magazine. I don’t recall […]
Why Are Philadelphia’s Babies Dying So Quickly?
Depressing: The death rate for infants in Philadelphia is about the same as it is in Indonesia, the Inquirer reports today. And Indonesia has the […]
City Councilman Cracking Down on Kids’ Overdue Library Books
Oh, David Oh. This issue might not be a political winner. The at-large Republican councilman is upset with the Free Library of Philadelphia, which starting […]
It’s OK for Albert Garland to Hate His Unborn Twins
Albert Garland hates his unborn twins. And I, for one, can’t blame him. Aside from that, the first thing you should know about Garland is […]
Philly Teacher Buys Student “Fifty Shades of Grey”
Is there anyone left out there who doesn’t know what Fifty Shades of Grey is? One East Falls teacher claims he did not when he […]
Babysitting College Kids Just Got Easier
Ask any Penn student holed away in the bowels of the library this week for finals: There’s nothing quite as anxiety-inducing, in student life, as […]
What Chris Christie Gets Right About Video Games
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is pushing for legislation to ban retailers from selling violent video games to minors without their parents’ permission—a plan that […]
Parent Accuses Pottsgrove French Teacher of Not Knowing French
This is probably a story we can all relate to on some level–the high school foreign language teacher who seems suspiciously inept at speaking said […]
Want a Summer Job? Put Down the Cell Phone!
Mayor Nutter’s initiative to get 10,000 Philadelphia teenagers hired for summer jobs—beating last summer’s number of 6,000 working teens—is admirable and ambitious. Teen employment means much […]