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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.


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The Biggest Game in Town: Inside the Eagles Media-Industrial Complex

Opinion

A Center City Kid Remembers the Academy of Natural Sciences Museum

Opinion

Dear AT Frenchies, You Had Us at “Geaux Birds!”

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WATCH: Driver Crashes Through Roxborough Dunkin’ Donuts

Oopsie: ABC 6 reports the incident happened just after 3 p.m. Monday at the Dunkin Donuts on the 7100 block of Ridge Avenue. No one was […]

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Who Killed Philly Boxer Tony Martin?

AP: “Retired boxer Tony Martin was fatally shot in an altercation with a visitor at one of his rental properties and police are searching for […]

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Bob Brady’s Sequined Future

The internet has developed a collective case of the giggles lately thanks to George W. Bush. The former president has taken up painting in his […]

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Penn State’s Sandusky Price Tag: $41 Million. So Far.

AP reports: STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State’s bill to pay costs associated with the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal has topped $41 million, including […]

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Jon Stewart Has No Reason to Return to The Daily Show

  How ‘ya gonna keep ’em down on the farm after they’ve seen Paree? That wildly popular World War I song has been buzzing through […]

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Michael Vick Book Appearances Canceled Due to Threats

Eagles QB Michael Vick won’t appear as scheduled at Barnes & Noble bookstores in Exton, New Jersey and Atlanta because of threats. Birds 24/7 broke the […]


Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Brainiac scientists. The city’s most fanatical fans. A Mister Softee aficionado who stole our hearts — and more of our favorite neighbors this year

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

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.


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Is the Church Ready for an American Pope?

The front page of today’s Inky contemplates the possibility of an American pope, something considered taboo until now. Officially, the cardinals gathered in Rome aren’t […]

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Philly Is Becoming a Fashion Town

Welcome to our fashion-packed guide to the new, ultra-stylish Philly. We jumped, heels-first, into the fabulous world of our city’s ever-evolving style scene to bring […]

Tonight: It’s Our Night Out

Plus: Hot mesh and Lisa Loeb karaoke

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Judge Blocks New York City’s Soda Ban

The day before it was set to go into effect, New York State Supreme Court Justice Milton Tingle (!) has blocked Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s controversial […]

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Wall Street Journal Profiles Warby Parker: “Next Big Thing?”

The Wall Street Journal profiles Wharton-spawned eye glass purveyor Warby Parker, wondering if they’re the “next big thing” in tech. The eye-glass company, for those […]

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76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

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.

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

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.


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Pennsylvania Sued for Having “Dickensian” Prisons

A huge class-action federal lawsuit has been filed against the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections accusing the state’s solitary confinement conditions of being inhumane, and of […]

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Lambertville Frozen Canal Death Ruled Accidental Drowning

The late January death of New Hope bartender Sarah Majoras has been ruled an accidental drowning, likely due to intoxication. Majoras, a bartender, went missing […]

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Texting Ban One Year Later: 1300 Ticketed

In the year since Tom Corbett signed Pennsylvania’s ban on texting-and-driving, 1300 distractible motorists were ticketed. (And think of how many more didn’t get caught, […]

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Obama’s Brother Runs for Office, Loses by a Lot

While most eyes focused on the election of Uhuru Kenyatta during Kenya’s recent presidential election, a man named Obama was running for office too. Malik […]

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