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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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Study: Philly Air Is Bad, Could Be Much Worse

Via CBS Philly, we find a list that doesn’t seem to suggest that Philadelphia is the absolute worst place to live in the United States. […]

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Equality Bill Up for Vote

What will happen if it passes?

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Philly’s Hottest Neighborhoods 2013: How’s Your Neighborhood Doing?

Methodology To identify the region’s hottest neighborhoods and towns, we began with year-end real estate price and transaction data for approximately 400 MLS areas and […]

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New Jersey Teacher Fired For Peeing In Classroom

Yes, this will get you fired. AP reports that Ron Tuitt, a second-grade teacher in Paterson, N.J., has been fired for peeing. A lot. “The […]

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Sandusky Prosecutor Joins Private Firm

Joe McGettigan, the prosecutor who put Penn State pedophile Jerry Sandusky behind bars, has left gubmint work and is joining a private firm on the […]

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Penn Students Repeatedly Struck At 38th And Spruce

Yes, it’s the end of the semester, and yes, you’re probably busy nude modeling or something, but here’s a quick warning for you Penn Students: […]


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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Gosnell Judge Reverses Acquittal Ruling on “Baby C”

At the trial of Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell this morning, Judge Jeffrey Minehart amended yesterday’s decision on one of the first degree homicide counts […]

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Rita’s Water Ice Sues Florida Franchisee

Yes, it’s not hard to find Philly expatriates in sunny places, each of them with a thirst for an old favorite: Rita’s Water Ice. It’s […]

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Jesse Biddle Strikes Out 16 For Phillies’ Farm League Team

True, it’s not pitching that seems to be the problem with the Phillies so far this season—cold bats might be more of a challenge—but forget […]

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Civil Unions in Pennsylvania?

Learn about Mark Cohen’s bill.

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Leave Gwyneth Paltrow and Her Bikinis Alone

I was at a bat mitzvah a few years ago, and when the music started, the eighth-grade boys awkwardly grabbed the girls from behind and […]

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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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Why We Shouldn’t Host the Olympics

The year is 2024. Some swimmer (who’s, like, eight years old now) has become America’s latest Olympic hero. Five gymnasts (who are five now) brought […]

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Museum Dedicated To Connie Mack’s Philadelphia Athletics Is Shutting Down

It’s been nearly 60 years since the Philadelphia Athletics baseball team played its last game here, then packed up and left for Kansas City. (Eventually, […]

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City Hall To Issue $400 Million In Bonds, Despite Our Awful Credit Rating

An article at Bloomberg makes more clear what city officials were doing last week in their closed-door meeting with prospective bondholders: The city wants to […]

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Fox News Pundit: Keep Foreign Muslim Students Out of U.S. Colleges

The Earth shook this week. Am I the only one who felt it? I couldn’t believe what I’d heard, and so I listened intently to […]

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