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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: Blind Singers Bring Soul to Philly Streets

This is fairly striking: Singin’ Soul Philly from justjohnny on Vimeo. This looks to be some of the same group of people that City Paper […]

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Chickie’s and Pete’s Wins Crab Fries Lawsuit

Courthouse News Service reports that Chickie’s and Pete’s parent company, CPC Properties, has prevailed in its lawsuit against Dominic Inc. for showing an image of […]

LGBT Six-Word Memoir of the Day

Author Larry Benjamin talks first love.

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Rolling Stone: Made in America a “Smashing Success”

If you stayed in town instead of heading to the shore over the long holiday weekend, you might’ve noticed that traffic in and around the […]

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IRS Recognizes Gay Marriage. Why Doesn’t Gov. Corbett?

Here’s a phrase you don’t hear every day: Thank you, IRS! In a landmark ruling last week, the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department declared […]

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Schoolmageddon 13: Philly Teachers Still Won’t Take a Pay Cut

In today’s roundup of Philadelphia Schools Apocalypse news, we learn that teachers are returning to school today without a finalized contract, hear from union leader […]


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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Harold Jackson Fights Inquirer Op-Ed Cuts

We told you last week about reports the Inquirer will but slashing its op-ed section starting Sept. 9. Now NewsWorks reports that Harold Jackson, the […]

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WATCH: Jay Z and Ron Howard’s Made In America Documentary Trailer

If you can’t afford tickets to see Beyonce, Nine Inch Nails and all their friends at this weekend’s Made In America festival on the Ben […]

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Officiate Same-Sex Wedding

The tides are turning.

An Excerpt From The Cape

THE FIRST WHITE MAN to see the mainland of what would later be New Jersey, and especially the southern end of it, was one Estevão […]

Nine Gay Ways to Celebrate the Last Weekend of Summer

Make the most of this long weekend.

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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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Let’s Not Overreact to the Syrian Electronic Army Threat

Fascinating reports about the sudden rise of the Syrian Electronic Army will ultimately raise more questions about federal investment in technology than how long U.S. […]

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Ed Rendell Hitchhiked to Center City Yesterday

Here’s how it all went down according to Inky state house writer Angela Couloumboulis, who may have just made her first-ever reference to WIP in […]

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At Last, Graham Spanier Is Free…to Visit Holocaust Memorials

Many moons ago, marooned ex-Penn State President Graham Spanier sought permission to attend a wedding in Slovakia and visit a Holocaust memorial. Fun! He was […]

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Joey Vento Dying Wish: Keep “Speak English” Sign at Geno’s Steaks

When your time is up and you’re preparing to meet your maker, what do you think your dying wish to your children will be? Take […]

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