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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

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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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PLAYDAR: 7 Best Late-Summer Tunes

Your soundtrack for the coming of fall.

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PHOTO: Lane Johnson’s Baby Has Freakishly Large Hands

You know what they say about newborn babies with big hands…Their fathers are 6’6″, 310 lb offensive linemen for the Philadelphia Eagles. Big ol hands […]

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Warren Buffett Buys Prudential Fox & Roach

Prudential Fox & Roach, the Devon, PA-based real estate giant, has been bought by a division of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway investment fund. PruFoxRoach will […]

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The Phillies Are a Little Less Anti-Semitic Today

Delmon Young, the “dessert cake”-loving spewer of anti-semitic outbursts who roamed the Phillies outfield this year, has officially been let go. Young, who was terrible […]

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10 Tips for Stealing From Your Employer

Last week Calvin Duncan, a former mailroom clerk at the Philadelphia Water Department, pleaded guilty to a fraud scheme. It seems that Duncan, who stocked […]

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Hite Moving to Suspend Teacher Seniority

Hooboy, this oughtta go over well with Jerry Jordan and co. Because the district is still facing a deficit of more than $270 million and […]


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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Pierre Robert Picks the Top 5 Philly Stadium Concerts

This week, tens of thousands of people flocked to Citizens Bank Park for the Jay Z/Justin Timberlake concert, the final stadium show of Philadelphia’s summer […]

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That Was Fast: Say Goodbye to Cronuts on the Main Line

Earlier today, we brought you the news that the Royal Cafe in Wayne was selling “cro-nuts” for $10 that they had purchased from the Swiss […]

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PHOTO: Every Living PA Governor in One Room

All living PA Governors at Governor Scranton’s memorial service today pic.twitter.com/BvIZslERPO — Mike DeVanney (@mikedevanney) August 14, 2013 We tried to get you one of […]

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“Real Housewives of Jersey” Stars Plead…

Oh, the drama! I’m so glad they pleaded not guilty. (To federal tax charges that could send Joe and Theresa Giudice to prison for years.) […]

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At Large: A 7-Foot Boa in Swarthmore

Swarthmore police have warned you, Swarthmorians: A seven-foot boa is on the loose after it escaped its home on the 300 block of Park Avenue. […]

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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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WATCH: Short Film on Wilt Chamberlain’s Weird First Job

ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentary series has released a short film on Wilt Chamberlain’s first job, as a bellhop at Kutsher’s Country Club, a Jewish […]

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Fancy-Pants New Liquor Store Opens in Center City

Center City dwellers and workers now have a fancy-pants new place to buy their high-end hooch with the opening of the 7,700-square-foot Fine Wine & […]

THIS WEEK AT GAYFEST: One-Night Stands, Apocalyptic Love Affairs and More

A full lineup.

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YUM: Marcie Turney Debuts Budino Frozen Pops

It’s an orgasm on a stick, y’all.

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