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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

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

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Sixers Coaching Search Down to Two

Drum roll, please…. Meet the next head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers…Brett Brown or Michaelllllll Curry! (Sorry, didn’t mean to get you too excited.) Brown […]

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Curses, Foiled Again: Septa Closes Free Ride Loophole

Back in June, in anticipation of the Septa fare hike that occurred on July 1st, I told you about a loophole that allowed pretty much […]

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TRAILER: New Kristen Wiig Movie Set in Ocean City

The good: A movie with a major actress set in Ocean City! The bad: This brutal 14% Rotten Tomatoes Rating. “Girl Most Likely” hits theaters today. […]

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Does Tom Corbett Not Love Puppies?

Pennsylvania has among the most stringent laws governing dog breeding in the nation. Unfortunately, we don’t appear to be enforcing them. According to a report […]

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Bill Cosby: No Racism in Trayvon Case

Bill Cosby, last seen bemoaning the Supreme Court’s decision to dismantle a key section of the Voting Rights Act, has decided to go contrarian on […]

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What You Can Learn From The Conjuring

The Conjuring — opening today — is based on the “true” story of two families: the Perrons who are being terrorized by the evil spirits […]


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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PDA as Performance Art

Have you ever had this scenario happen? You’re out on a Saturday night with your husband and two other married couples for a relaxing dinner. […]

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Four Reasons Philadelphia Isn’t Detroit

That didn’t take long. I’d barely just heard the news Thursday afternoon that Detroit had declared bankruptcy — the biggest municipal bankruptcy in American history — […]

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WATCH: SEPTA Video of Market Street Building Collapse

The Inquirer reports: “A compelling video of the Market Street building collapse was captured by a camera on a SEPTA Route 31 bus traveling east […]

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Testimony: Philadelphia Demolition Industry a Self-Policed “Open Field”

The demolition industry in Philadelphia is an “open field” of contractors, some good but some sloppy, overseen by a system of self-policing, according to expert […]

BUY THESE: Summer’s Best LGBT-Empowering Tanks and Tees

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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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Pitt, Penn State Are Nation’s Most Expensive Public Universities

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports: In the battle for first place, there’s one competition neither University of Pittsburgh nor Penn State University is eager to win: […]

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Philly Zoo Giraffe, Abigail, Celebrates Third Birthday

CBS Philly reports: Despite the sweltering heat, a crowd gathered to help one of the Philadelphia Zoo’s animals celebrate her birthday on Thursday. Abigail, the […]

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Always Sunny’s Charlie Day Talks Battling Monsters in Pacific Rim

Technically, Charlie Day isn’t a Philadelphian—he just plays one on TV. But that’s close enough for us to follow his career in the movies, where […]

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Hey Look Everybody! Good Economic News For Philadelphia! (Except for the Obamacare Part)

Bloomberg reports: Manufacturing in the Philadelphia region expanded more than forecast in July, the latest sign of an improving outlook for the industry after a […]

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