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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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Chink’s Steaks, Memphis Parks Change Names for the Better

Here’s some truth: A rose by any other name probably wouldn’t smell as sweet. Branding matters. Call the beautiful red flower a pissbush or a […]

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Meet the Philly Women Who Want to Be Priests

A group of females who would like to be Catholic priests demonstrated today, as is their wont on Holy Thursday, in front of the Cathedral Basilica […]

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Barbara Walters, Matronly Saint of TV News, Retiring at Last

Reports have surfaced that 83-year-oldBarbara Walters is getting her own show on FXX, the new FX spin-off network for 18-34 year olds retiring from broadcast […]

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“It’s Always Sunny” to Premiere on a New Channel This Fall

Eager to titillate its younger audience a little more than usual, FX has decided to create a spin-off channel called “FXX.” (Dangerously close to FXXX, […]

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Found in Adam Lanza’s Home: 1,700 Rounds of Ammunition

In the days after the Newtown massacre in Connecticut, investigators found an astonishing trove of gun-related paraphernalia in shooter Adam Lanza’s home. A very small […]

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Ed Rendell Under Fire for Controversial Pro-Fracking Op-Ed

Yesterday, Ed Rendell wrote a big pro-fracking op-ed for the new New York Daily News, in an attempt to sway on-the-fence-and-has-presidential-ambitions Andrew Cuomo to approve fracking […]


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.


PIFA My Heart

LGBTQ offerings at this year’s festival.

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Which Philly Neighborhoods Have the Most High School Dropouts?

Did you or someone you know enroll in the 9th grade class of a Philadelphia public high school in the Fall of 2006? If so, […]

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Who’s Behind the Anonymous Anti-Bruce Castor Website?

Republican Montgomery County Commissioner Bruce Castor, who’s gearing up to Primary Tom Corbett, is being attacked by an anonymous new website that claims his fiscal […]

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Brian Sims to Bob Casey

“Your voice is silent. And I am angry.”

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How to Score Last-Minute Reservations at Philly’s Most Popular Restaurants

A hip Vietnamese restaurant in Beverly Hills has begun “shaming” guests who no-show for their reservations, by revealing their names on Twitter. Upon consideration, the […]

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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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Phillies, Despite Sucking, Are 5th-Most Valuable Team in Baseball

Valuable, of course, is a relative team. On one hand, The Phillies are worth $893,000,000, good for fifth-best in baseball, and tops in the National […]

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Conversion Therapy Banned in PA?

Anthony Williams says he’ll introduce legislation.

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PA Needs to Help Innocents Put in Prison

Last weekend’s 60 Minutes featured the story of Brian Banks, a former high-school football star who was on his way to almost certain glory in […]

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Why Is Everyone Buying Gluten-Free Foods When They Don’t Have To?

Math is not my strong suit, but something seems wrong here: A new study tells us that one-third of Americans are cutting back on gluten, […]

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