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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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America’s First Presidential Attack Ad Was Published in Philly in 1796

In September of 1796, George Washington told the American people that he wouldn’t serve a third term as president. That gave the country about three […]

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NBC Has the Most Expensive Commercials on Television

Comcast has been crushing it since taking over at NBC. They’ve emerged from the ratings basement, turned a profit on the Olympics, and now their […]

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After 48 Hours, Authorities Still Searching for Missing Jersey Girl

Law enforcement officials are working cooperatively in New Jersey as they search for a missing 12-year-old girl. Autumn Pasquale was last seen at her home […]

PA Attorney General Candidates to Debate While Everyone Else Watches Baseball, Football, Presidential Debate

If two people running for Attorney General of Pennsylvania have a debate, but no one watches because it’s the same night as Monday Night Football, […]

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Celeb Scoop: Mark Wahlberg and Bradley Cooper Filming in Philly This Spring?

Get Ready for Mark Wahlberg and More Bradley Cooper. David O. Russell—director of Bradley Cooper’s The Silver Linings Playbook—is in talks to bring the actor […]

Independents, Women Help Obama to PA Lead in New Poll

The latest MCall poll from the Allentown Morning Call and Muhlenberg College indicates that President Barack Obama holds a 50-42 lead over Mitt Romney among […]


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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Penn State Wants McQueary’s Whistleblower Suit Put on Hold

Mike McQueary—former assistant coach at Penn State and the one-time graduate assistant that witnessed Jerry Sandusky sexually abusing a boy in the showers on campus—is […]

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NY Daily News Wants Yanks to Trade Granderson for Phils Prospect Darin Ruf

The Yankees were swept by the Detroit Tigers. I had so much fun writing that sentence that I’m going to do it again. The Yankees […]

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Student Sues PA School District Over Sex Tape Scandal Suspension

A 16-year-old student has filed a lawsuit against the Schuylkill Valley School District alleging that his four-day suspension over a sex tape scandal was unfair […]

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Comcast Is Killing It in Ratings With NBC

You may have been too busy watching The Voice this season to realized that NBC is kicking ass in the ratings. Comcast’s television limb has […]

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Philly Doesn’t Have a Batman, So We’re Getting a Corruption Hotline Instead

The FBI is starting a new, confidential hotline to field corruption tips in Philadelphia. This development immediately prompts the question, “You mean Philly didn’t already […]

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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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76-Year-Old PA Man Arrested for Attacking Roommate With a Chain Saw

A 76-year-old Pennsylvania man has been arrested for allegedly attacking his roommate with a chain saw. Authorities say Allen Black became upset when Ronald Lee […]

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The “Airplane” Tire That Fell From Sky and Hit a Car on the Schuylkill Was Actually Just a Truck Tire

On Monday morning, reports surfaced indicating that an airplane tire had fallen out of the sky and landed on a car on the Schuylkill near […]

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That Time a Consigliere for the Philly Crime Family Wanted to Kill Frank Sinatra

Jurors working the “Uncle Joe” Ligambi mob case were treated with a story, last week, when defense attorney Christopher Warren walked them through the contents […]

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Gary Heidnik Used Smiley Faces in His Letters

Gary Heidnik—the serial killer from North Philly that was executed in 1999, 12 years after police found three women chained up in his basement and […]

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