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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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Child Dies in PHA High-Rise Fire

A 5-year-old and a 3-year-old were rushed to the hospital with life threatening injuries after a fire broke out in a Philadelphia Housing Authority high-rise […]

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Philly’s Best Trick-or-Treating Neighborhoods

Zillow—the website you peruse for real estate porn while you’re supposed to be filing those TPS reports—has released a list of the 20 best American […]

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Celeb Scoop: Beyoncé to Perform Super Bowl Halftime Show

When We Think Football, We Think Beyoncé. Beyoncé has been reported to be the halftime performer for this season’s Super Bowl. Since the Eagles won’t […]

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NASA Scientists Have (Basically) Designed an Iron Man Suit

It’s not exactly as modern as the updated version of Tony Stark’s getup that you saw in The Avengers, but NASA scientists have developed a […]

Leaked Presidential Debate Rules Show That “Double or Nothing” Is Out of the Question

TIME’s Mark Halperin got his hands on the rules of the 2012 presidential and vice presidential debates and was kind enough to share them with […]

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Even SCOTUS Justices Aren’t Safe From the Wrath of the PPA

It looks like even SCOTUS justices aren’t safe from the wrath of the Philadelphia Parking Authority. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was at the Union […]


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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Police Make Second Arrest in Society Hill Wedding Brawl

A second man has been arrested in connection with the Society Hill wedding brawl from last week that basically set the Internet on fire and […]

DNC Turns Romney’s Tax Plan Into a Joke Website

The Democratic National Committee has launched RomneyTaxPlan.com—a site engineered to make a joke out of the GOP presidential hopeful’s plan to cut taxes by $5 […]

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Gay Marriage: No Ducks About It

The rant heard around the world

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Thieves Swipe Picasso, Monet, Matisse Paintings in Dutch Heist

A group of thieves went all Thomas Crown on the Triton Foundation collection at the Kunsthal museum in the Netherlands. Their haul would be worth […]

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Don’t Eat the Mint Chocolate Chip!

Turkey Hill has announced a voluntary recall of 1,200 packages of its 48 oz. Mint Chocolate Chip All Natural Ice Cream because of “undeclared coconut” […]

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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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The Philly Restaurant That Feeds the Celebrities

It was July 2011. Handsome Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee and his young son and daughter had just finished a round of wiffle ball in […]

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First Pot Dispensary Set to Open for Business in Jersey

Step right up and purchase your legal, government-regulated, potency-reduced, medical marijuana, New Jersey. The Garden State’s first medical marijuana dispensary, Greenleaf Compassion Center, has received […]

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Counting LGBTs in the Census

It just got better

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Why Tonight’s Foreign Policy Debate Matters

On Tuesday night, the presidential candidates will meet on stage for a second time to engage in a town hall-style debate on the issue of […]

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