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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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How It Feels to Canvass for Obama

Four years ago, I drove myself crazy with my hate of Sarah Palin and John McCain. I had a physical reaction to every poster, t-shirt […]

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How Philly’s Romney T-Shirt Girl Went Viral

On a train to New York, a week ago Monday, I read an email on my iPhone from a distraught father looking for help. I […]

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Poor Dick Yuengling. He’s Just One of the 99 Percent.

I have a friend who’s a very successful, second-generation business owner in Montgomery County. His father, who built the business into the success that it […]

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Morning Scoop: Remember Raul Ibanez? Yeah, He Killed It on Wednesday

Raul. Ibanez. Yeah, remember him? Well, last night he pinch hit for Alex Rodriguez in the bottom of the ninth inning when the Yanks were […]

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Dear G Philly: Answering Reader Questions

You ask. We tell.

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Making the Roxy an Indie Theater? No Help for Movie-Goers

Earlier this week, my colleague Victor Fiorillo broke the news that the Philadelphia Film Society—the tireless folks who put on our days-long film festival every […]


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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Top 5 Actors Who Need to Worry About Their Careers

“Butter bombs, Jennifer Garner’s track record worsens,” intoned the headline on Yahoo! Movie Talk before writer Meriah Doty delivered a whole spiel about Garner’s tumble […]

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VIDEO: Pink’s New Music Video Makes Her Mother Uncomfortable

Doylestown native Pink recently released her first album to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard chart. On Wednesday, the pop star showed the world […]

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Auditor General Wants PA to Regulate Tattoo Parlors

Pennsylvania’s Auditor General Jack Wagner has sent a letter to Governor Tom Corbett asking that the stat license and regulate its 750 tattoo parlors. Wagner […]

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VIDEO: Christopher Walken and Colin Farrell Read Scenes From Honey Boo Boo

Stop what you’re doing and watch this video of Colin Farrell, Christopher Walken, and Sam Rockwell—currently promoting their film Seven Psychopaths—read scenes from Here Comes […]

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Second Case of Meningitis Reported in Jersey

A second case of fungal meningitis has been reported in Jersey. On Tuesday, health officials reported the first case in the Garden State linked to […]

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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.


Romney T-Shirt Girl to Transfer Schools

Samantha Pawlucy—the 16-year-old girl who was ridiculed by her teacher for wearing a Romney-Ryan T-shirt to Charles Carroll High School—will not return to the Port […]

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Celeb Scoop: Rose Could Have Saved Jack in Titanic and Everything You Know Is a Lie

Rose Was Needlessly Selfish. Remember the end of Titanic when Rose is hogging the raft and Jack drifts away and dies? Well, it turns out […]

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Jerry Sandusky Will Probably Be Able to Watch Penn State Games in Prison

On Tuesday morning, Jerry Sandusky was sentenced to 30-60 years in prison for sexually abusing 10 young boys. Sandusky and his lawyers have already started […]

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NJ Weedman Is Back and He’s Looking for Legalizers

The guy commonly known as NJ Weedman recently arrived in Philadelphia ahead of his Wednesday appearance in a Jersey court. Weedman is 48 and has […]

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