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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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Chick-fil-Gay, Anyone?

A do-it-yourself lesson in guilt-free food

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PHOTO: Pedobear Poses With the Joe Paterno Statue

There are three students camping outside Beaver Stadium to protect the Joe Paterno statue amid aerial threats to tear the statue down. They were either […]

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City Council Staffer Charged With Stealing $25,000 From an Elderly Woman

A City Council staffer—who makes $60,000 a year to put together commendations and declarations for the Council—was arrested on Tuesday and charged with stealing $25,000 […]

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Students Camp Out to Guard the Joe Paterno Statue

Three Penn State students have pitched a tent outside Beaver Stadium amid threats to tear down Joe Paterno’s statue. On Tuesday, and again before afternoon […]

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Six Years, $130 Million for Cole Hamels to Stay in Philly?

As the trading deadline looms two weeks away, the Phillies are reportedly still working on signing free agent-to-be pitcher Cole Hamels to a long-term extension. […]

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10-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assualted on the Street in South Philly

A 10-year-old girl was walking home from the pool with her 2-year-old brother when a man allegedly ran up behind her, sexually assaulted her, and […]


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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Celeb Scoop: Jada Pinkett Smith Testifies in Washington D.C.

Jada Pinkett Smith Testifies in D.C. Will Smith joined his wife Jada in D.C. on Tuesday as she testified at “The Next Ten Years In […]

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Limerick Nuclear Reactor Shut Down Manually After an Electrical Problem

A reactor at Montgomery County’s Limerick Nuclear Power Plant was shut down manually on Wednesday. There was reportedly an electrical problem caused by a fault […]

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VIDEO: Eagles Cheerleaders in Bikinis

The Eagles are committed to furthering the team’s positive impact on the environment. Now, if only the organization only had a way to get people […]

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Wawa Opens First Florida Location

Florida Governor Rick Scott joined the Mayor of Orlando and Wawa’s Howard Stoeckel and Chris Gheysens at the company’s first store in the Sunshine State. […]

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Pete Rose Gets His Own Reality Show

Former Phillie and baseball’s all-time hit king Pete Rose is reportedly set to star in his own reality show. Rose was banished from Major League […]

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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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VIDEO: Philly’s Rosenbach Museum Featured on The Colbert Report

Philly’s Rosenbach Museum and Library recently added Stephen Colbert’s manuscript of the “35-page novel” I Am a Pole (And So Can You!) to its collection. […]

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It’s Not Surprising That Olympians Are Having Orgies

The hardest training and most skilled athletes in the world are coming together for more than two weeks of intense competition featuring rigorous tests of […]

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PA Has 35 Athletes Competing in London

Kobe Bryant, more than half of the national field hockey team, an equestrian in his fifth Olympic Games, and another two dozen American athletes competing […]

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VIDEO: Gay Marriage is Bad?

A ridiculous video – and a dangerous message

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