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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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Phillies Spring Training Recap

It was damn near 70 degrees yesterday, Kelly Drive is perpetually packed with people gearing up for the Broad Street Run and Rita’s Water Ice […]

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Attempted Lurings in Upper Darby

Upper Darby police have been looking for a man who has been exposing himself to kids and trying to lure them into his car. The […]

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Weekend Roundup

The ultimate LGBT event guide

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Blame George Bush for Slut-Gate

Lost in the Rush Limbaugh/Slut-Gate firestorm is the discussion about why real heathcare reform has yet to be achieved. Obamacare is an unmitigated disaster, as […]

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Gay’s Okay at the Olympics

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Local Gay News Coverage Creates Controversy

PGN accuses PW of homophobia


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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The 5 Most Annoying People at Concerts

I’ve been on a bit of a concert-going tear in the past few weeks—four big rock shows within the past three weeks. That’s probably more […]

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Q&A: Documentary Filmmaker Don Argott

The Art of the Steal filmmaker, Don Argott, returns with Last Days Here, a doc about a has-been heavy-metal pioneer. Here, the director talks Sundance, […]

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Our Top 5 Most Popular Posts Since March 2010

Two years ago today, my boss, Tom McGrath, started the Philly Post with a handful of contributors, a skinny headline feed wedged into the middle […]

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Morning Scoop: J-Roll Says Hamels Is Here to Stay

J-Roll Says Hamels Is Here to Stay. Jimmy Rollins seems pretty adamant about his prediction that Cole Hamels will re-up his contract with the Phils. […]

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PennDOT Employee Charged in Fake ID Scam

You’re SOL if you’re looking for a fake identity out in the burbs. A supervisor at the Malvern driver’s license center is in Chester County […]

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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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Papelbon Says Philly Knows More Than Boston

Jonathan Papelbon hasn’t even thrown a pitch in Philadelphia yet and he’s already finding ways to endear the city’s fans. On Angelo Cataldi’s 94WIP morning […]

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Brooklyn Hipsters Are Drinking a Frothy Santorum Concoction

Thanks to the West Coast transplants that run Brooklyn’s Pacific Standard, Rick Santorum now has his own cocktail. The concoction is based on the description […]

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Celeb Scoop: Will Smith’s Bromance

What’s With the Fresh Prince and Duane Martin? Rumor has it that Will Smith and Duane Martin spend an inordinate amount of time together and […]

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Mayor Nutter Brings Out the Boo Birds

Today, Mayor Nutter delivered his budget address to a packed house at City Hall. City Council members, former Mayor John Street and a class from […]

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