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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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Friday Movie Blog

A tear for Toy Story 3

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Preston & Steve

An Al Gore affair?

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What I’m Doing on My Summer Vacation

Mendte: Why we’re going to the Gulf coast

Starr’s Newest Project

Don’t blink or you’ll miss it

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NCAA Number-Crunching

College athletics is morally bankrupt

Where We’re Eating: Ro-Zu

Ro-Zu, Queen Village Forget the ho-hum service, the weird decor, and the bizarre digital slide-show of Japan on a TV in the middle of the […]

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

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.

Where We’re Eating: Gemelli

Gemelli, Narberth As neighborhood spots go, you’re lucky if yours has the exposed-brick-and-flickering-candle charm of this small Italian BYO, or a dish as fantastic as […]

Where We’re Eating: Kinnaree

Kinnaree, Horsham The suburban sprawl of northeast Montco is notoriously devoid of restaurants beyond the Cheesecake Factory variety, so when this strip-mall Thai BYO […]

Where We’re Eating: Hoof + Fin

Hoof + Fin, Queen Village Despite the questionable moniker (insert hoof-and-mouth joke here), the Argentine-inspired BYO that replaced Gayle has already been embraced by the […]

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Cab Sharing In Philly

Green? Or Gross?

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Mike Miss: Ruben Amaro’s Big Mistakes

Plus: All-time Phillies/Yankees teams

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

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.