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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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NONFICTION: Flow: The Life and Times of Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River

How you feel about Flow will depend on your receptivity to its conceit: Main Liner Kephart (A Slant of Sun; Still Love in Strange Places) […]

Rosaire’s Big Bears Show

Maybe ultra-shock movies have desensitized us, but the bears under this not-so-big top don’t really offer the “amazing thrills” promised by the similarly ho-hum Clementon […]

Steel Pier Helicopter

At the very tip of Steel Pier sits an impossibly tiny Robinson R44 Clipper, which will take you on a wobbly tour of Atlantic City’s […]

The Boardwalk at Hershey Park

Hershey’s impressive new $21 million water park serves up G-force nightmares with the Vortex and several other “aggressive thrill rides” sure to please those with […]

BOP Spotlight: Furniture Worth Splurging On

Furniture Worth Splurging On: Usona Home Furnishings

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Green Inspiration


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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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.


“Terrific! Terrific! Terrific!”

On December 13th, Alan Halpern, editor of Philly Mag from 1951 through 1980, passed away. He made this magazine America’s most honored regional publication and, […]

A European tour is sure to change my daughter forever. Right?

Loco Parentis: An Innocent Abroad

Fresh off reelection as mayor of Denver, the Narberth native, 55, talks politics, the price of love, and posing naked

Exit Interview: John Hickenlooper

The Chanler Hotel, Newport, RI

Be Alone Together

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