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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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It's just bread, cheese and (sometimes) red sauce — but oh, the possibilities!

Takeout pizza Rustica. You know the type — it’s somewhere between New York’s floppy, foldable slices and Chicago’s get-lost-in-it deep-dish. Rustica’s crisp crust is sturdy […]

From hard-to-find ingredients to prepared dishes, the best spots to shop for your next dinner party

Bucks County Côté & Co. The area’s best cheese shop, and the secret behind many an impromptu dinner party. Go ahead, pretend you whipped up […]

BOP Spotlight: Lawn Accessories

Lawn Accessories: Garden Accents

A Bucks County couple built their garden paradise on the most unlikely foundation

Solid Ground

The Manayunk Arts Festival returns to our favorite Northwest Philly hot spot

You Gotta Have Art

Pulse: Creative Buzz August 2006

Penn writing prof Lorene Cary (Black Ice; The Price of a Child) has written her first young adult book, Free!, a collection of nonfiction stories […]


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.


Home: The Fine Print: Battle of the Grills

Battle of the Grills

From white-tablecloth affairs to strip-mall secrets, we've got even you hardest of hard-core foodies covered. (Psst: Make those reservations pronto!)

Restaurant trend Small plates Tapas, meze, dim sum, “bites” … call it what you will. We call small plates the biggest trend in Philadelphia dining, […]

There probably are some people out there who can't get laid at the Jersey Shore. I just haven't found them yet

“Shotttts!” A post-collegiate guy with a red baby face and beefy arms busting out of a Polo shirt orders a round for his friends and […]

Pulse: 60-Second Critic August 2006

Television The 10! Show NBC 10, 10 a.m. weekdays I’d like to start a collection for the hundreds of thousands of area residents without cable. […]

Pulse: Local Talent: Lidia Kaminska

When we heard there was a hot Polish accordionist living in South Philadelphia, we immediately went to check out her show, expecting to hear a […]

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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.


When did couples start yapping about their sex lives at cocktail parties?

Not long ago, I was having lunch at the Palm with two girlfriends when half of a well-known Rittenhouse Square couple stopped by the table. […]

Comcast SportNet's Fred Bibbo

There’s a good reason to note this month’s release of Invincible, about former Eagle Vince Papale, and it has nothing to do with our love […]

Music lovers, meet the enemy

That Geoffrey Beauchamp is hated should come as no surprise. He’s a lawyer. But Beauchamp commands an especially reviled place in the hearts of many […]

Why is the-guy-in-the-bow-tie really running for Congress?

Ask Apprentice addicts how they remember Raj Bhakta, the bow-tied flirt from the show’s second season, and you’ll get something like “goofy, but smart,” or […]

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