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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.


News

The Biggest Game in Town: Inside the Eagles Media-Industrial Complex

Opinion

A Center City Kid Remembers the Academy of Natural Sciences Museum

Opinion

Dear AT Frenchies, You Had Us at “Geaux Birds!”

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News

“Donkeys Around Town” Scavenger Hunt Officially Begins

“We’re getting down to serious donkey business” is a thing Ed Rendell said today.

News

PHOTOS: Colorful Broad Street Median Mural Is Being Installed

South Broad was quite colorful this morning.

a shot of the rocky shoreline at the northern tip of North Wildwood
News

North Wildwood Considers Changing Name to Anglesea

The new name is a historic take.

News

These DNC-Week Art-and-Politics Events Make a Real Statement

Vourvoulias: Never mind the painted donkeys.

Latinx Queer Community Leaders Air Concerns Over Philly4Pulse

Organizers are being criticized for excluding Latinx groups from the planning.

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Firefighters Rescue N.J. Woman Who Scaled Tree While Hunting Pokemon

Sometimes you just can’t catch ’em all.


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.


Kelly Lee, Jerry Pinkney, and Sheila Hess pose with the award that was presented to Pinkney this afternoon.
News

City Honors Legendary Germantown Children’s Book Illustrator

Tuesday was Jerry Pinkney Day.

News

Brady: Trump’s Bankruptcies Have Hurt Philly, A.C.

If these are the things he does to the people he works with, imagine what he’ll do to the American people.

News

Hyundai Rotem Blames SEPTA Troubles on Improper Welding

Officials at Hyundai Rotem said a Pa. company was responsible for the welding.

Pikachu on the field at Citizens Bank Park, flipping off fans
News

WATCH: Did Pikachu Flip Off Crowd at Phillies Game?

The best Phanatic skit of the season, perhaps.

Pennsylvania Turnpike
News

Pa. Turnpike Tolls To Increase By Six Percent Next Year

This is the ninth consecutive year that toll prices have increased.

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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.


News

Where Will Black Lives Matter Go From Here?

Local minds weigh in on what they hope to see next.

News

Philly Workers and Businesses Might Get a Big Tax Cut … In Two Years

State lawmakers just passed a bill that would let Philadelphia enact major tax reform.

PA map with Philly five-county area detached
News

Poll: Plurality of Pennsylvanians Want Philly to Secede

Even Philadelphians said they’d “Philexit.”

News

What Hillary and the New Ghostbusters Have in Common

Johnson: Like the presumptive Democratic nominee, the much-anticipated remake is fighting 30 years of legacy, and a public that can’t get past gender.

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