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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!”

Latest Stories

Supreme Court Decision Approves Gay Marriage

“Fourteenth Amendment requires a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex.”

Insider: You Can’t Build a Parklet With a Bulldozer

Ben-Amos: We use streets in dramatically different ways now than in past years. The city needs new tools to manage those new uses.

“Gay Pizza” Shut Down on 13th Street

L&I says they didn’t have proper licenses.

Police Shootings Plummet 62% in Philadelphia

Can cities around the country replicate Philly’s success?

News

Richaun Holmes, J.P. Tokoto Highlight Sixers’ Second-Round Haul

Any diamonds in the rough here?

News

Sixers Select Jahlil Okafor No. 3

Bodner: Okafor has the chance to be a special player, and that’s why he’s on the 76ers.


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.


News

Sixers Draftland: 2015 NBA Draft Liveblog

Sixers Draftland is on the scene in Brooklyn for the NBA Draft. Live coverage starts at 7 p.m.

How Philly is Trying to Fix “Water Main-ia”

Believe it or not, green roofs could help reduce the prevalence of water main breaks in the city.

News

Phillies Expected to Name New Head of Baseball Operations

Andy MacPhail will inherit a mess.

News

How Johnny Doc Almost Took Out Maria Quiñones-Sánchez

His union appears to have funded a get-out-the-vote operation for her no-name opponent.

News

Tick, Tock: Scenes From Newspaper Guild Rally

Barely two days left before the current contract expires. Will there be a strike?

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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

What Do the Stars Have in Store for the Sixers?

Hingston: Nothing good — except for maybe Kristaps Porzingis.

News

‘Edmond Beacon’ Street Sign Fixed

Philly Mag gets results.

News

Who Are the Sixers’ Second-Round Options?

Don’t forget that the Sixers have five (!) picks in the second round, too.

News

Report: D’Angelo Russell to Lakers a Smokescreen

And Adrian Wojnarowski says the Sixers are locked in on Russell.

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