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Philly Mag’s Favorite Long Reads of 2025

Beef bandits, billboard wars, an epic high school prom, and profiles of the biggest names in Philly — it’s our roundup of our favorite stories of 2025.


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How Philly Fell for Krampus — and a Darker Kind of Christmas

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Youth Sports in Philadelphia Are Uneven — and the Gaps Are Growing

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The Editors’ Cut: What We’re Reading, Watching, Doing, and Liking This Week

Latest Stories

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First Pitch Scheduled

MLB announces times for NLDS

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Phillies Boos Silent?

SI takes a look

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Phillies Rally Trolley

Pumping up Center City tomorrow

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PSSA Scores Slightly Higher

More kids at grade level

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Plastic Surgery Jackpot

New prize at Trump casinos

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FBI Raids Boeing Plant

Makes dozens of arrests


Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Our world-champion Eagles, a messy traffic stop, an unexpected councilperson, and the Delco pope

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

A six-figure budget. Hundreds of helpers. Giant art installations. A tentacled kraken. This prom is like no other.


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NHL Enforcers Have Tough Job

It’s not easy being mean

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Matthew Shepard Foundation Needs Your Vote

Log onto Facebook to help stop bullying

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Stop Flirting, Chris Christie

The big political tease

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Food Recalls Galore

The Check-Up

Movie Preview: Dirty Girl

Right out of the John Hughes playbook

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How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

Beloved Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo became first-time parents — and gave their species a ray of hope.

An Oral History of the Sound of Philadelphia

An Oral History of the Sound of Philadelphia

Fifty years after founding their legendary Philadelphia International Records, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, with friends and collaborators from Thom Bell to John Oates to Patti LaBelle, look back on the musical partnership that came to define the city.


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Where Are All the Gays on TV?

Find out which shows are worth watching

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How to Parent College-Aged Kids

Helicopters: Cut the cord

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The Christian Hijacking of America

Ignoring the Founding Fathers

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Morning Scoop: Phils Win 102

Plus: NJ freezes salaries

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