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Philly Mag’s Favorite Long Reads of 2024

Mob-associated loan sharks, peonies, crock-pot cookbooks, and investigations into Philadelphia’s biggest institutions. It’s our roundup of our favorite stories from 2024!


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How a Vicious Legal Battle Over a Wildflower Farm Tore This Bucolic Philly Suburb Apart

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I Love My Kid, But How Long, Exactly, Am I Supposed to Keep His Baby Teeth?

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Can John Fry Revive Temple?

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Philly Today: Mayor Laughably Tells Restaurants to Relax About Super Bowl Parade

Restaurateurs are concerned about the parade date coinciding with Valentine’s Day. But the mayor says there’s nothing to see here.

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Everything You Need to Know About the Eagles Super Bowl LIX Parade

Celebrate with the Birds on Broad Street! Here’s the when, where, and how of Friday’s championship parade.

Clockwise from top left: Eagles fans light fires in the streets of Philadelphia after the Eagles won; Tom Brady at the Super Bowl; Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl; and Kendrick Lamar performing at halftime (photos via Getty Images)
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Philly Today: The Most (and Least) Boring Super Bowl Things, Ranked

Plus, the Daily News will cost you $6.95 — yes, $6.95 — today.

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Scenes From Philly’s Eagles Super Bowl Celebration Last Night

The city was electric and garbage trucks were scaled. It was pure joy.

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The Battle Over Philly’s Clean Hydrogen Revolution

Depending on whom you ask, the MACH2 hydrogen hub could be the largest clean energy transformation the region will see this century — or an environmental disaster.

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Philly’s New Hell’s Kitchen Winner Kyle Timpson Says Pat’s and Geno’s Are Trash

An interview with the North Philly chef, who just won the show.


Best of Philly 2024: City Life

Best of Philly 2024: City Life

A squad of teenage robotics champs, a 100-year-old jazz trailblazer, a deeply laughable mascot, and a Flyer to be truly proud of

Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?

Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?

Back in the day, Philly, like a lot of cities, banked on a revival of its downtown to spark new life. The plan worked fine — for Center City. But now that the pandemic has emptied offices, boomer residents are aging, and millennials are opting for the ’burbs, where do we go from here?


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Philly Today: School District Official Bans Teachers From Wearing Eagles Gear

Plus, a masterful anti-Chiefs prank in Kansas City.

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Billboard-Famous Main Line Lawyer May Get Probation in Center City Shooting Case

DA Larry Krasner originally charged Leonard Hill with aggravated assault. But now, he’s showing new levels of leniency.

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Why Are Eagles Fans So Crazy? A Penn State Doctor Explains

“The fanship in each community definitely thinks that their community has the most intense fans,” says Conshohocken’s Liselle Milazzo. “But fans of teams like the Eagles and the Bills tend to take things to more of an extreme.”

Fox 29 morning show co-hosts Alex Holley and Mike Jerrick in and around New Orleans in advance of this Sunday's Super Bowl between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs
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Philly Today: Alex Holley and Mike Jerrick Are Having Way Too Much Fun Covering the Super Bowl

Plus, a new TV show set in Philadelphia.

Temple University student Aidan Steigelmann, who is accused of impersonating an ICE agent in Philadelphia, and another suspect sought in the case
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Philly Today: We May Have New Candidates for Biggest Losers of 2025

Plus, a new hotel for South Philly.

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How the Pandemic Turned a South Philly Golf Course Into the City’s Best New Park

How the Pandemic Turned a South Philly Golf Course Into the City’s Best New Park

The former municipal golf course at FDR Park became an indispensable natural refuge for many locked-down South Philadelphians over the past year.

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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Philly Today: ICE Now Claims It Showed Up at Raided Car Wash to Help Employees

Okay then. Plus, what we know (and don’t know) about the Philadelphia plane crash.

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The Grammy Awards: A Philadelphia Timeline of Winners and Memorable Moments

From a rapper boycott to lots and lots and lots of Taylor Swift.

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Billboard Wars: How Personal Injury Lawyers Took Over Philly

Armed with multimillion-dollar marketing budgets, personal injury attorneys have wallpapered the city with ads.

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Questions Fly at Roosevelt Boulevard Town Hall

For those who couldn’t show up to an in-person town hall, PennDot took the town hall to them.

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