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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

Longform

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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We Want to Hear Your True Life Wawa Stories

Trinacria: It’s not only the Broad and Walnut location where patrons have witnessed shenanigans that sometimes border on the paranormal.

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Complaint: School District Discriminated Against Black Female Athletes

A Strawberry Mansion lacrosse player filed the lawsuit this week.

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Krasner: Safe Injection Sites Work

The DA candidate supports implementing a facility.

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Hooters Waitress Says She Was Sexually Assaulted at Work

Northeast Philly’s Jade Velez is suing the chain.

Mazzoni Center Staff Vote to Unionize

By a 51-34 vote, front-line staff at the controversial nonprofit chose to organize under the SEIU.

News

Like You, Ed Rendell Hates the Broad and Walnut Wawa

The ex-gov is fed up with the panhandlers at Philly’s favorite convenience store.


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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Philly Routes to Avoid When Avoiding Drunk Drivers

A new interactive map reveals where DUI arrests occur.

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Let’s Dive Into the Phillies 2018 Schedule Release

We’ll tell you the date of the season opener (hint: it’s early) and also when our Phils will play the Yankees and the Red Sox.

News

Back-to-School Nightmare: Student Transcripts Vanish After Charter Closes

One dad tells Philly Mag that district officials “don’t care.”

Opinion

RESPONSE: The City Was Well Prepared for the Conrail Heroin Camp Cleanup

Two city officials detail the extensive outreach made to opiod users at the site.

News

OK, Who Stole the City’s Lawnmower, Dell Server, and $16K GPS?

More than $300k in equipment has been reported missing.

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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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Reward for Info on Dog Abuser Jumps to $7K

Layla and Gracie were found in Upper Darby last week.

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Philly Judge Throws Out Criminal Case Against Amtrak Engineer

The Municipal Court judge didn’t find Brandon Bostian liable for the high-speed derailment that killed eight and injured hundreds of others.

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Black Power Pick Unveiled Near Rizzo Statue

The piece was commissioned by Monument Lab.

Miss America Went to High School With Carson Wentz

Cara Mund shares an alma mater with the Eagles QB, dances to Michael Jackson and hates Trump’s views on global warming. What’s not to love?

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