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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

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PennDOT: Here’s What You’ll Need to Get a Real ID–Compliant License

They won’t be available until spring 2019, but the state wants you to start prepping now.

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Vince Fumo Would Like to Be Vince Fumo Again

How does that make you feel, Philadelphia?

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Why Nicole Allen White Decided to Take On the Pennsylvania Society

The up-and-coming millennial power player on going head-to-head with a Philadelphia political tradition.

Best Thing: Scrapple Fries!

Oh, Philly, how could this have taken so long?!?

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Hillary Clinton Tells Philly “What Happened”: Five Takeaways

Here’s what we learned when her book tour stopped in Philly.

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Meet the North Philly Family Featured in a Must-See Documentary

“Quest” debuts in Philly at the Ritz on Friday.


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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Out Community Advocate Alex Deering Announces Historic Candidacy for State Rep

If elected, Deering would be the first openly gay candidate of color ever to be elected to office in Pennsylvania.

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LGBTQ Event of the Week

Our pick: the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus “Tinseltown Tidings” concert.

I Love My Job: School of Rock Philadephia GM Jace Miller

A guy who gets to teach kids how to be rock stars. What could be better than that?

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Despite Cyclist’s Death, City Won’t Promise Protected Lane on Spruce

Here’s what officials had to say about protected bike lanes on Spruce Street.

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Man Charged With Attacking Interracial Lesbian Couple in Brewerytown

Police say the man told the women that they’d get AIDS due to their lifestyle before pointing his gun at one woman’s head.

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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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All of Philly Right Now: “Did You Just Feel That Earthquake?”

A 4.1 magnitude quake, centered in Delaware, rumbled in Philly a little before 5 p.m.

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If All Goes Well, This Is the Last Time You’ll Hear About Mike Rossi

“I’m glad it’s over,” the Boston Marathon Dad tells Philly Mag outside a Philadelphia courtroom.

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Suit: Eagles Player Fletcher Cox Sent These X-Rated Texts to My Wife

A North Carolina man has sued Cox over a torrid affair the defensive tackle allegedly had with the man’s 29-year-old spouse.

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Philly Woman Sues Gym Over Sexual Assault by Ex-Con Personal Trainer

He had previously pleaded guilty to rape and indecent assault charges.

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