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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

Guides

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

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The Philadelphia Parking Authority Is Cutting Car Owners a Break. For Once.

At first glance, we assumed these flyers were a hoax.

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Helen Gym: Philly Should Publicly Disclose Lawsuit Settlements

Philly paid a whopping $48 million to settle legal disputes in the 2019 fiscal year.

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It Gritty’s Birthday!!!

To celebrate, here’s a look back at the highlights from year one of the Reign of Gritty.

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West Philly Woman Turns Dead Spotted Lanternflies Into Jewelry

“It freaks me out how murder-happy we are with them,” says Candice Jeffries, who sells spotted lanternfly earrings for $28 and up.

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Where to Watch Free Philadelphia Orchestra Pop-up Concerts

Philadelphia Orchestra members will perform for free at 32 random locations.

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Critics Say Richard Florida’s Ideas Helped Ruin American Cities. Can He Redeem Himself in Philly?

What can the famed urbanist predict about the future of Philly?


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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Maria Quiñones Sánchez on Her Pet Shih Tzu and Hanging Out in Northeast Philly Bars

The renegade City Council member talks being a workaholic and the unlikely places she gets “a lot of stuff done.”

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Philly Is the Best City in America to Be a Celebrity. No, Really.

From Jason Segel to André 3000, we know how to be chill around the famous among us.

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The Best Thing That Happened This Week: The Pumpkin Spice Phone

No, wait, don’t hang up!

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60,000 People Leave Philly Each Year. But It’s Not Like All of Them Hate It.

A new Pew study looking at population dynamics looks to find out not just who’s moving, but why.

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School District: Climate Strike Protesters Will Be Marked Absent

Philly’s global climate strike protest will be held at City Hall on Friday.

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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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A Look Inside Temple’s New $175 Million Charles Library

The library is instantly the most beautiful building on Temple’s campus. One trade-off: Most of the traditionally open book stacks are now a robot-only domain.

Opinion

I’m Queer and I Think CCP’s New “Non-Binary” Mascot Is Pandering Nonsense

Community College of Philadelphia is doing more virtue signaling than effecting actual change for LGBTQ students and staff with its adoption of a genderless symbol.

News

Philly to Facebook: Get Your Dating Ads Off of Our Sidewalks

Notice those Facebook sidewalk ads popping up? They’re not sanctioned.

Opinion

Temple’s Football Program Has Made the Case for a Home of Its Own

Some 30,000 people came out to watch the Owls beat a nationally ranked Big 10 team over the weekend. If ever there was a time to move forward with an on-campus stadium, this is it.

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