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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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How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

Meet the two Philadelphia Zoo tortoises who gave their species a ray of hope.

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DJ Robert Drake’s Been Throwing the Best Parties in Philly for More Than 20 Years

Let this South Philly man-about-town entertain you. It’s all he wants to do.

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Want to Preserve Your Pet … Forever? Call Beth Beverly

Thanks to the Cheltenham taxidermist’s handiwork, your beloved companion will be timelessly honored.

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Philly Today: Local Man Used Grindr to Carjack People

Be careful out there! Plus, a South Street bar has the worst luck.

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This Mayfair Native’s Job Is Making Sure Philly Visitors Have a Good Time

She’s also in charge of next year’s big 250th.

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Philly Today: It’s Now Easier Than Ever to Rat Out Bad Parkers to the PPA

Takes all of 30 seconds. Plus, front license plates could make a return.


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 Today: Believe It Or Not, We Have Another Delco Pooper

Plus, other trashy news.

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Live Aid, Four Decades Later

How the greatest show on Earth came together, here

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Live Aid, By the Numbers

A data-driven look at the biggest day in Philadelphia live music history.

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Philly Today: Local Woman Accuses Former Obama Operative of Sexual Assault

She’s suing the operative and the DNC, claiming that he began grooming her when she was a 16-year-old campaign volunteer.

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The Musicians Who Were Conspicuously Absent from Live Aid

And why they weren’t there.

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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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Abbott Elementary‘s Lisa Ann Walter Explains What She Loves Most About Philadelphia

And where she goes for roast pork sandwiches.

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Live Aid Was Not Without Controversy – And For Good Reason

This story is part of our continuing coverage in honor of Live Aid Week in Philadelphia. Check back daily for more Live Aid fun. There’s […]

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Live Aid Had a Hooters Problem

Not everyone was happy to see the local greats take the stage at JFK.

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Philly Today: The City Strike Is Over But World Cafe Live’s Labor Problems Persist

Things are about to heat back up at the once-beloved Philly music venue.

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