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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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70 MPH Speed Limits Coming to PA

Sammy Hagar will feel great in the Keystone State.

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Even Professional Journalists Hate Inquirer.com

Washington Post reporter: “Why do they want me to leave?”

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Letter: Unions Offer to Hit the Road to Drum Up Convention Business

They also promise no labor grievance for six months.

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‘Joey Merlino’ Just Filed The Strangest Court Motion We’ve Ever Seen

We can only assume that Joey Merlino had nothing to do with this, or that he has gone mad.

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What Blonde Philly Socialite Hooked Up With Prince Harry?

Inquiring minds want to know.

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The Five Jersey Shore Stories of the Summer

Miller: From Revel to the Union League to Sandy — still — this is what we’ll be following.


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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SEPTA Engineers to Take Strike Vote

“Cooling period” ends June 14.

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Are New Philadelphians Finally Flexing Their Political Muscle?

Geeting: Why the fight for the 30th ward is more than just a fight for the 30th ward.

Harvey Fierstein Calls Johnny Weir a “Faggot”

Somebody’s about to get a Fabergé egg upside his head.

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National Weather Service Warns: More Floods Coming

Pennsylvania and New Jersey are getting too much rain.

“There’s Not One Type of Love, There Are Billions.”

A young Philly woman on falling in love with a trans person.

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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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Idea: New York and Philly Should Share the Olympics

Mathis: They’re too big for any one city. So why not collaborate?

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WATCH: Scranton Residents Turn Potholes into Art

Easier than filling them.

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Fire Stalling Philly-Bound Traffic on Ben Franklin Bridge

Details sketchy so far.

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You Don’t Get to Sing “Bridge Over Troubled Water” Around Chris Christie These Days

Idina Menzel’s performance “scrapped” at 9/11 museum dedication.

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