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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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Philly Today: The Philadelphia Zoo Has a Drag Queen Problem

“There are Trump people that come to the zoo,” explains one zoo employee.

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Is Cecily Tynan Secretly a Huge Metallica Fan?

She dropped some major hints in yesterday’s weather report.

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Rittenhouse Residents Rage Over People Grilling in the Park

Which raises the question… where can you grill in Philadelphia?

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Philly Today: You Can Now Order the New Pennsylvania License Plate

Plus, Joey Merlino drops f-bomb 22 times with Philly Mag.

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Joey Merlino Would Like to Get Some Things Off His Chest

In this sprawling interview, the supposedly former mafioso explains why he’ll never step foot in Angelo’s and how The Godfather got it all wrong. 

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Philly Today: Larry Krasner Coasts to Victory Over Pat Dugan

Plus, the Inquirer‘s big AI problem.


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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What Happens to Friendships When Money Gets in the Way?

Money doesn’t just change what you can afford — it can change who you feel close to.

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Philly Today: Delco Pooper Has Bad Day in Court

Plus, local woman tries to convince world she’s not dead.

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WHYY’s Cherri Gregg Talks Her Badass Husband, Wawa, and Regrets of R. Kelly

An interview with the co-host of the Best of Philly-winning Studio 2.

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Philly Today: Why This Main Line Woman Is Suing NYU for Libel

And what it all has to do with Larry Krasner. Plus, a Phanatic-Jason Kelce yarnbomb. And vegans score a big win in South Philly.

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Just Ask Victor: How Not to Fall Victim to Philly Event Ticket Scams

We’re light years beyond some shady guy outside the Spectrum selling counterfeits.

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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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Philly Today: Jake Tapper’s New Biden Book Has Everybody Talking

And not everybody is happy that everybody is talking about the Philly native’s damning book.

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Philly Today: Inside the Republican Scheme to Defeat Larry Krasner

Plus, readers react to Pete Rose news.

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This Delco NPR Host Is Positively Obsessed With Eurovision

She’s hosting a big watch party of the weird event this Saturday in Philly.

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Philly Today: Child-Sex Enthusiast Pete Rose Reinstated By Major League Baseball

Hall of Fame, here Pete comes!

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