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Philly Moments That Made Us Proud in 2025

A year when kids became heroes, sports took the spotlight, and our sandwich finally got its due


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

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Philly Mag’s Favorite Long Reads of 2025

Guides

How to Recycle Your Christmas Tree in Philadelphia

Latest Stories

It’s 2039. This Is How Philadelphia Became the Greatest City in America.

Michael Nutter, Helen Gym, Christine Flowers, and Tayyib Smith will sit down with Philly Mag editor Tom McGrath at our annual ThinkFest conference on November 14th.

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Rhynhart vs. Kenney: Inside the Most Contentious Relationship in City Hall

Rebecca Rhynhart’s critics — including the mayor — see her as a grandstanding opportunist. Her supporters see her as the breath of fresh air Philly politics needs.

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Is Elton John’s “Philadelphia Freedom” Actually About Philly?

Know what you’re belting out when he comes to town this month.

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YA Author Kacen Callender on Transgender Characters and Writing for Teens

Their first adult book, Queen of the Conquered, is out on November 12th.

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The Best Thing That Happened This Week: Joel Embiid Dances

And everyone’s watching!

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Your No-B.S. Guide to Philly’s 2019 General Election

Voting day is less than a week away. Study up.


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.


It’s 2039. Here’s How Philly Rose to the Challenge of Climate Change.

At ThinkFest 2019, Christine Knapp, Billie Faircloth and Nydia Han will discuss how Philly is planning for global warming.

Opinion

I’m a Democratic Ward Leader. Here’s Why I’m Voting for Kendra Brooks and Nicolas O’Rourke.

I have served as the elected Democratic leader of the 2nd Ward, in South Philadelphia, since June 2018. I got involved in local politics because […]

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Prevention Point Needle Exchange Kept 10,000 People From Contracting HIV Over 10 Years, Study Says

Researchers from George Washington University also estimated the total lifetime taxpayer savings for 10,000 averted cases: $1.8 billion.

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How the Revamped Spruce and Pine Bike Lanes Lost a Safety Feature in Society Hill

The two lanes didn’t receive intersection protection after members of a community association opposed plastic delineator posts. Now cyclists — and some residents — are fed up.

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The Recent Penn Grad on a Mission to Help LGBTQ Homeless Youth

Brendan Taliaferro, director of Homeward Initiative, is using the proceeds of a prize he won at Penn to find housing for Philly’s queer youth.

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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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It’s 2039. Here’s How Philadelphia Built a Citywide Sports Dynasty.

At ThinkFest, sportscasters Seth Joyner, Ray Didinger, and Molly Sullivan will discuss an ambitious vision — five titles for each of the city’s big-four franchises in the next 20 years.

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Opinion

By Endorsing Third-Party Candidates, Philly Democrats Have Lit a Fuse Under Their Own House

Several prominent elected Democrats are supporting Working Families Party candidates for City Council at Large because they want to oust Republicans. But where do they think those votes are going to come from?

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Exit Interview: Veteran Inquirer Reporter and Editor Bill Marimow

The two-time Pulitzer winner, who’s leaving the paper at the end of the year, on being fired multiple times and the MOVE story he wishes he’d written.

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What Can Philly Do About Climate Change? A Whole Lot, Actually.

Ten ways the city can prepare for airport flooding, climate migrants, and destruction at the Shore.

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