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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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Police: 7-Foot Boa Constrictor Might Be Loose in Montco

The snake has been missing from its home for three or four weeks.

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Mayor Kenney and Jay-Z: The Official Made (Up) in America Photo

It’s the cherry on top of the MIA misunderstanding.

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Lawsuit Blocks 3D Downloadable Gun Files in Pa.

Roughly 1,000 people nationwide have already downloaded files for semi-automatic rifles, according to a suit filed by Pennsylvania.

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Best of Philly 2018: Media, Politics, and People

The stories, personalities, and moments that inspired and moved our city this year.

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POLL: Who Are the Greatest Eagles Ever?

Choose your top 5.

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What Does Daryl Metcalfe Have Against Philadelphia?

One reporter’s quest to find out what makes the state rep from Western Pennsylvania tick.


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.


Brian Dawkins on Joining the Hall of Fame and Finally Getting His Ring

The former Eagles safety, executive, and fan favorite reflects on his career and looks ahead.

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One of Us: David L. Cohen

The Comcast bigwig talks Bruce Springsteen, why he doesn’t go to the Jersey Shore, and more.

Best Thing This Week: Wallace for the Win!

A horse is a horse, of course, of course, but …

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Philly to End Arrest Data-Sharing Agreement With ICE

It’s a win for protesters who, for weeks, had asked the mayor end the contract.

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AG Shapiro Asks Pope to Intervene in Abuse Report Court Battle

He called on Pope Francis to “direct church leaders” to drop their opposition to the release of a grand jury report.

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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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Toomey Says He’ll Vote for Brett Kavanaugh

The senator met with the U.S. Supreme Court nominee on Thursday.

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City Orders Shutdown of Scrapyard Where Fire Burned

The property must reduce its scrap piles to 10 feet before it can reopen.

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SEPTA’s AT&T Station Has Been Renamed … Again

It will henceforth be known as “NRG Station.”

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Suspect in Sexual Assaults Turns Himself In

Robert Johnson was wanted in connection to series of crimes in West Philly.

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