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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.


News

How Philly Fell for Krampus — and a Darker Kind of Christmas

Longform

Youth Sports in Philadelphia Are Uneven — and the Gaps Are Growing

Guides

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

Latest Stories

Bop Spotlight: Tomato Pie

Tomato Pie: Marchiano's

BOP Spotlight: Glass Shower Door and Mirror Installer

Glass Shower Door and Mirror Installer: Gordon & Sons Glass and Mirrors

AC Now: All Day I Dream About Shoes

All Day I Dream About Shoes

A Montgomery County developer's home is one part contemporary cool, one part minimalist chic — and anything but cookie-cutter

Custom Comfort

Local brides tell us what made their day so special.

Real Weddings: Barbara & Avery

Who needs formal wedding portraits to capture wedding memories? This couple shows it’s all about what you love.

Say Cheese


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.


Elegant Wedding: Drink of Choice

Drink of Choice

Elegant Wedding: Time for Beauty

Time for Beauty

Elegant Wedding: Grooming the Groom

Grooming the Groom

The Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival brings these three and more

This summer's movie selection has basically consisted of sequels, threequels, Bruce Willis and a gourmet rat. So for a break from the ho-hum Hollywood hits, […]

Gone are the days of picking your colors first — design your wedding around your favorite cuisine and let it all take off from there

The Food Affair

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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.


Elegant Wedding: From Head to Toe: Mane Attraction

Mane Attraction

Your get-gorgeous guide to looking fabulous on your big day

From Head to Toe

Elegant Wedding: Guests Who Brunch

Guests Who Brunch

Here’s how to take care of your well-traveled guests

The Out-of-Towners

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