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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: Inside the Massive $20 Million Iron Hill Brewery Bankruptcy

Plus, what Guy Fieri, Sammy Hagar, and Lansdale have in common.

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Philly Today: Debunking the Kyle Schwarber Charity Fake News

Plus, why 50 percent of Philly workers may call out sick on Friday.

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Charges Against Day Care Center Owner Just Got Even More Shocking

Nick Fountain allegedly made some startling admissions to investigators over the weekend.

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Politics, AI, and Stress: Why Teaching in Philly Has Never Been Harder

Welcome to teaching in 2025.

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Top Public High Schools Methodology

To come up with a ranking of the top-performing city and suburban public high schools in the eight-county Philadelphia region, we first collected the latest […]

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SEPTA Train Cars Pose “Immediate” Safety Risk, Says NTSB

The report comes on the heels of five SEPTA train fires this year, but the railcars are still being used on the Regional Rail.


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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Philly Today: Feds Charge Catholic School Teacher In Child Pornography Case

Plus, a Rittenhouse Square house containing more than 100,000 books.

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Philly Today: Stephen Starr Gets the New York Times Treatment

Plus, the adorable baby sloth video you need in your life today.

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Philly Today: Cop Claims Local Police Department Was a Sexist Hellhole

Plus, $10 Phillies tickets and Yannick gets political at orchestra season opener.

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A Century Later, the Parkway’s Grand Vision May Finally Come True

Inside the city’s plan to redesign the Benjamin Franklin Parkway

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Montco Official and Day Care Center Owner Charged in Child Pornography Case

Pennsylvania State Police arrested Nick Fountain on Wednesday.

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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: Joey Merlino Is Coming to Netflix

Plus, a major murder milestone over the bridge in Camden.

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Hooters Drummer David Uosikkinen Has Philly Covered

When he’s not drumming for the ’80s hitmakers, the Main Line musician is dreaming up new ways to pay tribute to Philly songs.

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Philly Today: Kamala Harris Explains Why She Ditched Josh Shapiro for Vice President

Plus, the poorly-named Midtown Village cancels its big fall festival.

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AIDS Walk Philly Bids Farewell After 40 Years

Plus, the Simpsons vs. Delco man legal battle comes to a conclusion.

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