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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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Nutter Gives Voters Some Hiring Tips

And lists a few things he’s left undone. Plus, plans for 30th Street Station and dark days for Rob McCord.

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Reports: McCord Faces Federal Investigation

Treasurer says he is returning to private sector.

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Kenyatta Johnson Proposes Pre-K Tax Break

His bill would give a tax credit to the working poor with kids in pre-K.

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What Kenney’s Last Day Says About His Mayoral Chances

He’s got a broad base and a hot head.

Mark Segal Endorses Jim Kenney for Mayor

“He has been a friend of the LGBT community and its struggle for equality for over 25 years.”

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Hard Rock Gets OK for N.J. Casino, But Where Will It Be?

Atlantic City — or the Meadowlands?


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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Comcast Parts With “A–hole” Employee

In blog post, company vice president offers another apology.

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Philly Doctor, Receptionist Charged in Pill Mill Scheme

Feds say doc traded a prescription for sex.

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Suspected Trooper Shooter Pleads Not Guilty

Eric Frein is accused of killing one officer, badly wounding another.

qFLIX Announces 2015 Dates

Philly’s only LGBT film festival returns this summer.

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Ad for Best-Selling Business Book Poaches Shane Montgomery Photo

“My son hasn’t even been dead a month,” says his mother.

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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.


Tom Wolf Will Post His Work Calendar Online

This could be a game-changer.

On the Future of LGBT Anti-Discrimination in PA

Top GOP leaders weigh in

Tom Wolf - Fracking
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Wolf Reverses Corbett Order, Bans Fracking on Pa. Parkland

Activists say he hasn’t gone far enough.

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Cheaters Sometimes Win

What to make of Tom Brady, the Patriots, and “Deflate-Gate.”

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