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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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Cheaters Sometimes Win

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

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LIVE: Jim Kenney Quits Council

Follow along as the Citified team live-tweets his final meeting.

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In South Jersey, District Instructs Families How to Opt Out of Testing

Haddon superintendent’s letter clearly outlines the process.

Inside Take: City Hall Has Long Coddled Big Business

And somehow CEOs still think they don’t have enough influence?

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Sixers Win By 20 (!) For Ninth Victory

You have to see this Jerami Grant dunk.

STUDY: It Really Does Get Better

We’ve been saying it for years, but now there’s proof!


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.


Jim Kenney Will Upend the Council Race, Too

His resignation could make room for Helen Gym and others to get in.

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Comcast Bill Changes Customer Name to “A–hole”

The company has apologized, again.

The Brief: This Mayor’s Race Is Bad For Business

Big business, that is. Plus, Jim Kenney’s last day in council and questions for the candidates from Philly techies.

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Penn State President Criticizes Freeh Report

Abuse survivors group: “It’s time for university officials to man up and move on.”

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Fire Kills Two, Injures Officer

Blaze happened overnight in South Philly rowhome.

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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.


Philly Love Stories

Love can be hard. (Sigh.) But despite all of our modern day distractions — Tinder! Free Porn! Facebook Flirting! — it is still worth seeking […]

Philly Love Story: Steve Duross and James Langel

PM: How did you two get together? James: It was January 2003, walking dogs early, early in the morning, 6:30. Unbrushed hair, unbrushed teeth. We […]

Philly Love Story: Elizabeth Wellington

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Philly Love Story: Jeniphur and Michael Pasquarello

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