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Philly Mag’s Favorite Long Reads of 2024

Mob-associated loan sharks, peonies, crock-pot cookbooks, and investigations into Philadelphia’s biggest institutions. It’s our roundup of our favorite stories from 2024!


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How a Vicious Legal Battle Over a Wildflower Farm Tore This Bucolic Philly Suburb Apart

Opinion

I Love My Kid, But How Long, Exactly, Am I Supposed to Keep His Baby Teeth?

Longform

Can John Fry Revive Temple?

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Philly Today: Trump’s Latest Target Is Comcast CEO Brian Roberts

Plus, the NFL could ban the Brotherly Shove.

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Philly Today: Store War! Sheetz Makes First Move on Philly Region

Across the street from a Wawa, no less. Plus, Shark Tank is coming to Philadelphia.

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Dan Rhoton’s Big, Audacious Plan to End Poverty

His idea may seem like a pipe dream to some. But don’t say that to the graduates of Hopeworks, a job-training nonprofit that is trying to crack Philadelphia’s biggest problem.

Opinion

How to Save Center City’s Empty Offices

The culprit isn’t just COVID-19. It’s decades of tax policies that have driven businesses and workers away.

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Confused About the New SEPTA Bus Route Numbers? We’re Here to Help

We can also help with that SEPTA Metro stuff.

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Philly Today: Inquirer Sues Over Eagles Super Bowl Memorabilia

Plus, judge squashes Krasner’s cushy plans for leniency for billboard-famous lawyer.


Best of Philly 2024: City Life

Best of Philly 2024: City Life

A squad of teenage robotics champs, a 100-year-old jazz trailblazer, a deeply laughable mascot, and a Flyer to be truly proud of

Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?

Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?

Back in the day, Philly, like a lot of cities, banked on a revival of its downtown to spark new life. The plan worked fine — for Center City. But now that the pandemic has emptied offices, boomer residents are aging, and millennials are opting for the ’burbs, where do we go from here?


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A Controversy Brews in Philadelphia Surrounding Drag Musical Gay Mis

 

Did a “technical glitch” really cause the end of ticket sales to the show? Or was it transphobia? Drag queen Eric Jaffe wants answers.

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Philly Today: ICE Debunks Conspiracy Theory About ICE Van Fire in Philadelphia

Plus, can the combo of a harpist and a rapper possibly be a good thing?

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Where to Live If You Love Having a Round With Your Friends

These communities abound in places where everyone knows your name.

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Philly Today: Cecily Tynan On the Epic Philly Blizzard of 2025 That Isn’t

Plus, the Philly singer from America’s Got Talent who is now… painting birds?!

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Steven Singer Loves the Haters

Philly’s shock-jock jeweler throws open the vault and reveals the guy behind his iconic salesman shtick.

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How the Pandemic Turned a South Philly Golf Course Into the City’s Best New Park

How the Pandemic Turned a South Philly Golf Course Into the City’s Best New Park

The former municipal golf course at FDR Park became an indispensable natural refuge for many locked-down South Philadelphians over the past year.

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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Scenes From the Eagles’ 2025 Super Bowl Parade

The Birds paraded up Broad Street, from the Linc to the Art Museum steps for an epic citywide celebration.

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Philly Mag Nominated for 2025 National Magazine Award

The magazine was recognized for its May 2024 story “The Waiting Game” by contributing editor Christine Speer Lejeune, which explored a simple question: Why is it so hard to book doctor’s appointment these days?

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Philly Today: SEPTA’s Impending Super Bowl Parade Nightmare

Plus, somebody buy this Drexel professor a beer.

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Philly Today: Free SEPTA Rides for Super Bowl Parade, Courtesy of Kevin Hart’s Tequila

Tequila and deranged Eagles fans are just a perfect combination. Plus, the end of an era for a Stephen Starr restaurant.

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