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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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Five tips for staying healthy and stress-free before your wedding.

Clean Up Your Diet 1. Stay hydrated. Drinking water throughout the day stems hunger and keeps energy levels up. 2. Go green. “Add lots of […]

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60 Seconds With Preston & Steve

Today’s clip: Chicken-slaughtering monkey

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Philly QFest Picks

What to go see this weekend

The Duck Boat Disaster

A first-person account

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Big Daddy Graham

Is in a really bad mood

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Friday Movie Blog

A review of Despicable Me


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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Dr. Who?

Finding quick, friendly healthcare

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Younger Men, Older Women

Are May-December romances kosher?

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Darth Vader for Sale

An otherworldly auction

The Good Life: Nautical Chic

Since everyone from Stone Harbor to Seaside already has a navy-and-white-striped shirt … Click here to see our nautical chic picks.

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Support Lindsay Lohan!

She needs our sympathy

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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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Local author’s foodie book

Chestnut Hill to Mumbai to Paris

Daily Scoop

Vick was involved in a

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North Philly on Foot

Taking the road less traveled … into Kensington

Style Scene: June’s Best Bets

Store openings and sales (two with Dad in mind) … Click here to see a slideshow of our picks.

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