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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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Pennsylvania Deserves a National Park

This is a more controversial statement than you’d think.

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Bensalem Police Capture Runaway Pig

Plus: A reality-dating show comes to Philly, and Boyz II Men win The Masked Singer.

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The Boulevard Subway Will Be Worth Every Penny

No other “Route for Change” option delivers as much bang for the buck.

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Mayor Parker’s New Website Has Us Feeling … Optimistic?

Philly Stat 360 offers stats and figures on homicides, overdoses, potholes, on-time trash pickup, build permits issued, and more.

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Doug Mastriano Has No Idea What Drones Look Like

Dude wanted to be our governor. Now he’s on a more important mission — to take on the Galactic Empire and destroy the Death Star.

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Philly Mag’s Resident Drone Expert Explains What’s Actually Going On

Aliens who obey FAA regulations or aliens who hate mosquitos? The possibilities are endless.


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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Philadelphia City Council Approves Sixers Arena

It ain’t over till it’s over, but it’s almost over.

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Philly Today: Ten Models Sue Popular Nightclub Over Sexy Photos

Plus, Independence Blue Cross deletes executive photos and bios after United HealthCare CEO murder. And… Luigi Mangione’s Philly connections.

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Philly Today: Rouge Is Suing John Bolaris Over Nasty Comments

It’s a rumble in Rittenhouse! Plus, a Franklin Institute controversy brews.

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Philly Today: From Jason Kelce to Josh Shapiro, Philly’s Write-In Votes for President

Plus, the unbearable shame of $8 Sixers tickets. And this team wants a new arena?!

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Philly Today: The Sexiest Local Male News Anchor In Entire Country Is, Apparently, NBC10’s Keith Jones

No word on what Brian Taff or Rick Williams have to say about this. Plus, Mike Jerrick hate mail.

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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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Philly Today: Mike Jerrick Makes Bad Suicide Joke About Rocky Movies

Mike apparently never got the memo that suicide jokes aren’t funny. Plus, John Bolaris tweets go poof.

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Philly Today: John Bolaris Had a Rough Sunday Night In Rittenhouse Square

The fracas involved him, Rouge owner Rob Wasserman, and one steadfast bouncer.

Longform

Can John Fry Revive Temple?

The former Drexel president has built his legacy reshaping not just universities, but the neighborhoods they call home.

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Governor Shapiro Throws SEPTA a $153 Million Life Preserver

The cavalry rode to SEPTA’s rescue today and pulled it back from the fiscal cliff.

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