It's that time of year again -- the when we take a couple of weeks off to celebrate the holidays and recharge for the coming year. 

2016 is gonna be a good one: We've got the continuation of our On the Ground program, including stays in Strawberry Mansion and Kinsessing. We've also got a bunch of amazing features already on the docket for the next couple months.

Not enough? We're gearing up to celebrate five years of Flying Kite with a big anniversary party on January 14 (location TBA, stay tuned for details).

To get you through the next couple weeks, here's a list of our favorite stories of the year. See you on January 5!


We told you the ten reasons this would be the best Philly summer ever.

We took a look at the evolving face of Queen Village's Fabric Row.

We visited Collingswood, N.J., the small town for people who love big cities. 

We ran down a list of the city's comic book shops. 

We talked about the fate of Fishtown's bike shops.