Here are 20 images from PhillyVoice photographer and photo editor, Thom Carroll.
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by Thom Carroll PhillyVoice Contributor
As one year ends and the following is set to begin, it's hard to not use this time as the yearly critique of the past 12 months.
This is the time of year for nostalgia, reflection and finally, rejuvenation. Philadelphia and the country as a whole have endured a lot over this last year. But with the darkest days of winter now in our past, we can look to the clean slate of the new year to start fresh.
Continuing a personal tradition at PhillyVoice, as the year comes to a close I've put together a collection of 20 of my favorite images, mainly from feature stories around the region, that are sometimes missed amongst the daily buzz of breaking news.
Photos: The sober 6 a.m. rave/yoga sesh known as DaybreakerThom Carroll/PhillyVoiceHundreds of people attended the 6am 'Daybreaker' sober dance party in Center City on Jan. 31. Most arrived a bit sleepy and left a bit sweaty a few hours later. It was an unconventional and positive way to start the day.
Live updates from WIP's Wing Bowl 26Thom Carroll/PhillyVoiceBig Daddy Graham holds up a chicken to start WIP's Wing Bowl 26 Friday morning at Wells Fargo Center, Feb. 2. It was announced in the fall of 2018 that Wing Bowl 26 would be the last.
PHOTOS: Fans erupt in celebration as Eagles win Super BowlThom Carroll/PhillyVoiceFans celebrate the Eagles win in Super Bowl LII until the early morning hours following Super Bowl Sunday, gathering en masse on South Broad Street in Philadelphia, Feb. 5.
PHOTOS: Philadelphia's iconic LOVE sculpture returnsThom Carroll/PhillyVoiceFollowing months of work to create a newly-designed LOVE Park, a truck carrying the refurbished iconic statue turns onto the Benjamin Franklin Parkway en route to the re-installation ceremony, Feb. 13, 2018.
PHOTOS: The nor'easter known as QuinnThom Carroll/PhillyVoiceMariana Bargerson and Mysa of Manayunk / Roxborough run up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Wednesday, March 7, 2018.
Photos: Supporters rally for Meek Mill during key hearingThom Carroll/PhillyVoiceWallace Peeples, also known as Wallo267 poses for a photo outside the Philadelphia Municipal Court in Center City during a hearing for Meek Mill, Monday, April 16, 2018.
PHOTOS: Athletes compete in the 124th Penn RelaysThom Carroll/PhillyVoiceAn athlete rests after competing in the 4x400-meter relay, Thursday, April 26, 2018, during the Penn Relays at Franklin Field.'
2018 Jersey Shore beach guideThom Carroll/PhillyVoicePhillyVoice traveled through many of your favorite shore towns duringthe summer of 2018.
PHOTOS: The 25th annual XPoNential Music FestivalThom Carroll/PhillyVoiceDavid Byrne of the former American new wave band, Talking Heads, headlined Friday night of the 2018 XPoNential Music Festival, with completely wireless band, allowing choreographed movements throughout the stage.
Antifa counter-protest to Blue Lives Matter march ends in arrestsThom Carroll/PhillyVoiceProtesters at the intersection of Broad and Arch streets demanded an end to the police Stop and Frisk program and called for the Berks County Residential Center, a family detention center operated by ICE, to be shut down, Tuesday, July 31, 2018. Tensions rose this summer as the Trump Administration implemented many controversial policies on immigration and the treatment of migrant families.
PHOTOS: 'The Ghostly Circus: Dante's Inferno'Thom Carroll/PhillyVoiceLaura Rennegade performs with fire fans at the annual Ghostly Circus, Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
PHOTOS: A first look at the completely-reimagined Bourse MarketplaceThom Carroll/PhillyVoiceThe Philadelphia Bourse has just undergone a major, multi-million dollar renovation. Here's a first-look photo guide to the many vendors that have already started serving, two weeks before the grand reopening.
PHOTOS: Then and now, Philadelphia during the holidaysThom Carroll/PhillyVoiceWe re-photographed 10 images of Philadelphia during the holidays over the past 100 years. Some of the changes we found were vast, unlike the scene in the City Hall courtyard, which has been used to celebrate for dozens of years.