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hitchBOT's Final Night in Philly on Video; SEPTA Special Papal Rail Lottery Demand Lower |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 08/03/15 11:04 pm | updated: 08/03/15 11:04 pm |
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Video of hitchBOT's final night in Philadelphia, including surveillance footage of the suspect who smashed the robot early on Saturday morning in Old City, has surfaced. The hitchhiking robot is a social experiment launched by Dr. David Smith and Dr. Frauke Zeller in Canada to see if the friendly looking machine can coax humans to carry it across the country. It has made journeys across Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands. It began a journey two weeks ago in the United Sates near... Read More |
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Music News - 1000 Play Foo Fighters Song in Italy; Lauryn Hill on Tonight Show; Disclosure Tracklist |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 08/01/15 7:51 am | updated: 08/01/15 7:51 am |
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A little over a year ago, in May 2014, Fabio Saffagnini and some friends from the town of Cesena in Italy's Romagna region had a big idea for getting Foo Fighters to come play a concert in the area. Over the past year they gathered 1,000 musicians to come play the Foo Fighters' hit 'Learn to Fly' simultaneously live. The resulting video is mind blowing. The project is called Rockin' 1000 and brought together drummers, guitarists,... Read More |
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Woman Shot in Port Richmond Home; El Shutdown for Suspicious Package; NE Crash Victims ID'd |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 07/31/15 10:31 pm | updated: 07/31/15 10:31 pm |
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A 22-year-old woman was shot and killed inside her Port Richmond home on Thursday night as her 2-year-old daughter lay next to her in bed. It happened on the 3000 block of Aramingo Avenue around 11:30 p.m. Thursday night. Stephanie Dzikowski was found shot in the head in an upstairs bedroom, the child was not hurt. Her boyfriend and the girl's father had gone out for milk when the intruder entered the home. Detectives don't believe this was a random attack, that the victim was targeted.... Read More |
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2nd Street Festival Northern Liberties this Sun. Aug. 2;
Broadcast Live on iradiophilly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 07/31/15 8:31 pm | updated: 07/31/15 8:31 pm |
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This Sunday, August 2nd from noon to 10 p.m., Northern Liberties will play host to the 7th Annual 2nd Street Festival. The city's biggest and best block party will close down 2nd Street between Germantown and Green Ave. The streets will be filled with 200 vendors offering workshops, art, food, beer gardens, craft vendors, and other merchandise. And of course there is the music. Three stages of live music the entire day from over 20... Read More |
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3 Dead, Two Injured After High Speed Crash in Northeast; 5yo Taken From Home And Beaten |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 07/31/15 12:18 am | updated: 07/31/15 12:18 am |
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Three people are dead and two are severely injured after a high speed car accident in Bustleton on Wednesday night. It happened near Red Lion Road and Sandmeyer Lane just before midnight. A 2007 Acura was traveling at a high rate of speed and hit a tree, tearing the car in half. Two 17-year-old girls and a 20-year-old male are dead, and a 17 and 19-year-old were both injured. The driver, a 17-year-old male, walked away from the crash, and is cooperating with police. There is no evidence... Read More |
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Rep. Chaka Fattah Indicted on Corruption Charges; Arrest in SW Philly Hit/Run; Shooting at Del. Park |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 07/29/15 11:08 pm | updated: 07/29/15 11:08 pm |
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Democratic Congressman Chaka Fattah, along with four others, have been indicted today on multiple counts of conspiracy, racketeering, bribery, money laundering and other charges. The indictment covers schemes going back to 2007 when Fattah unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of Philadelphia. He is charged with accepting an illegal $1 million campaign loan, concealing it with a consulting company, and paying it back with donations to his non-profit. He is also charged with using campaign funds... Read More |
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Man Who Went on 2-hour Chase Had Stolen Underwear; NJ Troopers Will Wear Body Cameras |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 07/28/15 9:06 pm | updated: 07/28/15 9:06 pm |
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The man who led authorities on a wild 2-hour chase between two states last night was wanted after stealing underwear. 54-year-old Robert F. Ritter of Blackwood, NJ is accused of stealing a pack of boxers and a pack of tank tops from the ShopRite in Brooklawn back on July 9th. The store's security guard wrote down the license plate as he drove away. Last night, police in Oaklyn, Camden County, ran his plates after pulling him over and discovered the warrants. Ritter took off driving and... Read More |
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SEPTA Will Hold Lottery for Special Papal Passes for Regional Rail Service During Pope's Visit |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 07/28/15 7:31 pm | updated: 07/28/15 7:31 pm |
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SEPTA announced their updated plans to sell the Special Passes to ride Regional Rail during the weekend of the Papal Visit on September 26th and 27th. Last week, SEPTA attempted to put the passes directly on sale. High demand for the tickets caused the site to crash when it was launched and SEPTA suspended sales. SEPTA has now created a lottery system to distribute the passes. The lottery will be open for 24 hours from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on Monday, August 3rd at Read More |
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Music News - Florence Releases 10-min Short Film; Meek Mill/Minaj Steamy Video; Keith Richards Video |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 07/28/15 7:30 am | updated: 07/28/15 7:30 am |
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Florence + The Machine have released new visuals for two songs off their recent How Big How Blue How Beautiful album. "Queen of Peace/Long & Lost" is a 10-minute short film that fits in a greater series of short films by Florence Welch. Each have been directed by Vincent Haycock. This is Chapter 4 & 5. The others include "What Kind of Man," "St. Jude," and "Ship to Wreck" referred to as the Odyssey series. This latest video was shot on the Scottish isle Easdale. Watch the video at... Read More |
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Venture 0n - Celebrating A Unique Philadelphia Community - Thursday July 30th 7pm - Live Broadcast |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 07/28/15 5:28 am | updated: 07/28/15 5:32 am |
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Collaborative workspace Venturef0rth, located in the Loft District in the Callowhill neighborhood, along with innovative music community incubator RECPhilly (and Venturef0rth tenant) are holding a unique social networking experience this Thursday called Venture 0n. The event will feature live musical performances from a number of top local artists, great food from area eateries, and a panel discussion/keynotes from local leaders in the Philly start-up and networking scene. The event is a... Read More |
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