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| Loves Local Music - Philadelphia Local Music Day is Here! Saturday May 12th! |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/11/12 3:07 pm | updated: 05/11/12 3:07 pm |
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Philadelphia Local Music Day is finally here. Tomorrow all around the city a handful of featured local artists will be heard playing in the establishments of local businesses for the whole day. Since we are also in the business of doing things that "give local musicians more exposure within the Philadelphia community", this sounds like a great idea and hope there's many more to come.
Loves Local Music "is an advocacy organization dedicated to promoting the diverse music... Read More |
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| Sixers Beat Bulls 4-2 in Round 1... It Comes Down to Free Throws Kids! |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/10/12 11:55 pm | updated: 05/10/12 11:55 pm |
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The 76ers edged past the Chicago Bulls tonight to win 79-78 in Game 6. That clinches this young team's first playoff series win since 2003. They become only the 5th number 8 seed to defeat a number 1 in the NBA playoffs. They'll meet the Boston Celtics in Round 2.
The Sixers took full advantage of some keys losses for the Bulls, who lost reigning MVP G Derrick Rose and C Joakim Noah to injury, to get out ahead of the Chicago team in the series.
In tonight's game... Read More |
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| Man throws Coffee on Employee at Fresh Donuts, Bucks County Pipe Bomb Suspect Arrested |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/10/12 6:06 pm | updated: 05/10/12 6:06 pm |
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Police in Philadelphia are searching for a man who allegedly threw hot coffee on a Fresh Donuts employee on Tuesday. They say the man and an employee got into an argument about payment at the Fresh Donuts on Lancaster Ave in Powelton Village at 11am. During the argument, the man grabbed a cup of hot coffee from the employee’s hand and threw it on her. He's a black male, 40 years of age, 6'2", 200 lbs, with a mustache. Surveillance video below.
Bucks County pipe bomb suspect,... Read More |
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| Duck Boat Case Settled for $17 mil, Guilty Verdict in No Libs Murder, 'City in Bloom' on Parkway |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/09/12 6:54 pm | updated: 05/09/12 6:54 pm |
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The Jury in the 2010 Northern Liberties murder case of Sabina Rose O'Donnell took little time deliberating this morning. After only a few hours they came back with a guilty verdict on the charge of first-degree murder and four other felonies for 20 year old Donte Johnson. Judge Bronson sentenced him to the maximum life sentence plus 40-80 years.
The civil case between the operators of the watercraft involved in the 2010 Duck boat/barge accident and the victims, specifically the... Read More |
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| Broomall Bald Eagle set Free, Duck Boat Trial Halted, Turnpike Could Go 70mph |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/08/12 4:47 pm | updated: 05/08/12 4:47 pm |
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The young bald eagle discovered shot, hit by a car, and suffering lead poisoning in a Broomall parking lot three weeks ago is now free. Wildlife officials released it on Monday in Ridley Creek State Park. The eagle which spent it's days recovering at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, took off and flew strong on it's first flight. Only it knows where it'll go next.
The federal trial over the July 2010 fatal duck boat accident came to a halt today, as the judge in... Read More |
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| Meek Mill's new Mixtape "Dreamchasers 2" available now |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/08/12 12:51 pm | updated: 05/08/12 12:51 pm |
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Philly's own Meek Mill has just released his second installment of his Dreamchaser mix tape series with Maybach Music. Fresh off his weekend 25th birthday bash at Union Transfer in Philadelphia with Rick Ross, the mix tape has been downloaded like crazy the past 24 hours, shutting down Datpiff servers at times.
It's hosted by DJ Drama and boasts features from Wale, Rick Ross, Kendrick Lamar, Big Sean, Mac Miller & more along with production from Jahlil Beats, The Beat... Read More |
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| Listen to Passion Pit New Single "Take a Walk" from new Album 'Gossamer' |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/07/12 9:53 pm | updated: 05/07/12 9:53 pm |
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| Cambridge, MA band Passion Pit's new album, Gossamer, will be released July 24. This is the followup to their successful 2009 debut LP "Manners". The first track off this album will be titled "Take a Walk" (check it out below). Passion Pit will be touring lightly this summer, mainly at festivals. They will be appearing at the Firefly Music Festival in Dover, DE on July, 20th. "Take a Walk" will be available on iTunes May... Read More |
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| Philadelphia International Cycling Championship Changes, Center City Free Concert Series, NJ Tan Ban |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/07/12 8:44 pm | updated: 05/07/12 8:44 pm |
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The Philadelphia International Cycling Championship will go through a few changes this year. The professional race will be shortened to 7 instead of 10 trips around the 14.7 mile circuit. Also, an amateur race will be added that encompasses 3 loops around the circuit and up “The Wall” for a $85 entry fee, if you are brave enough. The pro race is going from 156 miles to 124 miles which race officials say is “more in line with what’s happening in cycling today.”
The... Read More |
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| Broad Street Run Ran Perfect, Duck Boat Stalls on Delaware, Eve to Play Kung Fu Necktie |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/06/12 7:04 pm | updated: 05/06/12 7:04 pm |
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| The 33rd annual Broad Street Run was held this morning with perfect running weather, overcast upper 50's and low humidity. The 40,000 participants ran the 10-miler from Central High School in North Philly down to the Navy Yard in South Philly passing by cheering crowds all along the route. The race has grown in popularity recently, partly due to a younger and more active city population, into the largest 10 mile race in the country. The men's winner was Henry Rutto with a time of 47:05. The... Read More |
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| Lakehurst, NJ, Hindenburg Disaster 75 years later |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/06/12 5:11 pm | updated: 05/06/12 5:11 pm |
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The Hindenburg luxury airliner was the pride of Adolf Hitler's Germany. The trans-atlantic dirigible was a part of a fleet of airships that the Nazi nation flew around the world built by the Zeppelin company. On May 6, 1937 the Hindenburg was coming into a routine docking with its air mast at the airfield in Lakehurst, NJ, Ocean County when it suddenly caught fire and was destroyed in seconds as it crashed to the ground.
The ship was running late that final day of it's trip from... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
