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| Memorial Day Weekend Festivities; Justin Bieber Bullies Photographer, |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/28/12 8:11 pm | updated: 05/28/12 8:11 pm |
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| Memorial Day weekend, most importantly, is a time for all Americans to remember and honor all of those past who gave their lives and served to protect our freedom and way of life. Throughout the area various parades, dedications, ceremonies and memorials marked this important day in our calendar, including Doylestown Memorial Day Parade, which organizers believe is the country's oldest in the country dating back 145 years. Philadelphia's oldest parade in Bridesburg, started in 1946 when young... Read More |
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| NJ Top Ten Beaches 2012, Fight Parking Tickets Online/Mail, Batmobile Coming To Philadelphia |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/24/12 9:21 pm | updated: 05/24/12 9:21 pm |
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Philadelphia City Council voted today to allow you to fight parking tickets by mail or online rather than having to show up in person. The vote was unanimous. This would save people a trip to Center City when they want to fight a parking ticket. The bill would force the agency that hears appeals to allow for online or snail mail appeals within six months. It now goes to the desk of the mayor for a signature.
Summer is just about unofficially upon us and the Read More |
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| American Idol Season 11 Finale .. And the Winner Is ... (Video) |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/24/12 5:38 am | updated: 05/24/12 5:38 am |
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The 11th season of television's highest rated show wrapped up tonight. American Idol has been handing us hopefuls for a long time. Some are still doing well, like Season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson, while most disappear, and many of the brightest stars don't even win top honors and the guaranteed contract. The one thing that the winner always gets from the music industry and radio is at least that first chance.
Tonight's over 2 hour show featured the season's voted off cast... Read More |
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| School District Blue Collar Protest, Washer Boy Update (video), 5 Year Minimum For Felons W/ Guns |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/23/12 9:10 pm | updated: 05/23/12 9:10 pm |
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Around 2,000 blue collar workers of the Philadelphia School District created a noisy, traffic blocking protest in Center City during mid-day today. The drivers and maintenance workers were rallying against impending school budget cuts and layoffs. 14 arrests were made when union members blocked traffic at Broad and Race, included SEIU Local 32BJ Union Pres. George Ricchezza. More than 2,000 members of Local 32BJ have received layoff notices from the school district.
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| Google Doodle Celebrates 78th birthday of Bob Moog with Playable/Recordable Moog Synthesizer |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/23/12 4:39 am | updated: 05/23/12 4:39 am |
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Today, May 23rd, would be the 78th birthday for Robert "Bob" Moog, the inventor of the analog synthesizer in the 1950's. Moog synths took off in the late 60's after the Monterrey Pop Festival and 1970's when they became used more and more in rock and pop on record and live in concert. Moog became the de facto synthesizer for the entire music industry.
Google's tribute doodle can be played with the keyboard or mouse, has adjustable knobs for mixer, oscillators, filters, and... Read More |
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| Bensalem Man Spends ~$70,000 Mistakenly Deposited, Joe Paterno's Pension Payment and a Donation |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/23/12 12:14 am | updated: 05/23/12 12:14 am |
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Joe Paterno earned a state pension of $13.4 million for his 61-year coaching career at Penn State. Paterno's widow, Sue, will receive an initial payment of $10.1 million by the end of May, with the rest to be paid out over the next two years. Calculations were made through the standard formula for anyone in the State Employees' Retirement System, and Paterno received no special consideration, according to his family. Paterno never accessed his pension.
Paterno began working at... Read More |
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| Made in America Fest Announces "Phase 1" of Lineup |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/22/12 12:44 am | updated: 05/22/12 12:44 am |
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It's ON! Here is Phase 1 of the Budweiser Made in America Fest Lineup:
JAY Z, Pearl Jam, Skrillex, Miike Snow, Afrojack, Calvin Harris, Odd Future, D'Angelo, Maybach Music (feat. Rick Ross, Wale, Meek Mill), Passion Pit, Santigold, Dirty Projectors, X, Janelle Monae, Prince Royce, Rita Ora, Savoy (DJ set), The Knocks & more to be announced...
Tickets go on sale May 23rd - More info Read More |
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| Villanova Cabbie Drug Dealer, Rutgers Webcam Gets 30 days, Niagra Falls/Mount Everest/SpaceX/Mariana |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/22/12 12:34 am | updated: 05/22/12 12:34 am |
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| A cab driver for Main Line Taxi has been arrested and charged with possession, and possession with intent to distribute. Leonard Lavender of Philadelphia operated his cab in the Villanova section of Radnor township, and in addition to ferry fares, he had a nice side business delivering drugs to Villanova students. Students in need would call Lavender who'd arrange to meet at a particular location to make the transaction. The police put a stop to it all after a two month investigation. Certainly... Read More |
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| Former Rutgers Student, Dharun Ravi, Sentenced to 30 Days in Jail |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/21/12 5:31 pm | updated: 05/21/12 5:31 pm |
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Dharun Ravi, 20, the former Rutgers University student convicted of bias intimidation and other charges for using a webcam to spy on his roommate, was sentenced today to 30 days in jail followed by 3 years probation. Ravi witnessed his roommate and another man kissing on the webcam just days before his roommate then committed suicide.
Tyler Clementi, Ravi's roommate, killed himself in September 2010 by jumping off the George Washington Bridge. He became used as an example of what... Read More |
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| Robin Gibb, Bee Gees, passes away from cancer at 62 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/20/12 11:39 pm | updated: 05/20/12 11:39 pm |
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Robin Gibb, member of the Bee Gees, has passed away from his long battle with cancer according to a statement on his official website.
"The family of Robin Gibb, of the Bee Gees, announce with great sadness that Robin passed away today following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery," reads the statement. "The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this very difficult time."
Gibb had been diagnosed colon and liver cancer 2 years ago and... Read More |
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