Last Thursday, 8/22, Philadelphia rapper Lil Uzi Vert was shopping at the King of Prussia Mall. As the Grammy-nominated artist was being escorted through one of the department stores by his security team he was approached by 21-year-old Raheel Ahmad. Instead of asking for an autograph or photograph, Ahmad yells, "Can you pay for my college tuition?" Ahmad is a big fan and a student at...
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Philadelphia Police have arrested three men wanted in a series of armed robberies at Popeyes Restaurants in Northeast Philadelphia the past several weeks. It started around 11 p.m. Friday 8/23 near a Popeyes on the 2500 block of Grant Avenue near Roosevelt Boulevard. Police had extra patrols in the area due to the recent incidents. They spotted a vehicle matching the description of one...
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More than 6,000 guests landed at Boathouse Row along Kelly Drive on Thursday night, 8/22, for the 8th annual Le Diner en Blanc in Philadelphia. This event is the largest Diner en Blanc gathering in the country this year. "The number eight plays a significant role in competitive rowing. The 'rowing eight' is the largest of the boats and takes eight rowers, working in unison, to succeed," said Le...
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A homeless man is under arrest after attacking another homeless man with a machete along a trail in Bala Cynwyd on Tuesday morning, 8/20. It happened around 4:30 a.m. between the Cynwyd Heritage Trail and the Schuylkill River in the Bala Cynwyd section of Lower Merion Township. The two men were fighting when on of them, 25-year-old Romeo Gagliardi, pulled out a machete and struck the...
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A 13-year-old boy drowned early Wednesday morning, 8/21, after he and three friends snuck into a Delaware County swim club to go 'pool hopping.' It happened just after midnight at the Folcroft Swim Club. The four boys, ages 13-15, from Darby were able to slip through the locked gate and gain access to the pool. None of the boys knew how to swim. They were playing on some flotation devices...
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Le Diner en Blanc is all set to return to the City of Brotherly Love for the eighth year this Thursday evening, 8/22. 6,000 white-clad guests will descend on an undisclosed public location for the largest al fresco pop-up party in Philadelphia. The secret location is not revealed until the last minute when guests waiting at holding spots will then travel by foot, subway, ride share, cab, or other...
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Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross Jr. abruptly resigned on Tuesday, 8/20, following new allegations of sexual harassment and gender and racial discrimination among the rank and file. Mayor Jim Kenney said in a statement, "While those allegations do not accuse Commissioner Ross of harassment, I do ultimately believe his resignation is in the best interest of the Department." He also...
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Philadelphia Police are searching for a suspect wanted in a deadly double stabbing in the Brewerytown neighborhood on Monday night, 8/19, that was the result of an argument over social media. It happened just after 11:30 p.m. at 29th and Jefferson Streets. Apparently, the 19-year-old female suspect was in a fight with two sisters because of something posted on Instagram. During the...
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August 17/18 Playlist - Michael Tearson's ATTIC - World Wide Dylan: From a Forgotten Box
1) "Blind Willie McTell" by Barb Jungr
2) "Just Like a Woman" by Bill Frisell
3) "The Man in Me" by Skip Heller
4) "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" by Bernadette Peters
5) "Ring Them Bells" by Piltch and Davis
6) "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You" by Ann...
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August 17/18 - Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - Mostly BBC Archives: The Art of the Cover 2
1) "Do the Strand" by Scissor Sisters
2) "I'm on Fire" by Bat for Lashes
3) "Dancing in the Moonlight" by ALT-J
4) "Chariots of Fire" by The Maccabees
5) "All Night Long" by Jack Savoretti
6) "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" by Tom...
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA | August 26, 2019 1:23 pm
