The Philadelphia 76ers announced today that rookie center Joel Embiid will be out for the rest of the season due to a knee injury. The Sixers said on Monday that he would be out indefinitely, but then decided to sideline him for the rest of the year after an MRI showed his torn meniscus is worse than they expected. The same scan did reveal that his left-knee bone bruise has "improved...

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Pepsi is cutting 80-100 Philadelphia area jobs in response to the city's recent beverage tax over the next few months beginning today. Employees from the frontline to supervisory positions will be affected. The company said that beverage sales are down 40% in the city and up only 10-15% outside the city since the tax went into effect in January. The company has facilities in Northeast...

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A Pennsylvania Police Officer has now been charged with mishandling tens of thousands of dollars in local firefighter funds. 33-year-old Southampton Police Officer Brian Walters is accused of misusing $51,000 that belonged to the Feasterville Volunteer Firefighters Relief Association. Officials say that Walters made improper loans to himself as well as five others while serving as the...

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iradiophilly launches a special Saint Patrick's Day Music Radio Station; Listen to the perfect Saint Patrick's Day Irish/Celtic playlist in Philly for the whole Month of March!

Listen to iradiophilly's St. Patrick's Day Radio for Irish jigs, reels, classics, and more.

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Mayor Jim Kenney unveiled plans for a multi-million dollar park that would bridge the gap between Old City/Society Hill and the Delaware River waterfront. The 11-acre green space between Chestnut and Walnut Streets would act as a cap over I-95 and Columbus Blvd. Today, the only way for a pedestrian to get to the river from that area of the city would be to walk across the Chestnut or...

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11 people were taken into custody and cited for disorderly conduct this afternoon for staging a sit-in and refusing to leave the lobby of Republican Senator Pat Toomey's Center City offices. The 7 women and 4 men were placed in plastic cuffs and led away after failing to disperse following multiple warnings. Thanks to legislation passed by City Council ahead of the Democratic National...

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A Bucks County nurse has now been accused of secretly taking pictures and videos of eight patients, one of them including a teenager, during dermatology appointments in Lower Makefiled Township. 45-year-old James Close reportedly took videos and pictures on his iPhone without their consent while they were at his appointment. The incidents took place at the Penn Medicine Dermatology on the...

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February 25/26 - Michael Tearson's ATTIC - Mostly BBC Psychedelic Supper

1) "Astronomy Domine" by Pink Floyd
2) "Over Under Sideways Down" by Yardbirds
3) "I Can Hear the Grass Grow" by The Move
4) "I Put a Spell On You" by Crazy World of Arthur Brown
5) "Abba Zabba" by Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
6) "Broad Daylight" by Free
7) "See...

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February 25/26 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - Bob Dylan Covers

1) "Things We Said Today" by Bob Dylan
2) "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" by Arthur Brown
3) "Every Grain of Sand" by Ann Wilson
4) "Don't Think Twice" by Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau
5) "Masters of War" by Charles Lloyd
6) "Don't Think Twice" by Joan Baez with Indigo...

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Several Philadelphia area Jewish Community Centers were evacuated on Monday morning after they received threats. In Wynnewood, PA, the Perelman Jewish Day School and the Kaiserman JCC were evacuated at 10:45 a.m. New Castle County police responded to the Siegel Jewish Community Center in Talleyville, Delaware on Garden of Eden Road around 9:45 a.m. due to a bomb threat. This is the third...

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