The Philadelphia Eagles reportedly have reached an agreement with QB Tim Tebow. He will arrive in town to sign the 1-year deal tomorrow, Monday. The 27-year-old Tebow will join the Eagles as the 4th quarterback on the depth chart behind Sam Bradford, Mark Sanchez, and Matt Barkley in time for the start of off-season workouts. Tebow last played in the NFL in 2012 for the Jets behind...
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A freshman St. Joseph's Prep football player collapsed Saturday morning during spring workouts and died. 15-year-old Ryan Gillyard from Upper Darby was at the school's practice field at Cecil B. Moore Avenue and 11th Street when he suddenly collapsed shortly after warmups. He was taken by ambulance to Temple University Hospital where he died. At this point no cause of death has been...
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The building that housed the historic Philadelphia International Records and Sigma Sound Studios will meet its fate on Saturday morning at 11 a.m. as the wrecking ball makes way for a planned 47-story hotel and luxury apartment building. The building was owned by famed "Philadelphia Sound" music producers Kenny Gamble...
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Record Store Day 2015 in Philadelphia is set for this Saturday, April 18th. Music fans will flock to area record stores to get their hands on exclusive releases, excellent deals, and live in-store performances. Despite our world of digital music and devices, the local independent music store still is the place in the community where fans can discover and discuss music, meet new people, get to...
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Philadelphia Police are 'certain' that they have recovered the car that killed a 2-year-old boy and injured his mother in a hit-and-run accident in Kensington this week. The white 2006 Infiniti sedan was dropped off at the 19th Police District on the 6000 block of Thompson Street in West Philadelphia at 6:00 a.m. Friday by the owner of the car who lives in Williamsport, PA. The man said he...
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Philadelphia Police shot a man they say was armed with two guns late Thursday night in the Frankford section of the city. Officers were responding to a call of shots fired just before midnight and found a large crowd gathered along the 1600 block of Pratt Street, near the Frankford Transportation Center. The armed suspect took off running when police arrived. Police caught up with him and...
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A judge has upheld charges against three people accused of beating a gay couple in Center City last year. Philip Williams of Warminster; Kevin Harrigan of Warrington; and Kathryn Knott of Southampton (pictured) were walking in a group of about a dozen people in September when they encountered the two victims near 16th and Chancellor Streets. Some of the people in the group allegedly lobbed...
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Live Nation's House of Blues Entertainment division announced today with confetti and fireworks that it will be opening two new music venues along the Delaware Waterfront in Philadelphia's Fishtown neighborhood. The complex will bare the famous "Fillmore" brand made famous by legendary rock promoter Bill Graham in the 1960's in San Fransisco. It will simply be known at "Fillmore...
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A high school in Delaware is at the center of a debate over the school's mascot and nickname. For the last 80 years Conrad High School has used the name Conrad Redskins and many alumni are resisting the "retire the mascot" committee. Native American mascots have already been phased out by more than 2,000 schools and sports teams in recent years.
Philadelphia is getting a new...
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA | April 20, 2015 1:13 am
