April 16th is now known as Wawa Day in Philadelphia, marking the day that the company's first convenience store opened. Wawa anticipates giving away more than 1.5-million cups of free coffee today to all customers chain-wide. Also, at an event today with Mayor Michael Nutter, the company will unveil plans for the new Center City location at Broad and Walnut Streets.
The child...
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA | April 15, 2015 9:28 pm
A Montgomery County drug task force has arrested two people and seized one kilogram of heroin in a drug bust in Norristown this week. Detectives intercepted a conversation between a Philadelphia area man and a Mexican drug trafficker about the purchase of kilogram amounts of heroin. The Mexican man set up a deal between the Philadelphia area man and Gladiz Basurto-Leal of Norristown. Those...
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA | April 15, 2015 11:26 am
New Jersey governor Chris Christie has proposed a $1 trillion overhaul of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. The governor called for reduced Social Security benefits for seniors earning more than $80,000, and ending payments entirely for those making $200,000 or more, as well as an increase in the retirement age from 67 to 69.
A former high school administrator was awarded a...
Fast food workers in Philadelphia are planning to walk off the job today. The workers scheduled the walk-off for Wednesday to rally for higher wages and the right to unionize. Organizers say today's rally will be their biggest yet, with other "underpaid workers" joining them across the country. Students from Drexel, Penn, Temple, and other local colleges are also expected to take part.
Philadelphia's newest state representative - who becomes the second of only two Republicans to represent the city in the state House - took the oath of office Monday. Republican Martina White was sworn in as the newest member, having won a special election for the Northeast Philadelphia seat formerly held by Democrat Brendan Boyle, who was elected to Congress. White's win gives the GOP a 120 to...
News | by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA | April 14, 2015 10:15 pm
Three portable generator trucks have arrived at the former Revel hotel-casino in Atlantic City which was bought last week by Florida developer Glenn Straub. Straub says that the two main units and one backup should be operational in two days. The $2.4 billion building has been dark since last Thursday when ACR Energy Partners cut power and water to it's only client. The city has been...
News | by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA | April 14, 2015 11:15 am
The school board is meeting today to decide the fate of a New Jersey teacher who had her third grade class write get well letters to convicted cop-killer, Mumia Abu Jamal. Marilyn Zuniga was suspended from Forest Street Elementary School in Orange, New Jersey pending the outcome of the investigation.
The mother is being charged with attempted murder for dumping her son in the...
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by: mtearson - Philadelphia, PA | April 13, 2015 10:07 pm
April 11/12 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment
1) "Other Side of This Life" by Jefferson Airplane
2) "Fat Angel" by Jefferson Airplane
3) "Cosmic Charlie" by Grateful Dead
4) "Rye Whiskey" by Jesse Colin Young
5) "I See The Light" by Hot Tuna
6) "Grizzly Bear" by Youngbloods
7) "Bears Quicksilver" by Messenger Service
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News | by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA | April 13, 2015 9:09 pm
Officials announced Monday that the reward for information in the case of the kidnapping and beating of a jewelry store employee early this month has risen to $20,000. This comes after one suspect, 31-year-old Khayree Gay, was arrested last Friday in South Carolina. Gay faces federal kidnapping and robbery charges. He waived his extradition to Philadelphia today. Three men abducted the...
News | by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA | April 13, 2015 11:25 am
The Manayunk StrEAT Food Festival was a big success yesterday. According to organizers 40,000 people came out to chow down on the offerings of 50 different food trucks and other vendors along Main Street. The record crowd was likely due to cabin fever and the first taste of Spring weather, according to the Manayunk Development Corporation.
The Philadelphia woman who left her...
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