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| Firefly Music Festival Returns Fall 2021; Lineup: Billie Eilish, The Killers, Tame Impala and Lizzo |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/12/21 1:28 pm | updated: 05/12/21 1:36 pm |
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Firefly Music Festival will be returning to The Woodlands at Dover Downs for the ninth year, September 23 - 26, 2021. Last year's festival was cancel due to the coronavirus COVID-10 pandemic. Along with headliners Billie Eilish, The Killers, Tame Impala and Lizzo the lineup also features Megan Thee Stallion, Cage The Elephant, Roddy Ricch, Wiz Khalifa, Machine Gun Kelly, Diplo, Glass Animals, Portugal. The Man, Sylvan Esso, Phoebe Bridgers, Nelly and many more.
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| New Jersey Hindu Temple Raided by FBI; Man Steals SUV With Shooting Victim; Food Sickens NJ Teachers |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/11/21 11:26 pm | updated: 05/11/21 11:26 pm |
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| The FBI raided the largest Hindu temple in the United States on Tuesday, 5/11, over allegations of forced labor and other claims made in a civil lawsuit. The temple is located in Robbinsville, NJ, near Trenton in Mercer County. It is run by the Hindu organization Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha or BAPS. The suit claims that BAPS coerced hundreds of low-caste workers to come to the US from India to help build the temple. The workers were brought in on R1 visas meant... Read More |
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| Philly Set to Reopen on June 11; Philadelphia Marathon Returns; GIANT Building 4 Philly Groceries |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/11/21 3:53 pm | updated: 05/11/21 3:53 pm |
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| Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced on Tuesday, 5/11, that the City of Philadelphia will be lifting all coronavirus COVID-19 restrictions on June 11. Masks must still be worn indoors and in crowded settings. Public officials continue to encourage all residents to get vaccinated. "We are not yet declaring victory because cases and hospitalizations can rise again at any point if we're not diligent. I urge everyone to be smart, to continue wearing masks around others, and most... Read More |
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| Police Release Photo of Teen Rape Suspect; Philly Reopening Plan Expected; St. Leo Wrecking Ball |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/10/21 10:56 pm | updated: 05/10/21 10:56 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police released a photo of a teenage suspect wanted for sexually assaulting a woman at knifepoint for three hours inside her home last month. It happened around 2:30 a.m. on the 400 block of South 45th Street. The teen, around 16-years-old, broke into the woman's apartment and sexually assaulted her multiple times over a three-hour period. He left through a basement window. The victim says the suspect told her he was 16-years-old and even told her his social media name. That... Read More |
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| April 17/18 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - psychedelic psnack Some More Faves |
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 by: mtearson - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/10/21 9:45 pm | updated: 05/10/21 9:45 pm |
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April 17/18 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - psychedelic psnack Some More Faves
1) "We Love You" by Rolling Stones
2) "Cherry Blossom Clinic Revisited" by The Move
3) "House of 4 Doors/Legend of a Mind" by Moody Blues
4) "Your Mind & We Belong Together" by Love
5) "A Whiter Shade of Pale (with middle verse--live ‘75)" by Procol Harum
6) "These Days" by Gregg Allman & Jackson Browne
7) "Baba O’Reilly" by Peter... Read More |
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| St. Leo the Great Church in Tacony Destroyed by Fire; Deadly Shootings; 12yo Dies in I-95 Accident |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/09/21 11:37 pm | updated: 05/09/21 11:37 pm |
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| A massive two-alarm fire destroyed a historic church in Philadelphia's Tacony section on Sunday afternoon, 5/9. It started around 5:30 p.m. at St. Leo the Great Roman Catholic Church on the 6600 block of Keystone Street near Unruh Ave. Fire crews arrived to heavy smoke and flames coming from the roof. More than a 100 firefighters were on scene. The fire was brought under control by 7 p.m., but the structure could not be saved. Only a shell of the former place of worship remains. St.... Read More |
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| North Penn Student Attack Possible Hate Crime; Bucks Co Hit-And-Run; Philly Cop Injured in Chase |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/07/21 3:19 pm | updated: 05/07/21 3:24 pm |
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| A North Penn High School student says she was attacked in school on Tuesday, 5/4, by two other female students because she is a Muslim. Part of the incident was captured on cell phone video (see below). 16-year-old Sanaa Beaufort, a junior and student ambassador at the Montgomery County school, was attacked as she stepped out of a bathroom into the lunchroom. During the attack, the girls tore off her hijab, a religious head covering. School security intervened to stop the fight. The... Read More |
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| Suspect Wanted in Lower Merion 7-Eleven Attack; Teens Charged in AC Boardwalk Robbery; Deadly Crash |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/06/21 10:46 pm | updated: 05/06/21 10:46 pm |
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| Lower Merion police are searching for a suspect who attacked a convenience store clerk over a money order. It happened shortly after midnight on Wednesday, 5/5, at the 7-Eleven store on the 100 block of City Avenue in Bala Cynwyd. The suspect entered the store and asked the clerk for a $5,000 money order. The clerk pointed to a sign that said they don't do money orders after 9 p.m. The suspect then said he wanted his money back, but the clerk told the man he never handed him any money.... Read More |
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| Council to hold expansive hearing on reopening and funding Philadelphia's creative economy 5/7 9a-1p |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/06/21 7:11 pm | updated: 05/06/21 7:11 pm |
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Philadelphia City Council's Committee on Global Opportunities and the Creative Innovative Economy - chaired by Councilmember David Oh - will host 30 expert witnesses from Philadelphia's diverse creative economy to explore solutions for accelerating the industry's reopening and recovery.
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Philadelphia's internationally recognized creative economy generated over $900 million in household income, $157 million in tax revenue, and sustained 37,000 jobs.... Read More |
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| Mom Charged in 3yo Smyrna Girl's Death; Fmr Bucks Prosecutor Pays Back $; 1 Dead, 1 Injured in Fire |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/05/21 1:28 pm | updated: 05/05/21 1:28 pm |
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| The mother of a 3-year-old girl found dead in Delaware 18 months ago has now been charged with her murder. Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced on Tuesday, 5/4 that 28-year-old Kristie Haas is facing two counts of first-degree child murder by abuse or neglect. The burned body of Emma Cole was found on September 13, 2019 at the Smyrna-Clayton Little Lass softball fields in Smyrna, DE. A computer forensic sketch of the girl helped identify her. Her mother Kristie and 38-year-old... Read More |
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