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| Save the City of Philadelphia Office of Art, Culture, and the Creative Economy |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/02/20 9:31 pm | updated: 05/02/20 9:56 pm |
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| Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney released a revised budget for fiscal year 2021 in response to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic on May 1, 2020. Businesses have been closed and workers have been off the job for weeks, reducing the city's tax revenue significantly. The Office of the Department of Finance projects that without any changes the city would have a $649 million deficit next year. The city cannot legally operate with a deficit. Hard decisions needed to be made and cut backs and program... Read More |
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| PA Gov Wolf Announces 24 Counties to Reopen; Philly Police New Arrest Policy; Death Row Inmate Dies |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/01/20 7:49 pm | updated: 05/01/20 7:52 pm |
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| Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced on Friday, May 1, that 24 counties in the northwestern and north-central regions of the state will begin to reopen next Friday, May 8. Those areas will move from the 'red' phase to the 'yellow' phase in Wolf's three-phase COVID-19 reopening plan. The 'yellow phase' lifts strict stay-at-home orders in favor of aggressive mitigation and retail stores and businesses can reopen while following safety guidelines. However, gatherings greater than 25 are... Read More |
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| Love From Philly Virtual Music Fest, May 1-3, w/ Kurt Vile, Freeway; Watch Stream, Set Times |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/29/20 5:02 pm | updated: 05/01/20 4:39 pm |
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| Love from Philly, a virtual music and arts festival, will take place this weekend Friday-Sunday, May 1-3, to support the broader Philadelphia entertainment community. The festival was "created to bring hope, inspiration, resources and love to Philly's entertainment and arts community in these difficult times." The lineup is made up entirely of Philadelphia-area musicians across many genres. Some of the dozens of artists include Kurt Vile, Freeway, G. Love, John Oates, The War on Drugs, Tommy... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney Delivers New Budget by Video; Jobs/Services Cuts, Tax Hikes |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/01/20 2:44 pm | updated: 05/01/20 2:44 pm |
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| Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney delivered a video address on Friday, 5/1, proposing an updated budget for 2021 in the wake of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. He delivered an initial budget and 5-year plan in front of City Council back in March. Both have been since been scrapped in the face of a looming deficit due to the shutdown of the economy and in turn a loss of revenue from business and wage taxes. The Office of the Department of Finance projects that without any changes the city would... Read More |
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| The Little League World Series 2020 Has Been Canceled |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/30/20 5:53 pm | updated: 04/30/20 5:53 pm |
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| The Little League World Series has been canceled for the first time in almost 75 years due to coronavirus COVID-19. The annual youth baseball tournament is held in August in Williamsport, PA. It brings teams from all over the United States and the World to compete for the LLWS championship. Organizers acknowledge the fact that many teams in the US and the World are not able to play their regular seasons nor would they been able to travel to and participate in regional qualifying tournaments.... Read More |
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| NJ Gov. Murphy Met With President Trump; Philly Raises Fines for COVID-19 Order; Construction Starts |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/30/20 5:37 pm | updated: 04/30/20 5:37 pm |
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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy met with President Donald Trump on Thursday morning, 4/20, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C. Murphy went to discuss the needs of New Jersey as the state is still fighting the disease, but is also making plans to reopen. "The financial assistance we need and we need a significant amount, this is a big hit and this is somewhere in New Jersey alone could be $20 to $30 billion," Murphy said.
Back in Trenton on Thursday... Read More |
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| South Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting Dog; High Crime Closes 2 Delco Motels; Alcohol-to-go Bill |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/30/20 1:10 pm | updated: 04/30/20 1:10 pm |
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| A South Jersey man has pled guilty to shooting his neighbor's therapy dog in the head with an air rifle last year in Burlington County. 64-year-old William Stroemel, aka Wild Willie, of Maple Shade pled guilty to possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and animal cruelty. He faces 5 years in prison when he is sentenced on July 29 as part of the plea deal. Toby, a Pomeranian-poodle mix, escaped from the owner's yard on September 17, 2019. Stroemel shot the dog as it wandered past... Read More |
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| Liacouras Center Field Hospital to Close Down; Delco Stray Cat Shot w/ Arrow; Seth Williams Freed |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/29/20 7:19 pm | updated: 04/29/20 7:19 pm |
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Philadelphia officials announced that it will begin to phase out the field hospital that was built inside the Liacouras Center as a coronavirus COVID-19 surge facility. There are only 5 patients currently at the facility. It will close as soon as those last patients are discharged, most likely by next week.
"With few patients, a stabilizing of the number of cases within the community, and sufficient bed capacity at existing hospitals, I do not see the need for a surge... Read More |
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| Drone Light Show Over University City; NJ Parks/Golf Course to Open; Don't Flush PPE; Man Stabbed |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/29/20 1:44 pm | updated: 04/29/20 1:44 pm |
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| Healthcare workers, first responders, and other front line and essential workers were honored in University City with a special aerial drone light show on Tuesday evening, 4/28. The tribute was designed and executed by Verge Aero, a firm based out of Pennovation Works at the University of Pennsylvania. 150 drones flew out of Franklin Field and displayed messages of gratitude and encouragement during the 8-minute show to the nearby Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Children's... Read More |
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| NJ Gov. Restart and Recovery Commission; Bucks County Man Threatens Wolf; Odunde Festival Canceled |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/28/20 7:30 pm | updated: 04/28/20 7:36 pm |
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| New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has unveiled the members of the Governor's Restart and Recovery Commission. The commission is made up of 21 members who come from a variety of backgrounds including health care, business, finance, academics, economics, transportation, and government. "This team is unrivaled in terms of its diversity of experiences, perspectives, and expertise. We will restart our economy with purely Jersey solutions," Murphy said. The commission will advise the Governor on... Read More |
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