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| Ariel Castro Dead, Free Lunch Ends in Willingboro, Dranoff Wins Approval for One Riverside |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/04/13 12:33 pm | updated: 09/04/13 12:33 pm |
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Convicted kidnapper and rapist, Ariel Castro is dead, an apparent suicide, after he was found hanging in his prison cell last night. The Cleveland man had been sentenced to life plus 1,000 years on August 1st for kidnapping three women 10 years ago and holding them as slaves until they were rescued this year.
No free lunch for students in the Willingboro, New Jersey school district if they are not on the Free and Reduced lunch program. Kids without money will go hungry for the... Read More |
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| KitKat Android, East Pikeland Drug Bust, NJ West Nile Virus |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/04/13 2:48 am | updated: 09/04/13 2:48 am |
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KitKat is the name Google has chosen for Android 4.4, which will power phones and tablets this fall. The candy's packaging will show the Android robot breaking off a piece of that bar. Google says no money is changing hands in this deal.
Authorities in Chester County announced a rather large drug bust Tuesday after a lengthy investigation into drug deals in East Pikeland Township. Authorities found 600 bags of heroin, a large amount of crack cocaine, marijuana, drug... Read More |
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| Wrongful Death Suit in Center City Collapse; Gloucester Police Rescue Child in Car |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/03/13 10:15 pm | updated: 09/03/13 10:15 pm |
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| The first wrongful death lawsuit in Center City building collapse has been filed. The family of 24-year-old Mary Lea Simpson of Haverford filed the suit Tuesday against the Salvation Army, the building's owner Richard Basciano, and the demolition contractors. Simpson was one of 6 killed when a brick wall from the adjacent building fell on the Salvation Army thrift store. She was with shopping with her childhood friend, Anne Bryan, who was also killed. Simpson was an art student pursuing a... Read More |
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| 3rd Annual Atlantic City Boardwalk Rodeo on October 5th and 6th |
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 by: liaferrante - Wildwood Crest, NJ
started: 09/03/13 6:31 pm | updated: 09/03/13 6:31 pm |
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On Saturday, Oct. 5th and Sunday, Oct. 6th, the 3rd Annual Atlantic City Boardwalk Rodeo will be featured at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ to bring the biggest rodeo on the East Coast. The 2 ½ hour rodeo from the Barnes PRCA Rodeo Company includes bullriders, cowboys, saddle bronc, steer wrestling, and barrel racing.
The shows for the rodeo include: Saturday, Oct. 5th at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 6th at 1:00 p.m.
Ticket prices range from $20, $30, $50 and... Read More |
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| Philly Teachers Back But Negotiating, Arrests in Death of Bucks Student, NJ Teacher Evaluations |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/03/13 12:37 pm | updated: 09/03/13 12:37 pm |
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Teachers in Philadelphia are back to work but still have no contract. They've agreed to pay freezes and contributions to their health care, however they are now being asked to accept pay cuts of up to 13%. More than 4,000 Union members attended a meeting yesterday where they voted to continue negotiating.
A college student from Perkasie, Bucks County died after being brutally beaten early Saturday morning while walking from a bar back to his campus at Wheeling Jesuit University... Read More |
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| Rite Aide Chemical Reaction Devices, Tommy Morrison Dies, BJ's Springfield Flooding |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/03/13 2:11 am | updated: 09/03/13 2:11 am |
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Two chemical reaction devices were thrown into a Rite Aide in the East Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia Monday night. The devices did burst, nobody was injured. There was no significant damage to the store either. Police say it's important to note this was not any type of bomb.
Tommy Morrison, the former heavyweight champion who stood toe-to-toe with Lennox Lewis and George Foreman and later tested positive for HIV, died Monday. He was 44. Morrison died Sunday night at... Read More |
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| Made In America Day 2 Recap/Review Wavves, Nine Inch Nails, Queens Of The Stone Age |
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 by: SteveKane - Broomall, PA
started: 09/02/13 3:42 pm | updated: 09/02/13 3:42 pm |
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| On Sunday, September 1st the morning seemed even hotter than the day before leading for another full day of music. Starting the festival on the Main Stage were LA indie pop group Fitz and The Tantrums playing to a dedicated crowd. Next up were Californian pop-punkers Wavves on the Liberty Stage playing a last minute set. Nathan Williams of Wavves played with great vocals and stellar guitar work. Wavves will be back in Philadelphia on October 2nd at the First Unitarian... Read More |
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| Dietz and Watson Warehouse Fire; Phillies Fans Trespass Wrigley; Man Found in Delaware River |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/02/13 4:34 am | updated: 09/02/13 4:34 am |
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| Fire crews have been battling a fire at the Dietz & Watson warehouse In South Jersey all afternoon and evening. The crews responded to the call at 1:45 pm to the 1000 block of Coopertown Road in Delanco. More than 200 firefighters from 28 counties have turned out for the blaze. Authorites determined it would be too dangerous to send anyone to the top of the building making the fire more difficult to contain. The roof contains solar panels which are energized. Normally they be able to go... Read More |
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| August 31-September1 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment |
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 by: mtearson - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/01/13 10:57 pm | updated: 09/01/13 10:57 pm |
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August 31-September1 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment
1) "Straight to Your Heart Like a Cannonball" by Van Morrison
2) "My Lagan Love" by Van Morrison and The Chieftains
3) "Quiet Joys Of Brotherhood" by Richard & Mimi Farina
4) "Working Man's Blues" by Merle Haggard
5) "Working Man's Blues #2" by Bob Dylan
6) "1952 Vincent Black Lightning" by Del McCoury Band
7) "I Ain’t Searchin'" by The American Dream
8) "It’s... Read More |
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| Made in America Festival Day 1 Recap/Review. Beyonce, Walk the Moon, Phoenix, Public Enemy, Deadmau5 |
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by: SteveKane - Broomall, PA
started: 09/01/13 7:07 pm | updated: 09/01/13 7:07 pm |
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Opening day of the Made In America festival hosted in Logan Circle on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway went swimmingly. With over twenty artists between four stages there is a good amount of entertainment for any musical preference. The audience, in the tens of thousands, was well receptive and enjoyed the music this Saturday with great sets by up and coming electronic artists, hip hop groups, rock bands and soul singers.
Can't make it out to the Festival? Read More |
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