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| Libya's Dictator Muammar Qaddafi is Dead |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/20/11 10:26 am | updated: 10/20/11 11:36 am |
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After Libyan fighters captured Sirte, Qaddafi's hometown, early Thursday, two months after the fall of Tripoli, the former dictator Muammar Qaddafi has been killed by soldiers.
"We have been waiting for this moment for a long time. Muammar Qaddafi has been killed," Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril confirmed.
The news has brought celebrations throughout the country that the dictator ruled since 1969 when he seized power in a military coup. This begins the next stage of... Read More |
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| Lang Lang Live Simulcast from Philadelphia |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/20/11 10:58 am | updated: 10/20/11 10:58 am |
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Lang Lang live in Philadelphia this weekend... and simulcast to 500 movie theaters across the country on Saturday and again on Monday featuring the Philadelphia Orchestra. The simulcast is titled Lang Lang Live on Franz Liszt's 200th Birthday.
Bach's Partita No. 1 heads this season's recital repertoire.
His Friday Philadelphia concert has him playing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2.
Lang Lang's newly released CD, Liszt: My Piano... Read More |
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| Brain Tumor halts Lions Jerome Harrison from Philadelphia Eagles |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/20/11 10:55 am | updated: 10/20/11 10:55 am |
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Bye week for the Eagles this week. The Eagles had traded Ronnie Brown for Detroit Lions running back Jerome Harrison and a 7th round draft pick in 2013, but the deal was voided Wednesday when Harrison failed his physical.
The Eagles did not disclose why he failed and would not comment on the report , citing both privacy concerns and the fact that Harrison is again a member of the Lions.
Philadelphia Inquirer confirmed Eagles Doctors found a brain tumor when... Read More |
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| Kenny Gamble Under Fire Over Royal Theatre Deterioration |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/19/11 9:27 am | updated: 10/19/11 9:27 am |
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South Street businesses are buzzing over the all the positive development along South Street in Philadelphia near 15th street. The buzz is mostly positive, but not when it comes to the still vacant Royal Theatre on South Street. The Royal was sold to Philadelphia music legend and real estate investor, Kenny Gamble 11 years ago with his promise to revitalize the building. However after an infusion of hundreds of thousands of tax dollars, nothing has changed.
The Royal Theatre... Read More |
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| October 19 Music Calendar |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/19/11 7:47 am | updated: 10/19/11 7:47 am |
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(1991) 20 Years Ago
Rock band Oasis plays its first gig with Noel Gallagher at The Boardwalk in Manchester,... Read More |
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| State of Young Philly |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/17/11 9:39 am | updated: 10/17/11 9:39 am |
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State of Young Philly is an annual two-week event that brings together young professionals and "young at hearts" to discuss ways they can promote a better future for Philadelphia.
The event wrapped up its second year last week with the support of more than 40 organizations and 1,000 people, mainly in their 20s and 30s.
The event was hosted by Young Involved Philadelphia (YIP), which fosters civic engagement among young Philadelphians and connects them with... Read More |
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| NJ Shore Property Values |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/17/11 9:36 am | updated: 10/17/11 9:36 am |
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The second-home market has taken a hit from New Jersey to Florida to California to Maine. What happened to Shore prices reflects what occurred nationwide over the last six years. But many Shore points did not fare all that badly in the housing downturn.
Avalon's median price up 321 percent since 2005. Over the same time period, Stone Harbor is up a modest 87 percent.
Though almost all the communities retained the value they had in 2005, Stone Harbor alone... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Orchestra Musician Pension Fund Opposes New Labor Contract |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/13/11 7:20 am | updated: 10/13/11 7:20 am |
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Details haven't been revealed yet on a new labor contract for Philadelphia Orchestra musicians, but the national pension fund representing 50,000 musicians says it opposes the contract because it ends the association's participation in the pension fund.
But the new pact and pullout from the fund are several steps from conclusion. The contract must be ratified by players, approved by the Philadelphia Orchestra Association board, reviewed and approved by the Pension Benefit... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Housing Authority: Vacant Property Auction |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/13/11 7:15 am | updated: 10/13/11 7:15 am |
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More than four hundred vacant properties in North, South, and West Philadelphia will go up for auction November 16.
The auctions will be held at the Philadelphia Housing Authority's finance office building in the Greater Grays Ferry development.
The available properties range from lots to rowhouses and multiunit buildings, and will be offered individually as well as in groups of up to 25.
The PHA holds an inventory of 3,300 blighted properties.... Read More |
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| October 13 Music Calendar |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/13/11 5:27 am | updated: 10/13/11 5:27 am |
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(1941) 70 Years Ago
Paul Simon is born in Newark,... Read More |
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