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| Overbrook Couple Imprisoned Autistic Man; Abraham Offers to Fill In for Kane; Waldron-Mercy Meeting |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/11/15 11:41 am | updated: 08/11/15 11:41 am |
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| A West Philadelphia woman and her boyfriend have been arrested and charged with false imprisonment, unlawful restraint and conspiracy. 26-year-old Latrice Graves and her boyfriend 33-year-old Phillip Martin unlawfully restrained Graves brother who has autism in their Overbrook home. On Sunday, surveillance video shows the man running into a corner store across the street with handcuff dangling from his wrists. The owner of the store says about a month ago the same man came into his store... Read More |
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| PHL and Hotel Hospitality Training, Papal Rally Bus, Battleship NJ Offers Bunks For Papal Visit |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 08/11/15 9:02 am | updated: 08/11/15 9:02 am |
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| As Philadelphia prepares for the visit of Pope Francis, hospitality workers in the city are getting a refresher course in….hospitality! Communications pro Brian Shapiro is training Philadelphia International Airport workers and hotel staffers that empathy and active listening will help them solve problems for stressed or travel-weary visitors. At the airport, he's holding 30 training sessions for 900 people ahead of the Pope’s visit. Shapiro advises workers to control their... Read More |
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| Music News - Joanna Newsom New Album; Kendrick Lamar on Colbert Late Show; Lana Del Rey New Single |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/11/15 5:39 am | updated: 08/11/15 5:39 am |
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| Joanna Newsom has announced a new album entitled Divers. It is the first album in five years for the folk singer/harpist. The 11-track LP is due out October 23rd on Drag City. Newsom has also released a video for the first single off the album called "Sapokanikin." The word is a Lenape name for a Native American trading... Read More |
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| 1 Dead, 2 Injured Wilmington Shooting; Boy in Sand Collapse Surf City; Poll Workers Going To Trial |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/10/15 11:17 pm | updated: 08/10/15 11:17 pm |
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| A woman is dead and a child and another woman are injured after a shooting in Wilmington, DE on Monday afternoon. It happened just before 2 p.m. on the 400 block of W. 7th Street. A 25-year-old woman was found with gunshot wounds to her upper torso. She died at the scene. A 4-year-old child was taken to the hospital by officers with a gunshot to the legs. A 51-year-old woman was found a block away with a gun shot to her leg and was also taken to the hospital. There is no word on the... Read More |
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| August 8/9 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - Philadelphia Folk Fest Preview |
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 by: mtearson - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/10/15 7:29 pm | updated: 08/10/15 7:29 pm |
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August 8/9 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - Philadelphia Folk Fest Preview
1) "Marvelous Toy" by Tom Paxton
2) "Redemption Road" by Tom Paxton (with Janis Ian)
3) "Sally Simpson" by The Hillbenders
4) "Deep Blue Sea" by North Mississippi All-Stars
5) "Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning" by Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams
6) "Stay Here With Me" by Jesse Terry
7) "All The Diamonds in the World" by Bruce Cockburn
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| SEPTA Pope Train Deadline; Shooting in Ferguson; Eagles Injury at Open Practice |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/10/15 11:38 am | updated: 08/10/15 11:38 am |
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SEPTA has extended the deadline for people who were awarded regional rail tickets in the lottery but have not paid for them yet. If you were notified, you must purchase your tickets by 3 pm today. Tickets not purchased will be awarded to other lottery applicants who were passed over in the first round. So check your spam folder for the SEPTA invite and buy the passes by 3 pm today.
A man who opened fire on officers in Ferguson, Missouri, on the anniversary of Michael Brown's... Read More |
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| Rhawnhurst Car Crash, Local High School Bands Play For Pope, Mission Impossible Tops Box Office |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 08/10/15 9:01 am | updated: 08/10/15 9:01 am |
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A car crashed into a house in Northeast Philadelphia. It happened shortly before midnight Sunday in the 8600 block of Bustleton Avenue in the city's Rhawnhurst neighborhood. Police say a man in his 80's was watching television when a car plowed into the home. He was treated for more minor cuts but is expected to be okay. The woman who was driving the car was tested for DUI and taken to a local hospital.
The first and final things Pope Francis will hear when he’s in... Read More |
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| Walla Fest at PhilaMOCA August 8-9th Music - Art - Film; LIVE Broadcast |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/08/15 4:33 am | updated: 08/08/15 3:54 pm |
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| Walla Fest returns this weekend and for the first time since its inception four years ago it will not be held at Norristown's Centre Theater. Creators Keba Robinson, Yesenia Bello, and Ant Bui decided to make the geographical move in the name of progress but the concept of the event and the overall vibe of the experience will remain the same. Walla Fest is a combination music, art, and film fest that will run two days, both Saturday and Sunday Aug. 8-9. It is meant to foster creativity,... Read More |
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| WALL FEST 2015 |
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 by: LizzieOnTheRadio - Havertown, PA
started: 08/08/15 2:01 pm | updated: 08/08/15 2:01 pm |
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Walla Fest 2015 is here! Come out for music, films, art, and more August 8th and 9th from 4 PM to midnight. The festival will take place at PhilaMOCA (531 N. 12th Street in Philadelphia, PA).
Musical lineup includes Clique, Nah, Hello Shark, Rhetoric Wallace & Uncle Crimson, Frontyards, Rich Flow, Norwegian Arms, Buddy Leezle, Kississippi, Shannen Moser, and more!
Films being screened include Things Are Okay, We’re Gonna Be Lords, He Miss Road, Am I... Read More |
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| SEPTA Lottery for Trolley Transit Pass; No Screening on Ben Franklin; Pope To Use Gettysburg Lectern |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/07/15 10:36 pm | updated: 08/07/15 10:36 pm |
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| SEPTA has announced another lottery for transit passes for the weekend of the Papal Visit in September. This lottery will be for Special 3 Day passes on the Norristown High Speed Line and Routes 101 and 102 trolley lines. The $10 pass will be good for Saturday – Monday September 26-28th. You will choose one of 6 outlying stations. For the 101 trolley you would either pick Springfield Mall or Leamy avenue, for the 102 trolley, North Street or Clinfton-Aldan and for the Norristown... Read More |
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