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| 2nd Street Festival Northern Liberties this Sun. Aug. 2;
Broadcast Live on iradiophilly |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/31/15 4:31 pm | updated: 07/31/15 4:31 pm |
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| This Sunday, August 2nd from noon to 10 p.m., Northern Liberties will play host to the 7th Annual 2nd Street Festival. The city's biggest and best block party will close down 2nd Street between Germantown and Green Ave. The streets will be filled with 200 vendors offering workshops, art, food, beer gardens, craft vendors, and other merchandise. And of course there is the music. Three stages of live music the entire day from over 20... Read More |
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| 3 Dead, Two Injured After High Speed Crash in Northeast; 5yo Taken From Home And Beaten |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/30/15 8:18 pm | updated: 07/30/15 8:18 pm |
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| Three people are dead and two are severely injured after a high speed car accident in Bustleton on Wednesday night. It happened near Red Lion Road and Sandmeyer Lane just before midnight. A 2007 Acura was traveling at a high rate of speed and hit a tree, tearing the car in half. Two 17-year-old girls and a 20-year-old male are dead, and a 17 and 19-year-old were both injured. The driver, a 17-year-old male, walked away from the crash, and is cooperating with police. There is no evidence... Read More |
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| Rep. Chaka Fattah Indicted on Corruption Charges; Arrest in SW Philly Hit/Run; Shooting at Del. Park |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/29/15 7:08 pm | updated: 07/29/15 7:08 pm |
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| Democratic Congressman Chaka Fattah, along with four others, have been indicted today on multiple counts of conspiracy, racketeering, bribery, money laundering and other charges. The indictment covers schemes going back to 2007 when Fattah unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of Philadelphia. He is charged with accepting an illegal $1 million campaign loan, concealing it with a consulting company, and paying it back with donations to his non-profit. He is also charged with using campaign funds... Read More |
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| Man Who Went on 2-hour Chase Had Stolen Underwear; NJ Troopers Will Wear Body Cameras |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/28/15 5:06 pm | updated: 07/28/15 5:06 pm |
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| The man who led authorities on a wild 2-hour chase between two states last night was wanted after stealing underwear. 54-year-old Robert F. Ritter of Blackwood, NJ is accused of stealing a pack of boxers and a pack of tank tops from the ShopRite in Brooklawn back on July 9th. The store's security guard wrote down the license plate as he drove away. Last night, police in Oaklyn, Camden County, ran his plates after pulling him over and discovered the warrants. Ritter took off driving and... Read More |
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| SEPTA Will Hold Lottery for Special Papal Passes for Regional Rail Service During Pope's Visit |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/28/15 3:31 pm | updated: 07/28/15 3:31 pm |
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| SEPTA announced their updated plans to sell the Special Passes to ride Regional Rail during the weekend of the Papal Visit on September 26th and 27th. Last week, SEPTA attempted to put the passes directly on sale. High demand for the tickets caused the site to crash when it was launched and SEPTA suspended sales. SEPTA has now created a lottery system to distribute the passes. The lottery will be open for 24 hours from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on Monday, August 3rd at Read More |
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| Music News - Florence Releases 10-min Short Film; Meek Mill/Minaj Steamy Video; Keith Richards Video |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/28/15 3:30 am | updated: 07/28/15 3:30 am |
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| Florence + The Machine have released new visuals for two songs off their recent How Big How Blue How Beautiful album. "Queen of Peace/Long & Lost" is a 10-minute short film that fits in a greater series of short films by Florence Welch. Each have been directed by Vincent Haycock. This is Chapter 4 & 5. The others include "What Kind of Man," "St. Jude," and "Ship to Wreck" referred to as the Odyssey series. This latest video was shot on the Scottish isle Easdale. Watch the video at... Read More |
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| Venture 0n - Celebrating A Unique Philadelphia Community - Thursday July 30th 7pm - Live Broadcast |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/28/15 1:28 am | updated: 07/28/15 1:32 am |
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| Collaborative workspace Venturef0rth, located in the Loft District in the Callowhill neighborhood, along with innovative music community incubator RECPhilly (and Venturef0rth tenant) are holding a unique social networking experience this Thursday called Venture 0n. The event will feature live musical performances from a number of top local artists, great food from area eateries, and a panel discussion/keynotes from local leaders in the Philly start-up and networking scene. The event is a... Read More |
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| Nutter Refutes Leaked Papal Security Maps; Juniata Park Hit-And-Run; SEPTA Cancels Papal Press Conf |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/27/15 6:03 pm | updated: 07/27/15 6:03 pm |
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| Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter called a press conference today to refute several security maps that have been circulating on the internet supposedly showing vehicle free and fenced zones during the Papal visit in September. He said, “No official security perimeter has been announced, or fully and finally determined...Speculative reporting on this matter performs no legitimate function except to paint a false and/or misleading picture for the public.” Nutter did say that some new... Read More |
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| Music News - Dylan's Electric Returns to Newport; Roger Waters/My Morning Jacket; Drake Diss Track |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/27/15 3:06 am | updated: 07/27/15 3:06 am |
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| It's been 50 years since Dylan went electric at the Newport Folk Festival, and his 1964 Sunburst Fender Stratocaster travelled to Rhode Island over the weekend to be part of the festivities. On July 25th, 1965 Bob Dylan plugged in the electric guitar, backed by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, and ripped into "Maggie's Farm," "Like A Rolling Stone," "Phantom Engineer." Folk purists were aghast, many others cheered. America's singer songwriter turned into a counterculture rock star before... Read More |
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| Cole Hamels Pitches No-Hitter at Wrigley; Four Rescued in Wildwood; Point Breeze Pop-Up Reopens |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/26/15 1:14 am | updated: 07/26/15 1:15 am |
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| Philadelphia Phillies ace RHP Cole Hamels threw a no-hitter Saturday afternoon against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. The Phillies won 5-0. Cole threw 129 pitches with 13 K's and 2 BB's. This was the 13th no-hitter in Phillies' history and Hamels' first solo effort. He was part of a combined no-hitter on September 1st, 2014 vs. the Atlanta Braves along with Jake Diekman, Ken Giles and closer Jonathan Papelbon. It was the first solo no-no thrown by a Phillie since Roy Halladay vs. the... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
