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| World Meeting of Families Announces More Music Acts; Aretha Franklin, The Fray, Mark Wahlberg |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/14/15 9:51 pm | updated: 09/14/15 9:51 pm |
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| The World Meeting of Families has announced additional entertainment acts for the weekend of the Papal Visit. Actor Mark Wahlberg will serve as host for the evening Festival of Families. "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin, rock band The Fray, and rising star Marie Miller will join previously announced acts Andrea Bocelli, Juanes, and the Philadelphia Orchestra on Saturday night September 26th. Pre-performances on Saturday will begin at 12:45pm on the Logan Square stage and finish on the Eakins... Read More |
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| Chester Motorcycle Cop Hit-And-Run; Pope Francis Campgrounds Canceled; Please Touch Files Bankruptcy |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/11/15 9:29 pm | updated: 09/11/15 9:29 pm |
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Chester police are looking for a driver who struck a motorcycle officer this afternoon and then fled the scene. It happened before 3 p.m. at the intersection of 4th and Morton Streets in Chester. The officer was taken to Crozer Chester Medical Center with minor injuries. He was alert and conscious. Authorities are searching for a late 90's or early 2000's burgundy Pontiac, possibly a Grand Prix, with a green hood and/or trunk. The car fled towards Industrial Highway.
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| Ruben Amaro Jr. is Out as Phillies GM; Germantown Kidnapper Pleads Guilty, Plane Crashes Near AC |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/10/15 10:39 pm | updated: 09/10/15 10:39 pm |
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| The Philadelphia Phillies announced today that they would not extend the contract of Senior Vice President and General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. and that current Assistant GM Scott Proefrock would taken over as Interim GM effective immediately for the remainder of the season. Incoming team president Andy MacPhail made the decision. "It's never an easy decision to make a change," MacPhail said. "Ruben has had a direct impact on some of the best years in the team's history. He helped to... Read More |
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| Papal Tickets Go Fast in Giveaways; Delco Announces Security Plans; 'Basement of Horror' Guilty Plea |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/09/15 10:49 pm | updated: 09/09/15 10:49 pm |
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| All 10,000 free tickets made available to the general public this afternoon for the Festival of Families at 4pm were claimed within 2 minutes according to World Meeting of Families officials. There will be another ticket giveaway at 8pm for tickets to the Papal Mass on Sunday 9/27. That giveaway is expected to be equally brisk. You can go to http://www.worldmeeting2015.org/tickets for details of how to claim yours.... Read More |
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| Arrest Made in TLA Shooting Friday Night; Indy Hall Pope Tickets Sold Out 2 Mins, Round 2+3 on Wed |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/08/15 11:09 pm | updated: 09/08/15 11:09 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police have made an arrest is the deadly shooting outside the Theater of the Living Arts on South Street on Friday night. 28-year-old Tylee Wilbur of of North Saint Bernard Street in West Philadelphia has been arrested and charged with murder and firearms offenses. His bail was denied and is currently being held at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility. The shooting happened around 8:10 pm on Friday September 4th on the on the 300 block of South Street outside of the TLA.... Read More |
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| Fatal Shooting outside Theater of Living Arts TLA on South Street Friday Night |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/05/15 3:33 am | updated: 09/05/15 3:33 am |
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| A man is dead after gunfire erupted on South Street outside the Theater of Living Arts before a hip hop concert on Friday night. It happened just after 8 p.m. on the 300 block of South Street. Fans were lined up outside the TLA waiting to head into the Lil Durk concert when a scuffle broke out near the front door. Philadelphia Police that patrol crowded South Street saw the violence and then heard the gunshots as they responded. A 25-year-old man was shot in the abdomen. He was taken to... Read More |
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| Eagles Trade Matt Barkley to AZ; Independence Hall Pope Tickets Avail Tues; DA: Training Not Fired |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/04/15 11:16 pm | updated: 09/04/15 11:24 pm |
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| The Philadelphia Eagles traded backup quarterback Matt Barkley to the Arizona Cardinals today for a conditional 7th round pick in 2016. The Eagles will get the pick if Barkley remains on the roster for six games. Barkley was in competition with Tim Tebow for a third string quarterback position behind starter Sam Bradford and backup Mark Sanchez. Barkley was drafted by the Eagles in the 4th round of the 2013 draft out of USC. He played significant time in two NFL games for the Eagles,... Read More |
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| RECPhilly Passes $12,000 on Kickstarter in 5 Days; Supporting Philadelphia Local Music Scene |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/04/15 7:57 pm | updated: 09/04/15 7:57 pm |
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Local Philadelphia music community incubator RECPhilly has surpassed $12,000 $11,000 with over 50 backers in a Kickstarter campaign launched earlier this week. Since 2012, RECPhilly founder's Dave Silver and Will Toms have worked with over 2,000+ local artists and produced over 180 local shows at almost every major music venue in the city. They have recognized that despite the enormous amount of musical talent in the Philadelphia-area, there has been a lack of cohesive industry support... Read More |
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| Music News - Black Sabbath Announces Final Tour; Stream Gary Clark Jr's Album; New UMO Video 'Phone' |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/04/15 7:45 am | updated: 09/04/15 7:45 am |
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| Black Sabbath has announced that they will be doing their final tour starting next year in January. Their farewell tour will appropriately be called "The End." The lineup will consist of Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler (they did not specify a drummer). The North American tour starts on January 20th in Omaha, NE with a bunch of Canadian, Midwestern, and Western dates before ending at Madison Square Garden on February 25th. There will also be an Australia and New Zealand leg... Read More |
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| WMOF says Two Pope Parades, 30,000 Public Tickets; DE Day Care Bomb Scare; Delco Man Embezzled $700k |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/03/15 9:56 pm | updated: 09/03/15 9:56 pm |
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| The World Meeting of Families announced today that there will be two Papal parades and 1000's of tickets made available to the public. These two announcements come a day after a walking map was released by the Secret Service that showed ticked areas that would make it hard for the general public to get close to Pope Francis in person. 30,000 free tickets for the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Independence Hall will be made available to the general public online next week – 4 per... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
