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| Phillies Trade for Veteran 3B Michael Young |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/08/12 11:40 pm | updated: 12/08/12 11:40 pm |
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The Phillies continued to check off their Christmas needs list this December. Fresh off the trade for OF Ben Revere the Phillies have acquired Michael Young from the Texas Rangers for right-handed reliever Josh Lindblom and a Minor League pitcher, Lisalverto Bonilla.
Young, 36, waived his no trade clause to become a Phillie. Staying in Texas would have meant less playing time as either a utility player or DH. In Philadelphia he'll be our everyday starting third basemen. Young... Read More |
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| Philly Bike Share Program (may be) Coming in 2014 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/07/12 11:52 pm | updated: 12/07/12 11:52 pm |
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Philadelphia can soon hope to see a Bike Share program like the successful programs in Washington, DC, Boston, and Minneapolis. The Nutter Administration plans to ask the Philadelphia City Council for $3 million to get a program with 650 bikes on the streets by early 2014. An additional 550 bikes would be added in 2015.
Riders will be able to buy daily, weekly, or monthly memberships from vending machines and take any available bike out from a bike station. Based on rates from... Read More |
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| Philly Police Impersonator Arrested; Fishtown Pot Grow Raided; Obama Asks Congress $60.4 B for Sandy |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/07/12 6:40 pm | updated: 12/07/12 6:40 pm |
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| A man from Glenside in Montgomery County is now under arrest for impersonating a Philadelphia Police officer on Wednesday night. 30-year-old Michael Green is accused of stopping another car along the 4300 block of McMenamy Street in the Holmesburg section with another section. Both men were armed and pulled the guns on the driver and two passengers, forcing them into the back seat. They were able to escape, but one of them suffered a broken arm. Green is charged with Impersonating a police... Read More |
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| Paulsboro NJ Evacuees Allowed to Return Home |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/07/12 2:25 pm | updated: 12/07/12 2:25 pm |
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| Paulsboro, NJ residents have been told they can start to return home today, Friday, a week since they were evacuated following last Friday's early morning freight train derailment and vinyl chloride leak over the Mantua Creek. The decision was made after air monitors showed the air clear of Vinyl chloride on Thursday and Friday. The last of the chemical was pumped from the ruptured rail car on Wednesday evening. Residents should report to the community assistance center at 1502 Swedesboro Ave.... Read More |
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| Jeb Bush Named Chairman Constitution Center; $50 mil Bucks Powerball; More Charges in Radnor Luring |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/06/12 7:44 pm | updated: 12/06/12 7:44 pm |
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| Jeb Bush has been named the new Chairman of the National Constitution Center. The former Governor of Florida is following in the footsteps of his father George H.W. Bush (although not to the White House) who was the Chairman from 2007-2008. Bill Clinton held the position the last four years. John Ellis “Jeb” Bush will take over on January 13th. Bush currently runs an educational foundation and has been mentioned as a possible candidate to run for President in 2016, though he avoided that... Read More |
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| Phillies Trade Vance Worley and prospect to Twins for Ben Revere |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/06/12 1:00 pm | updated: 12/06/12 1:00 pm |
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The Philadelphia Phillies have traded right-hand pitcher Vance Worley and top pitching prospect Trevor May to the Minnesota Twins for Outfielder Ben Revere.
Fan favorite Worley, 25, has been up at the major league level for 2 seasons+ now with a career ERA of 3.50. In 2011 he was great posting a 11-3 record and 3.01 ERA. 2012 he was less than spectacular with a 6-9 record and ERA of 4.20. Trevor May had an ERA of 4.87 at Double-A this year, was named Phillies Minor League... Read More |
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| 2013 Grammy Nominees Announced; Kanye West, Jay-Z, Frank Ocean, Black Keys, Mumford and Sons, fun. |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/06/12 2:14 am | updated: 12/06/12 2:14 am |
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| The 2013 Grammy Nominees were announced Wednesday night at the 5th annual primetime television special for the first time from the Bridgestone Area in Nashville, TN aka Music City. The night was hosted by Taylor Swift and LL Cool J. The nominations are determined by submissions from around the music industry from members of The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS). Those members will eventually vote for the winners presented at the 55th Grammy Awards on February 10th. Read More |
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| Philly Top 10 for 2013; Police Officer Arrested for Insurance Fraud; Video of Dunkin Donuts Robbery |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/05/12 7:45 pm | updated: 12/05/12 7:45 pm |
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| Lonely Planet released their Top 10 US travel destinations for 2013 today. Their US editors and expert authors teamed up to determine the places that travelers should add to their itineraries next year. Destinations were picked because of top notch culinary arts, epic scenery, or unique cultural experiences. Philadelphia made the list this year at #4. Their editors tell travelers that our city has much... Read More |
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| Police found Radnor girl 13-year-old Savanna Marie MacMullet. Ashley Ryan Hareford has been arrested |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/04/12 10:22 pm | updated: 12/04/12 10:22 pm |
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| Police have found the missing 13-year-old Radnor, PA girl safe and sound in Washington, DC and have arrested the man she was with. Federal marshals followed several anonymous tips and found Savanna Marie MacMullet and 20-year-old Ashley Ryan Hareford at a bus station around 7 pm. They took a discount bus from Philadelphia to DC and investigators were waiting for them. Hareford is facing charges of corruption of a minor. Police say that MacMullet left with Hareford voluntarily. She was last seen... Read More |
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| Paulsboro Public Meeting Cancelled; Paulsboro Evacuees Arrested at Party; Dead Pony in North Philly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/04/12 2:04 pm | updated: 12/04/12 2:04 pm |
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| A public meeting scheduled this evening regarding the Paulsboro train derailment has been postponed by officials. The public forum held at Paulsboro High School was going to involve representatives of several different agencies. The meeting was pushed back because residents who decided to stay in the evacuation zone are still being ordered to stay inside their homes due to high levels of vinyl chloride in the air as a result of the train derailment. Schools and businesses are also closed. The... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
