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| Conor Barwin's MTWB Opening Smith Playground; National Walkout Day; SW Passengers Get $5k Cash |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/20/18 5:14 pm | updated: 04/20/18 5:14 pm |
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| Former Philadelphia Eagles LB Conor Barwin will be in town tomorrow, Saturday, 4/21, for the opening of Smith Playground in South Philadelphia. This is the second refurbished and redeveloped community park made possible by Barwin's Make The World Better foundation. Smith Playground is a 7.5 acre site at 24th and Jackson Streets in the West Passyunk neighborhood. The new park will feature a multi-sport turf field, a recreation building,... Read More |
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| Philly Police Commissioner Apologizes; Thrown Coffee/Pepper Spray Over Wawa Order; Nova in NBA Draft |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/19/18 5:12 pm | updated: 04/19/18 5:17 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross held a press conference today, 4/19, to apologize to the two men arrested last week in a Rittenhouse Square Starbucks store. He said that he 'failed miserably' in the messaging following the incident. During his apology (video below), Ross said that he was not previously aware that customers usually "spend long hours in Starbucks and aren't necessarily expected to make a purchase." He said, "I can appreciate, in light of the Starbucks policy,... Read More |
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| H.R. McMaster, Sr. Death 'Suspicious'; Father and 1yo Shot in SW Philly; Hard Rock AC Opens June 28 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/19/18 1:19 am | updated: 04/19/18 1:19 am |
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| Officials in Philadelphia are now looking into death of the father of President Donald Trump's former National Security Advisor, General H.R. McMaster. The Philadelphia police homicide unit, the Philadelphia District Attorney, the Pennsylvania Attorney General, and the Department of Health are investigating. 84-year-old H.R. McMaster, Sr. died on April 13th at the Cathedral Village Retirement Community in the 600 E. block of Cathedral Rd in the Roxborough neighborhood. According to... Read More |
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| Debris from Southwest Flight Found in Berks Co.; Stabbing Over Bologna/Cheese; Man Shot in SW Philly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/19/18 12:05 am | updated: 04/19/18 12:07 am |
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| Debris from the Southwest Airlines flight that was forced to make an emergency landing in Philadelphia on Tuesday was found in rural Berks County this morning. A piece of the cover from the engine that exploded on Flight 1380 was discovered on state game lands near Bright School Road and Route 183 in Bernsville, PA about 70 miles from Philadelphia. Other pieces were found on a farm in Jefferson Township. Two smaller pieces were discovered at the Heidelberg Country Club. Officials are... Read More |
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| Southwest Emergency Landing PHL, 1 Dead; All Starbucks Closing for Training; Quaalude Testimony In |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/17/18 2:45 pm | updated: 04/17/18 2:45 pm |
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| A Southwest Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport this morning after an engine blew out mid flight. Southwest Flight 1380 left LaGuardia Airport in New York City and was headed for Dallas. Photos from passengers showed significant damage inside the cabin including windows blown out, oxygen masks deployed, and the cover blown off one of the engines. Emergency vehicles and firefighters met the plane on the tarmac. The Boeing 737 jet was carrying... Read More |
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| Starbucks Employee No Longer Works at Store; Area Localized Flooding; Women Dies in Stolen Car Crash |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/16/18 5:10 pm | updated: 04/16/18 5:10 pm |
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| A Starbucks spokeswoman confirms that manager of Rittenhouse Square location who called police last week no longer works at the store. Protests continued today outside the coffee shop at 18th and Spruce in Center City Philadelphia. Demonstrators from various groups were waiting for the store to open at 7 a.m. and went inside. The location ultimately closed for the day. Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson is in Philadelphia and plans to meet with the two men who were arrested to apologize to them... Read More |
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| Lineup Announced 57th Philadelphia Folk Festival 2018; Patty Griffin, Valerie June, Wynonna Judd |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/16/18 3:03 pm | updated: 04/16/18 3:03 pm |
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| The Philadelphia Folksong Society has released the initial lineup for this year's 57th Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival. As always, the fest will be held on the Old Pool Farm, in Upper Salford Township near Schwenksville, PA, on August 16-19. Notable acts include Patty Griffin, David Bromberg Quintet, and Riders in the Sky on Friday; Valerie June, Chris Smither, Eileen Ivers, and Balsam Range on Saturday; Wynonna & The Big Noise, Shovels & Rope, and Jeff Daniels and the Ben Daniels Band on... Read More |
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| Starbucks Protests in Rittenhouse; Eagles Release CB Daryl Worley; Jay Wright Gives Pope Basketball |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/15/18 10:58 pm | updated: 04/15/18 11:00 pm |
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| Demonstrators and protestors rallied at the Starbucks store in Rittenhouse Square at the center of racial tensions on Sunday afternoon following the arrest of two black men last week accused of trespassing while waiting for a friend to arrive (watch video of the protest below). The store is located on 18th and Spruce Streets in Center City. Protestors from various groups had signs and demanded the firings of the Starbucks manager who called police and the officers who made the arrests.... Read More |
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| Two Black Men Arrested in Philly Starbucks (Video); Deadly Crash on I476; Stabbing in Old City |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/14/18 3:43 pm | updated: 04/14/18 3:43 pm |
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| Two black men were arrested on Thursday at a Starbucks in Center City while they were waiting for a friend to arrive. The incident happened at the coffee shop at 18th and Spruce in Rittenhouse Square around 4:30 in the afternoon. The two men were sitting in the lobby of the store and had not yet ordered anything. Part of the incident was caught on video (see below). You can see their friend arrive just as they were being led off in handcuffs and asking police what did they do. Other... Read More |
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| Trump Orders Attack on Syrian Chemical Weapon Targets; K-9 Back w/ Family; ACCT Philly Director Out |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/13/18 11:47 pm | updated: 04/13/18 11:47 pm |
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| President Donald Trump addressed the nation tonight to announce "precision strikes" in Syria in response to a chemical weapon attack on civilians last weekend. "A short time ago, I ordered the United States Armed Forces to launch precision strikes on targets associated with the chemical weapons capabilities of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad," Trump said. It is a joint operation with both France and the United Kingdom. All three countries independently confirmed that Syria's attack last... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
