|
| |
| News |
| Philly #1 With Rodent Issues; Philly Courtroom Allows Certain Filming; Murders Suspect Found In VA |
| |
 by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 01/18/17 5:03 am | updated: 01/18/17 5:03 am |
| |
| A recent Bloomberg analysis has now discovered that the Philadelphia region is the worst in the country for rodent infestation. The survey was conducted by the American Housing Survey and shows that 18 percent of homes in Philadelphia, Camden, and Wilmington metro area reported seeing mice and rats in their buildings. Philly was followed by Boston, New York and DC in the list. Pest control experts say that sealing up cracks in your home or building can prevent any rodents from entering... Read More |
| |
 |
| |
| News |
| DA Seth Williams Fined $62,000; New AG Josh Shapiro; Reward Offered For Soldier Beating Info |
| |
by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 01/17/17 8:21 pm | updated: 01/17/17 8:21 pm |
| |
Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams has received a fine for ethics violations. The Board of Ethics is fining Williams $62,000. They say Williams took nearly 90 gifts that totaled $160,000, including free vacations, a new roof, and a couch. The Board also stated that William has failed to disclose five different sources of income on his statements of financial interests. The $62,000 fine is the largest issued by the Board in its ten year history.
A new... Read More |
| |
|
| |
| News |
| Bar Manager Shot by Security Guard; All Clear After Temple U. Threat; Rittenhouse Sitting Ban Over |
| |
 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/17/17 6:33 pm | updated: 01/17/17 6:40 pm |
| |
| An argument between a bar manager and a security guard turned deadly in Germantown as the guard shot and killed the manager. It happened around 11 p.m. Monday night at Sharon's Little Spot on the corner of Boyer and East Woodlawn streets. The 44-year-old manager and 28-year-old bouncer got into an argument in the back room. The argument turned physical and the manager may have attacked the guard. The guard pulled his weapon and fired three times hitting him twice in the torso and once in... Read More |
| |
|
| |
| Sports |
| Phillies Sign Michael Saunders; Penn State Hockey No. 1; Villanova 47th Straight Win At Home |
| |
by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 01/17/17 4:40 pm | updated: 01/17/17 4:40 pm |
| |
The Phillies have now announced they have signed All-Star outfielder Michael Saunders to a one-year $9 million contract. The contract also features a club option worth $11 million, which could also increase to $14 million. Philly officials stated that Saunders is expected to take his physical with the Phillies in the next day or two. Saunders hit an impressive 24 home runs last season for the Blue Jays, as well as hitting a .298 average, when he won the All-Star Spot.
Read More |
| |
|
| |
| News |
| Philly Police Impersonators; Vandalization at Jewish Mikvah; 40 Democrats Not Attending Inauguration |
| |
by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 01/17/17 4:51 am | updated: 01/17/17 4:51 am |
| |
Police are now investigating after two men who were impersonating Philadelphia Police officers tried to abduct a woman. The incident took place on the 13000 block of Trevose Road in the Somerton section of Philadelphia on Monday night. The woman stated that the men approached her stating they need to ask her questions but never showed a badge and did not have uniforms on. Police are still investigating into the incident.
Police are now searching for suspects that... Read More |
| |
|
| |
| Free Forum |
| January 14/15 - Michael Tearson's ATTIC - Highway 61 Revisited Revisited |
| |
 by: mtearson - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/16/17 8:28 pm | updated: 01/16/17 8:28 pm |
| |
January 14/15 - Michael Tearson's ATTIC - Highway 61 Revisited Revisited
1) "Like a Rolling Stone" by Barb Jungr
2) "Tombstone Blues" by Tim O'Brien
3) "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" by Beaucoup Blues
4) "From a Buick 6" by Mitch Ryder
5) "Ballad of a Thin Man" by Patrick's Head
6) "Positively 4th Street" by Bryan Ferry
7) "Queen Jane Approximately" by Kokomo
8) "Highway 61 Revisited" by P.J. Harvey
9)... Read More |
| |
|
| |
| News |
| Woman Robbed In Parking Garage; PA Beer Distributor Regulations; Turkish Nightclub Shooter Caught |
| |
by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 01/16/17 8:26 pm | updated: 01/16/17 8:26 pm |
| |
| Police are now investigating after a woman was robbed at gunpoint in a South Philadelphia parking garage. The robbery happened around 3 am at the Marine Club Condominiums on the 1100 block of South Broad Street. Police say the 24-year-old victim pulled into the garage, and a suspect tapped a long rifle against her window. Upon seeing the suspect the victim sped off into the third floor of the garage, once on the third floor a red car pulled up behind her and the same suspect got out of... Read More |
| |
|
| |
| Free Forum |
| Jan. 14/15 - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - Pandora's Box: An Elegy for the Inauguration |
| |
by: mtearson - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/16/17 8:25 pm | updated: 01/16/17 8:25 pm |
| |
January 14/15 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - Pandora's Box: An Elegy for the Inauguration
1) "Winter in America" by Gil Scott-Heron
2) "Blowin' in the Wind" by Robert Hazard & The Heroes
3) "With God on Our Side" by Joan Baez (Newport Folk Festival 1963)
4) "Evil Is Alive and Well" by Jakob Dylan
5) "Not Ready to Make Nice" by Dixie Chicks
6) "The Queen & The Soldier" by Suzanne Vega
7) "The Enemy Within" by RushRead More |
| |
|
| |
| News |
| MLK Day of Service in Philly; Pulse Orlando Shooter's Widow Arrested; Worker Killed by Steel Beam |
| |
by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/16/17 4:25 pm | updated: 01/16/17 7:57 pm |
| |
| Today marks the 22nd Annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. It is the largest collective day of service in the country with over 145,000 volunteers participating in events and activities throughout the region. Girard College, in the Fairmount neighborhood, is the center of it all with over 5,000 participants and 150 different activities in that location alone. Some groups helped organize food or clothing drives while others sponsored neighborhood cleanups. The... Read More |
| |
|
| |
| Sports |
| Philies Reach Deal With Galvis, Sixers Vs. Bucks (Embiid Vs. Antetokounmpo), Villanova Back To No. 1 |
| |
by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 01/16/17 4:15 pm | updated: 01/16/17 4:15 pm |
| |
| The Phillies have now announced they have agreed on a one-year renewal contract for shortstop Freddy Galvis this past Friday and avoided arbitration. The one-year deal is supposedly worth $4.35 million. Galvis debuted back for the Phillies in April of 2012. In the 2016 season Galvis hit a .241 with 26 doubles, 3 triples, 20 home runs and 67 RBIs. Galvis was also ranked third among major league shortstops (according to FanGraphs). Also resigned was Right Handed Pitcher Jeanmar Gomez. Read More |
| |
|
| |
