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| Eagles to Sign QB Tim Tebow; Five Families Displaced by Fire; Attempted Murder Charge in Hit-and-Run |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/20/15 1:13 am | updated: 04/20/15 1:13 am |
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| The Philadelphia Eagles reportedly have reached an agreement with QB Tim Tebow. He will arrive in town to sign the 1-year deal tomorrow, Monday. The 27-year-old Tebow will join the Eagles as the 4th quarterback on the depth chart behind Sam Bradford, Mark Sanchez, and Matt Barkley in time for the start of off-season workouts. Tebow last played in the NFL in 2012 for the Jets behind Sanchez. He was in camp with the Patriots in 2013 but was cut before the season. Tebow worked as an analyst... Read More |
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| St. Joe's Prep Freshmen Football Player Dies; Record Studio Demolished; Arrest in Hit-and-Run |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/18/15 7:56 pm | updated: 04/19/15 5:14 am |
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| A freshman St. Joseph's Prep football player collapsed Saturday morning during spring workouts and died. 15-year-old Ryan Gillyard from Upper Darby was at the school's practice field at Cecil B. Moore Avenue and 11th Street when he suddenly collapsed shortly after warmups. He was taken by ambulance to Temple University Hospital where he died. At this point no cause of death has been determined or released. Gillyard played linebacker and running back for the Hawks freshman team this past... Read More |
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| Philadelphia International Records and Sigma Sound Studio Building to be Demolished Saturday Morning |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/18/15 4:36 am | updated: 04/18/15 6:33 pm |
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| The building that housed the historic Philadelphia International Records and Sigma Sound Studios will meet its fate on Saturday morning at 11 a.m. as the wrecking ball makes way for a planned 47-story hotel and luxury apartment building. The building was owned by famed "Philadelphia Sound" music producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. It was sold to Dranoff Properties last year. The offices were damaged by fire in 2010.... Read More |
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| Fight Leads to Hit-and-Run and Fire; Injuction Over Revel Generators; Brawl in Rittenhouse Store |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/18/15 6:32 am | updated: 04/18/15 6:32 am |
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| Record Store Day 2015 in Philadelphia, Saturday April 18th |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/18/15 2:09 am | updated: 04/18/15 2:20 am |
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Record Store Day 2015 in Philadelphia is set for this Saturday, April 18th. Music fans will flock to area record stores to get their hands on exclusive releases, excellent deals, and live in-store performances. Despite our world of digital music and devices, the local independent music store still is the place in the community where fans can discover and discuss music, meet new people, get to know the owner, get opinions, and walk away with an actual product to enjoy.
This is the... Read More |
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| Police Have Hit-And-Run Car; Worker Falls 80-Feet Dies; Delco Couple Charged Murder Toddler |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/17/15 8:21 pm | updated: 04/17/15 8:22 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police are 'certain' that they have recovered the car that killed a 2-year-old boy and injured his mother in a hit-and-run accident in Kensington this week. The white 2006 Infiniti sedan was dropped off at the 19th Police District on the 6000 block of Thompson Street in West Philadelphia at 6:00 a.m. Friday by the owner of the car who lives in Williamsport, PA. The man said he was visiting family in the area and lent his car to a 19-year-old family member on the day of the... Read More |
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| Police Involved Frankford Shooting, @AwarenessCone, Valley Forge Road Bridge Rehab |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 04/17/15 9:34 am | updated: 04/17/15 5:00 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police shot a man they say was armed with two guns late Thursday night in the Frankford section of the city. Officers were responding to a call of shots fired just before midnight and found a large crowd gathered along the 1600 block of Pratt Street, near the Frankford Transportation Center. The armed suspect took off running when police arrived. Police caught up with him and ordered him to drop his weapon. He refused and was shot once in the leg. Police say the suspect did not... Read More |
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| Gay Beating Charges Upheld; Stagehand Falls to Death at Borgata; Caged Boy Snapped then Killed |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/17/15 12:05 pm | updated: 04/17/15 12:05 pm |
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| A judge has upheld charges against three people accused of beating a gay couple in Center City last year. Philip Williams of Warminster; Kevin Harrigan of Warrington; and Kathryn Knott of Southampton (pictured) were walking in a group of about a dozen people in September when they encountered the two victims near 16th and Chancellor Streets. Some of the people in the group allegedly lobbed anti-gay slurs at the men, and a fight ensued leaving both victims hospitalized. A trial date has not... Read More |
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| New Music Venues in Fishtown, Fillmore Philadelphia; Charges Not Reduced in Center City Attack |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/17/15 2:56 am | updated: 04/17/15 3:19 am |
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| Live Nation's House of Blues Entertainment division announced today with confetti and fireworks that it will be opening two new music venues along the Delaware Waterfront in Philadelphia's Fishtown neighborhood. The complex will bare the famous "Fillmore" brand made famous by legendary rock promoter Bill Graham in the 1960's in San Fransisco. It will simply be known at "Fillmore Philadelphia." Live Nation plans to convert the abandoned Ajax Metal Company building located at Delaware and... Read More |
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| Redskin Mascot Retirement Push; New Concert Venue in Fishtown; Nightclubs Pay 7 Mil Settlement |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/16/15 11:53 am | updated: 04/16/15 11:53 am |
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A high school in Delaware is at the center of a debate over the school's mascot and nickname. For the last 80 years Conrad High School has used the name Conrad Redskins and many alumni are resisting the "retire the mascot" committee. Native American mascots have already been phased out by more than 2,000 schools and sports teams in recent years.
Philadelphia is getting a new concert venue in Fishtown. In fact, two under one roof. House of Blues entertainment will open the new... Read More |
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