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| Philadelphia Students Rally Against School Budget Cuts |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 04/07/11 11:26 am | updated: 04/07/11 11:26 am |
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About 300 people, primarily high school students, rallied outside School District headquarters and marched to City Hall to protest against expected education budget cuts and to demand arts and music programs are saved.
After gathering at the district headquarters at 440 N. Broad Street, the demonstrators, including marching band members in uniform, made their way to Dilworth Plaza where they staged a second rally that included performances showcasing the talents of some city... Read More |
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| April 7 Music Calendar |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 04/07/11 10:09 am | updated: 04/07/11 10:09 am |
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(1971) 40 Years Ago
Chicago bests New York when they become the first band to sell out a week of shows at Carnegie Hall in New York... Read More |
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| New Classical Music on Symphony |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/07/11 9:28 am | updated: 04/07/11 9:28 am |
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| New music just added to Symphony from The Men of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Classical 2011 featuring Libera, Robert Prizeman, Fiona Peers, Stephen Geraghty, Ian Tilley. Relax with Classical music and more on Symphony.Read More |
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| Police Chief Ramsey Heading To Chicago? |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 04/06/11 10:47 am | updated: 04/06/11 11:18 pm |
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| Chicago newspapers began reporting rumors early last month that Philadelphia's top cop, Charles Ramsey, was going to be a prime candidate to run Chicago's Police Department. Ramsey admits he's intrigued by the idea of going home, of bringing his storied career full circle. Will Ramsey leave to go where the money is? Or has he had enough of how Philly politics really work?Read More |
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| Mayor Nutter to Battle Philadelphia School Violence |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 04/06/11 10:45 am | updated: 04/06/11 10:45 am |
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Mayor Nutter is promising action on school violence after The Inquirer published an investigative series that described brutal attacks in classrooms.
Legislators from around the state have called for change in the aftermath of The Inquirer's series which found there were more than 30,000 serious incidents in the schools during the last five years, attacks were carried out by children in the earliest of grades, and that violence often was not reported or reported late.
Some... Read More |
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| April 6 Music Calendar |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 04/06/11 10:43 am | updated: 04/06/11 10:43 am |
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(1951) 60 Years Ago
Grammy Award-winning singer Janis Ian is born in New York... Read More |
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| April 4 Music Calendar |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 04/04/11 9:19 am | updated: 04/04/11 9:19 am |
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(1981) 30 Years Ago
Canned Heat lead singer, Bob "The Bear" Hite, dies of a heart attack at age 38 shortly after performing in North Hollywood,... Read More |
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| Phillies walk off Win Cold Opener |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/01/11 7:33 pm | updated: 04/01/11 7:33 pm |
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| The wait is over, the anticipation can finally burst, Phillies season is here. This season is probably the most anticipated season of our recent golden age of Phillies baseball, and for once it's not because of our All-Star lineup of batters, but because of... Pitching! A fully stacked deck of starting pitchers ready to deal joker hands to all other teams, at least that's what we all hope. All of this will end in the fall with the realization of our expectations and October baseball and a World... Read More |
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| 76ers Want Philly to Show Ya Luv |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/24/11 11:51 am | updated: 04/01/11 7:16 pm |
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| The 76ers are playing well as the playoffs approach and they continue to move up in the standings ensuring themselves a better seed. What's the secret? Doug Collins has them playing like a team and they are playing great defense. Veterans, Andre Iguodala and Elton Brand are playing like leaders and driving the young guys. The 76ers new message to the fans - Show ya... Read More |
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| Rutgers Pays Snooki More than Commencement Speaker |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/01/11 1:33 pm | updated: 04/01/11 1:33 pm |
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| Rutgers University paid Jersey Shore TV star "Snooki" $32,000 to speak to students, while the school is paying Nobel Prize winning author, Toni Morrison $2,000 LESS to deliver Rutgers commencement address in May. Snooki's talk covered topics such as hairstyles, gym, tanning and laundry. Snooki's advice to students: "Study hard, but party harder." Is this a good use of Rutgers student activity... Read More |
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