iradiophilly | News - Voter ID Law Put On Hold; Divine Lorraine Hotel Sold; Video Four Suspects Attack Man in Supermarket

Streaming Radio for Philadelphia
More Music. Fewer Interruptions. Just what you want to hear.

FOLLOW:

News
Talk about what's in the news


The Post

Voter ID Law Put On Hold; Divine Lorraine Hotel Sold; Video Four Suspects Attack Man in Supermarket

by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/02/12 8:53 pm | updated: 10/02/12 8:53 pm

A Commonwealth Court judge issued a temporary injunction today against the controversial Voter ID law. The injunction will prevent the full law from going into effect for the upcoming election. Registered voters will not be required to have a valid ID in order to fill out a ballot on election day Nov. 6. Judge Robert Simpson did not find a problem with asking voters for ID, but felt that having those without ID fill out provisional ballots could lead to disenfranchisement. The law was upheld, just will not be implemented at this time. An appeal is still possible.

Developer Eric Blumfield took control of the history filled and beleaguered Divine Lorraine Hotel on North Broad Street. He purchased the title today at the city's monthly Sheriff's sale as the lone bidder. Yesterday he purchased an outstanding note from the previous owners in New York, Amalgamated Bank. Blumfield is now responsible for all outstanding liens and taxes against the building, which are upwards of $8 million. He plans to convert the upper floors into rentals with the bottom level reserved for restaurants. Blumfield is no stranger to the neighborhood having already worked on several renovation projects on North Broad.

See Also: Divine Lorraine Hotel has Seen More Attention this Year than in Over Decade

Tonight, Mostly cloudy, chance of thunderstorm, temperatures near 70 in Philadelphia.

Police are looking for four suspects who attacked and robbed a man inside a supermarket in Northeast Philadelphia. The entire random assault was captured by the store's surveillance cameras. Inside the store the suspects approached a 47-year-old man who was browsing in the freezer section. Initially it looks like they were verbally taunting the man. Then it became physical and the man was kicked and punched and struck with a glass bottle. His money clip containing $100 cash was stolen. The suspects, 3 men and 1 women are described as Hispanic and around 20 years old. Anyone with information on the suspects is asked to call 911 or 215-686-TIPS (8477).

TOP STORIES

(0) responses

Welcome to iradiophilly! Philadelphia's Internet Radio Community

Welcome! Start listening now for FREE! The music is always on, so choose a radio station and click to listen. You can find fun Events around Philly and you can list yours on our Events page FREE. We will also promote cool Philly shows, events and fundraisers on the air FREE. There are also great opportunities to become a sponsor or advertise. iRadioPhilly supports the Philadelphia music and arts scene. If you are a local musician or performer, send us your stuff. We will play it on our BYO radio station, Philadelphia's Local Stage. We're designing the radio stations and iradiophilly to reflect Philadelphia's music tastes, so we'll want your input. We're glad you're here. Invite your friends.

FOLLOW:

Site Design by Bananaland | Built by quadpain media