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| Conference Basketball Tournaments Canceled; NHL, MLB, MLS Suspended Seasons; PIAA Tourneys Postponed |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/12/20 2:28 pm | updated: 03/12/20 2:28 pm |
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The Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, ACC, SEC, Pac-12, AAC, Atlantic 10, Conference USA, MAC and WAC have canceled their conference basketball tournaments.
The NHL announced that it has decided to pause the 2019-20 season beginning tonight, Thursday, March 12, due to concerns from coronavirus COVID-19.
Major League Baseball has suspended the remainder of spring training Thursday, March 12 in response to the coronavirus. The start of the regular... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Colleges Closing, Open Online; NJ 7-Eleven Sells Bad Spray; Sports Taking Big Hits |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/11/20 11:31 pm | updated: 03/11/20 11:31 pm |
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| A growing list of Philadelphia area universities and colleges are altering their schedules and halting in-person classes and activities in response to the coronavirus COVID-19. Many are extending spring break and using that time for faculty to prepare for remote learning. Villanova, Penn State, Princeton, Delaware and Swarthmore will begin virtual learning in the next week or two. Administrators at each of these schools will reassess the situation sometime in April and decide whether to... Read More |
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| Philadelphia St. Patrick's Day Parade Canceled; Deputy Sheriff Shot in Yeadon; Two Teens Shot/Killed |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/10/20 10:53 pm | updated: 03/10/20 10:53 pm |
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| The Philadelphia Saint Patrick's Day parade scheduled for this Sunday, March 15th, has been CANCELED due to concerns from coronavirus COVID-19. This afternoon, 3/10, city heath officials announced the first presumptive positive case of the disease in the city limits. Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley recommended that people avoid gatherings of more than 5,000 people and stay home. He said that at the time that they were not going to cancel any of those events,... Read More |
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| First Coronavirus COVID-19 Case in Philadelphia; Monday Night Shootings; Point Breeze Burglar |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/10/20 1:52 pm | updated: 03/10/20 1:52 pm |
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| Philadelphia health officials announced the first presumptive positive case of coronavirus in the City of Philadelphia at a press conference Tuesday afternoon, 3/10. The patient is an adult and is being treated at home. Philadelphia officials are tracing any contact they might have had with other people. As of Monday night, 3/9, the city was investigating 5 possible cases of COVID-19. There are 11 presumed positive cases in the state of Pennsylvania, most of those are in the surrounding... Read More |
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| Culture |
| Attention Philly Music People! Attend the City Council Music Industry Task Force Hearing! |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/09/20 10:34 pm | updated: 03/09/20 10:34 pm |
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Are you an artist, musician, band member, singer, rapper, songwriter, producer, engineer, promoter, venue owner, or other music industry person in the Philadelphia area? Do you support fair compensation for working musicians, dedicated funding to invest in Philadelphia's music economy, and the establishment of a permanent music office charged with supporting the music industry? Do you support the Philadelphia Music Industry?
UPDATE: “ Due to new procedures in City... Read More |
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| Arrest in 4yo's Shooting in Olney; Arrest in Temple Player Murder; New COVID-19 Case, Schools Close |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/09/20 4:34 pm | updated: 03/09/20 4:38 pm |
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| Philadelphia police have arrested and charged a man in the shooting of a 4-year-old boy on Saturday night, 3/7. 23-year-old Jerrod Miner is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, and weapons charges. It happened around 8 p.m. on the 5500 block of North 4th Street in the city's Olney section. Miner was inside the home playing around a group of children when he brought out a gun. The weapon went off and struck the boy in the hip. The child was rushed to Einstein Medical Center... Read More |
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| Free Forum |
| March 7/8 - Playlist - Michael Tearson's ATTIC - World Wide Dylan: Oh Mercy Revisited |
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 by: mtearson - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/09/20 1:31 pm | updated: 03/09/20 1:31 pm |
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March 7/8 - Playlist - Michael Tearson's ATTIC - World Wide Dylan: Oh Mercy Revisited
1) "Political World" by Bettye Lavette
2) "Where Teardrops Fall" by Tokyo Bob
3) "Everything Is Broken" by Tim O’Brien
4) "Everything Is Broken" by Ben Sidran
5) "Ring Them Bells" by Natasha Bedenfield
6) "The Man in the Long Black Coat" by Sarah Dean
7) "Most of the Time" by Bettye Lavette
8) "What Good Am I?" by Solomon Burke
9)... Read More |
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| Free Forum |
| March 7/8 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - Americana: Some High C's |
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by: mtearson - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/09/20 1:25 pm | updated: 03/09/20 1:25 pm |
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March 7/8 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - Americana: Some High C's
1) "Cry Like a Baby" by Kasey Chambers
2) "Not Pretty Enough" by Kasey Chambers
3) "The Captain" by Kasey Chambers
4) "KMAG-YOYO" by Hates Carll
5) "Call Me the Breeze" by J.J. Cale
6) "I Fell in Love" by Carlene Carter
7) "Late Morning Lullaby" by Brandi Carlile
8) "Trust Yourself" by Carlene Carter
9) "Not the Tremblin' Kind" by Laura... Read More |
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| New Montco COVID-19 Cases, CBSD Schools Open/GA Closed; Allentown Club Fire; Deadly Lancaster Crash |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/08/20 9:51 pm | updated: 03/08/20 9:51 pm |
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| Montgomery County officials announced two new coronavirus cases. These two new presumptive positive COVID-19 cases are from the same household in Lower Merion Township. They are being treated for mild symptoms and are in isolation at home. This brings the total in PA to 6. Montgomery County Board of Commissioner Dr. Valerie Arkoosh said that they are signing a declaration of disaster emergency in the county. "It actually frees up some resources for us as a county so that we can make sure... Read More |
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| Amtrak Suspends Acela Service Due to Coronavirus; 4-year-old Shot, Critically Injured in Olney |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/07/20 11:54 pm | updated: 03/07/20 11:54 pm |
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| Amtrak is suspending its nonstop high-speed Acela service that runs between New York and Washington, D.C. between Tuesday, March 10 and Tuesday, May 26 as customer demand weakens due to concerns over the coronavirus (COVID-19). They will waive change fees on new or existing reservations made through April 30th. Riders can take the slower, northeast regional trains to travel between cities. "As we are experiencing some reduced demand for our service, we are making temporary adjustments to... Read More |
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