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| Belmar Open Again; First Private School in PA for Gifted; Mural for Asian Gamblers |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/15/15 8:49 pm | updated: 06/15/15 8:49 pm |
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Belmar has re-opened after too many people overcrowded the shore town prompting the mayor to close access roads to outsiders. Mayor Matt Doherty ordered closing access from Route 35 for safety reasons as beachgoers and visitors to a seafood festival created the over-crowding. Belmar was officially closed to outsiders for about four hours and re-opened at about 7 pm yesterday.
Pennsylvania is about to get its first private school for gifted students. The state Department of... Read More |
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| June 13/14 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment |
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 by: mtearson - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/15/15 7:27 pm | updated: 06/15/15 7:27 pm |
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June 13/14 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment
1) "Buy for Me the Rain" by Michael Tearson
2) "Everybody's Talkin" by Fred Neil
3) "It Takes A Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" by Tracy Nelson
4) "Davey's on the Road Again" by John Simon
5) "Lonesome Suzie" by The Band
6) "Look at Granny Run Run" by Kate Taylor
7) "Laugh At Me" by Mott the Hoople
8) "The Girl from the Office" by Ian Hunter
9) "The Man in... Read More |
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| Philly Bike Share Indego, Burger Brawl Success, Jurassic World Tops Box Office |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 06/15/15 8:45 am | updated: 06/15/15 8:45 am |
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Philadelphia's bike share program known as "Indego" which launched last April is proving to be a popular mode of transpiration particularly on weekends near the cities historic attractions. The mayor's office of transportation and utilities said the numbers show Indego bike stations near Independence Mall are some of the busiest in the city. There are about 600 Indego bikes with more than 60 stations position throughout the city with more planned for the future.
Sunday was the... Read More |
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| Music News - Mumford Sons Bonnaroo Jam; 5SOS Guitarist Hair on Fire; Taylor Swift #1989TourPhilly |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/15/15 6:04 am | updated: 06/15/15 6:04 am |
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Mumford and Sons headlined Bonnaroo on Saturday night down on the farm in Manchester, TN. At the end of their set they brought out a few friends for a rousing cover of the Beatles' "With a Little Help of My Friends" a la Joe Cocker. They were joined by My Morning Jacket, Dawes, The War on Drugs, and Ed Helms. This group sometimes looks like they escaped from the 70's. Watch below:
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| Two Dead After Standoff; Man Who Ran Over 4 Cops Ruled Incompetent; Girl Pulled From DE Pond |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/14/15 4:28 am | updated: 06/14/15 4:28 am |
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| Two people were found dead after a standoff and barricade situation in Philadelphia's Harrowgate neighborhood. It began around 2 p.m. when two officers were responding to a report of gunfire on the 3500 block of Emerald Street. As soon as the officer's arrived on the scene they were met with gunshots hitting their patrol car. Officer Jonathan Ballinger and Officer Brendon Berd were able to get out of the vehicle and behind it for cover and wait for SWAT to arrive. It was Ballinger's 4th... Read More |
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| Music News - Dave Grohl Breaks Leg, Finishes Gig; YG Shot 3 Times; The War On Drugs Sign w/ Atlantic |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/13/15 4:22 am | updated: 06/13/15 4:22 am |
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| The Foo Fighters were playing at Heden arena in Grotenberg, Sweden, on Friday Night June 12th. During the second song of the night ("Monkey Wrench"), lead singer Dave Grohl broke his leg after falling from the front of the stage. They finished the song and Dave told the crowd, "I think I just broke my leg ... I think I really broke my leg." He promised to finish the show after getting medical attention. The band played without him for a few songs until he returned from backstage with a... Read More |
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| Watch Bonnaroo 2015 LIVE Streaming Video Broadcast! Billy Joel, Run the Jewels, Mumford and Sons... |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/12/15 11:56 pm | updated: 06/12/15 11:56 pm |
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| Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is officially underway in Manchester, TN. If you didn't make the trek down to the massive fest you can still tune in via the livestream broadcast of select acts from the eclectic lineup courtesy of Red Bull TV. Philly's own The War on Drugs will be on Saturday at 5:45 p.m. CDT You'll also be able to see Billy Joel, Earth, Wind & Fire, Mumford & Sons, Robert Plant, Spoon, Belle & Sebastian, Dawes, Run the Jewels, D'Angelo and many more. They'll run replays of the... Read More |
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| Taney Dragons Receive Wanamaker Award; Deadly Northeast Fire; Limerick Motorcycle Crash Video |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/12/15 9:33 pm | updated: 06/12/15 9:33 pm |
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| The Taney Dragons Little League baseball team was honored today with the John Wanamaker Athletic Award. The award has been given yearly since 1961 and honors "the athlete, team or organization which has done the most to reflect credit upon Philadelphia and to the team or sport in which they excel." Past recipients have included Chuck Bednarik, Mike Schmidt, Julius... Read More |
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| Wildwood Defends Tram Car Phrase; Black Madam Apology; Parents Plead Guilty in Starvation |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/12/15 1:05 pm | updated: 06/12/15 1:05 pm |
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"Watch the Tram Car please." The Jersey shore town that made that phrase famous, Wildwood, wants to keep other shore towns from using it. Wildwood has sent a cease and desist letter to an Atlantic City tram car operator who is using not only the same phrase, but the actual recording that plays in the cars in Wildwood. The phrase has been used in tram cars in the Wildwoods since 1949.
The "Black Madam," who pumped people's butts with silicone to make them plumper, apologized... Read More |
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| NJ Assembly Bills Passed, Bird Flu Outbreak, CBS3 Stand For Hope Telethon |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 06/12/15 9:08 am | updated: 06/12/15 9:08 am |
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| The New Jersey Assembly Thursday passed a series of bills aimed at helping Atlantic City through its ongoing financial crisis in light of last year's closures of four casinos and the subsequent loss of 8,000 jobs. The package will allow the eight remaining casinos to make lump sum real estate tax payments totaling $120-million a year for the next 15 years…assuming revenues remain level. Other measures provide extra state financial help for the school district, mandate employee benefit... Read More |
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