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| Sex Toy Vending Machine; Kelly Says McCoy is Wrong; New Stink Bugs Found in Shipment of Fruit |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/29/15 11:32 am | updated: 05/29/15 11:32 am |
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| Underground Arts Club in Philadelphia is the home of the first sex toy vending machine. That's right. The vending machine is called Pink Box and you can buy a variety of different adult sex toys. Pink Box owners say the vending machine is for the shopper who doesn't feel comfortable going into stores that sell adult sex toys. Critics are concerned about where Pink Box vending machines will be located and their accessibility to children. Pictured: PinkBox co-owners Timaree Schmit (left) and... Read More |
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| Conestoga Frame Shop Fire, Chester Shooting Kills One, Tall Ships Coming To Delaware River |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/29/15 9:00 am | updated: 05/29/15 9:00 am |
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Officials say a candle started a fire late Thursday night that damaged a store and an apartment above it in Radnor, Delaware County. This happened around 11:15 p.m. on the 900 block of Conestoga Street. Officials say "Conestoga Frame Shop and Gallery" caught fire after a candle was knocked over in the apartment above the store. Crews placed the fire under control in less than an hour. Everyone was able to get out safely and no injuries were reported.
Police say four people... Read More |
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| Music News - Music Alliance Inductees to Walk; New Jenny Lewis Video; Free Chance the Rapper Album |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/29/15 6:19 am | updated: 05/29/15 6:19 am |
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The Philadelphia Music Alliance announced seven new inductees to the Walk of Fame along the Avenue of the Arts. They include jazz legend Billy Holiday, hip hop band The Roots, 80's glam rockers Cinderella, disco/soul group The Trammps, Broadway star Andrea McArdle, Asleep at the Wheel's Ray Benson, and DJ Harvey Holiday. There will be a formal ceremony and the plaques installed in the sidewalk on October 26th.
Jenny Lewis has released a video for "She's Not Me" off... Read More |
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| $10k Reward Point Breeze Attacker; CDC: 150 Poss. Exposed to Lassa; Kelly Says McCoy is Wrong |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/28/15 8:26 pm | updated: 05/28/15 8:26 pm |
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| There is now a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of a man wanted for the sexual assault of a woman inside her Point Breeze home early Monday morning. It happened around 5:30 a.m. on the 1800 block of Rosewood Street. Surveillance videos show the man entering the victims home and then leaving and driving her car a few blocks away. He returned to the house demanded money and sexually assaulted the woman. The man is described as a black man, 20 to... Read More |
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| Lightning Strike Injures Broomall Man; Mayfair Shooting; Teachers Reject Archdiocese Proposal |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/28/15 9:23 am | updated: 05/28/15 9:23 am |
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| A man is in the hospital after lightning struck in Delaware County. A father of three was walking his dog in Broomall shortly before 6 p.m. last night when a quick-moving storm formed overhead. As the man walked down the sidewalk and up his driveway, lightning suddenly struck and the man fell to the ground. Witnesses say the man was knocked unconscious after a flash and a thunderous clap. The man claimed he had tingling in his legs when he regained consciousness. Investigators say they... Read More |
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| Ogontz Fire Injures One, Mayfair Bar Shooting Injures One, Steven Tyler Concert Hoax |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/28/15 9:01 am | updated: 05/28/15 9:01 am |
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Officials say one person was taken to the hospital following a house fire overnight in the Ogontz section of Philadelphia. The blaze broke out around 2:15 a.m. at the home on the 1400 block of West Nedro Avenue. Officials say one female was removed from the home. She was taken to Einstein Hospital with smoke inhalation. Crews were able to place the fire, which began in the rear bedroom of the two-story home, under control quickly. There’s no word yet what caused the blaze.
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| Music News - Rolling Stones' New Dead Flowers; U2 Tour Manager Dies; No Strawberry Steven Tyler Show |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/28/15 4:12 am | updated: 05/28/15 4:12 am |
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| The Rolling Stones are set to release a deluxe reissue of 1971's Sticky Fingers. This release will include some unleased tracks, extended versions, and alternate takes. Make sure you get a hard copy for the liner notes with 'making of' photos and more. They have already released two of the bonus tracks; an extended version of Side B opener, "Bitch," and a rollicking and rocking electric alternate take on the classic "Dead Flowers." Take listen below, and look for the reissue on... Read More |
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| Tracy Morgan and Walmart Reach Settlement; Tea Attack At Chinese Takeout; Point Breeze Sex Attack |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/27/15 9:43 pm | updated: 05/27/15 9:43 pm |
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| Actor Comedian Tracy Morgan has reached a settlement with Walmart almost a year following the deadly crash on the New Jersey Turnpike that killed one and seriously injured Morgan and others. The accident happened on the northbound turnpike on June 7th, 2014 when a Walmart truck driven by Kevin Roper slammed into the back of a nearly stationary limo bus with Morgan and friends. Comedian James "Jimmy Mack" McNair died. Morgan suffered severe brain trauma, a broken leg and ribs, and is... Read More |
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| Lyle Lovett To Play 54th Philadelphia Folk Fest this August. |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/27/15 4:50 pm | updated: 05/27/15 4:50 pm |
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The Philadelphia Folk Festival is thrilled to announce that Lyle Lovett and his Large Band will be appearing for the first time ever at the 54th Annual event taking place on the Old Pool Farm in Upper Salford Township August 13-16, 2015.
Lovett is considered one of the most original and distinctive singers and songwriters today, combining his incisive, witty lyrics with an eclectic array of music styles, ranging from country and folk to big-band swing and traditional pop. Joined... Read More |
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| Boyd Plan Denied; Another Point Breeze Invasion; Girl Gets Probation In Deadly Pocono Accident |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/27/15 11:14 am | updated: 05/27/15 11:14 am |
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The interior of historic Boyd theater on Chestnut Street is exposed while demolition continues. Yesterday the architectural committee of the Historical Commission denied the proposed plan to build a residential tower, retail and restaurant space. One of the concerns is the plan to convert the foyer facing Sansom Street into a loading dock.
Philadelphia Police are investigating a possible attempted home invasion in the Point Breeze section of Philadelphia. The incident occurred... Read More |
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