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SEPTA Still Working, Heavy Rain Postpones Phillies Opener, New Rules at City Pools |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA started: 04/07/14 11:14 am | updated: 04/07/14 11:14 am |
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The Transit Workers Union Local 234 has decided to continue to work while they negotiate with SEPTA over new contracts. So the busses, trains and trolleys will continue to roll, at least for now, as SEPTA employees keep on working. One of the sticking points is the length of the new contract. The Union wants 2 years. SEPTA would like a longer term.
Heavy rain is expected all afternoon and tonight across the Philadelphia area. There’s a pretty good chance you’ll... Read More |
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ROCK REMEMBERS ALBUMS and BIRTHDAYS APRIL 6TH |
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by: JoeS - Springfield, PA started: 04/06/14 12:02 pm | updated: 04/07/14 2:31 am |
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Cillia Black---Sher-ool---1968
Jean Jacques Bunnel---Euroman Cometh---1979
Roger Taylor---Fun In Space---1981
The Cult---Electric---1987
The Dandy Warhols---Dandys Rule OK?---1995
Big Sugar---Heated---1999
BIRTHDAYS
Merle Haggard---1927
John Stax---1944--The Prey Things
Tony Connor---1947---Hot Chocolate
Ralph Cooper---1951---Air Supply
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Phillies Home Opener Postponed, SEPTA Strike Looming, North Philadelphia Shooting 11 Year Old |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA started: 04/07/14 12:56 am | updated: 04/07/14 12:56 am |
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Monday afternoon's game between the Phillies and the Milwaukee Brewers has been postponed until Tuesday due to potential rain in the forecast. The Phillies 2014 home opener will now take place Tuesday, April 8th at 4:05 p.m. All tickets for the postponed April 7th game will be honored for entry into Tuesday's game. All gates, including Ashburn Alley, will open at 1:35 p.m. All Opening Day pregame festivities, including the Citizens Bank Way Opening Day Party and on-field performances, will... Read More |
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CONCERT REVIEW: No Stranger, Acadia on The Horizon, Aaron Deming 3/22 at Vinyl Revival |
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by: JoeS - Springfield, PA started: 04/06/14 4:19 pm | updated: 04/06/14 4:27 pm |
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On March 22nd at 7PM, Vinyl Revival hosted another 1st Friday concert featuring local artists. This week the line up was: No Stranger, Arcadia on The Horizon, and Aron Deming. This was an acoustic evening with a mix of original compositions and covers. All the seats in the venue were filled with a mixture of family, friends, fans and local music lovers.
First up was No Stranger, a young man named Jonathan Cooney. He did all original work that was passionate and at times whimsical... Read More |
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ROCK REMEMBERS ALBUMS and BIRTHDAYS APRIL 4/5TH |
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by: JoeS - Springfield, PA started: 04/05/14 9:57 am | updated: 04/05/14 9:57 am |
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ALBUMS APRIL 4TH
The Kingston Trio---Sold Out---1960
ZZ Top---Rio Grande Mud---1972
Rodan---Rusty---1994
Radiohead---The Bends---1995
Duran Duran---Thank You---1995
INXS---Elegantly Wasted---1997
Kreator---Voices OF Transgression: A 90s Retrospective---1999
Lou Reed---Ecstasy---2000
Mariah Carey---The Emancipation Of Mimi---2005
BIRTHDAYS APRIL 5TH
Tony Williams---1928---The PlattersRead More |
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ROCK REMEMBERS ALBUMS and BIRTHDAYS APRIL 3RD |
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by: JoeS - Springfield, PA started: 04/03/14 9:11 am | updated: 04/05/14 7:24 am |
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Brenda Lee---Emotions---1961
Simon & Garfunkel---Bookends---1968
Moby Grape---Wow---1968
Harry Nilsson---Harry---1969
Billy Preston---Live European Tour---1974
Poco---Live---1976
En Vogue---Born To Sing---1990
Ronnie Wood---Live & Electric---2000
Poison---The Best of Poison-20-Years of Rock---2006
REO Speedwagon---Find Your Own Way Home---2007
Wilson Phillips---Dedicated---2012
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ROCK REMEMBERS ALBUMS and BIRTHDAYS MARCH 4TH |
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by: JoeS - Springfield, PA started: 04/04/14 1:11 pm | updated: 04/04/14 1:11 pm |
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Jimi Hendrix---Scuse Me While I Kiss The Sky: Live From The L.A. Forum---1070
David Crosby & Graham Nash---Graham Nash/David Crosby---1972
Johnny Cash---Ragged Old Flag---1974
Journey---Evolution---1079
The Motels---All Four One---1982
Tracy Chapman---Tracy Chapman---1988
David Bowie---Black Tie White Noise---1993
Boz Scaggs---Some Change---1994
Blind Guardian---Imaginations From The Other Side---1995
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SEPTA Talks to Avoid Strike, Bartram High Violence, Close Replays Shown at Phillies Games |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA started: 04/04/14 11:26 am | updated: 04/04/14 11:26 am |
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SEPTA is reporting progress in talks with unions to avoid a possible shutdown on Monday. The sides are discussing a 2 year deal. If a deal is not reached, a shutdown of nearly all mass transit in Southeast Pennsylvania could happen Monday. If a strike happens, only the Regional Rail, Para-Transit and University Loop would remain in service.
More violence at Bartram High School in Philadelphia has led to the addition of four more police officers and veteran troubleshooter,... Read More |
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Letterman Retirement Announced, New Castle County Heroin Bust, Manco and Manco Tax Evasion |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA started: 04/04/14 1:18 am | updated: 04/04/14 1:18 am |
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The end of another late night TV era was announced on Thursday. "Late Show" host David Letterman has announced that he will be retiring sometime in 2015, when his contract expires. Letterman made the announcement during the taping of his show Thursday afternoon at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York.
Drugs, money and weapons were seized in what authorities in New Castle County call the largest single heroin seizure in the police department's history. The officers conducted a... Read More |
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Suspect Fires on Philly Police, Mantua Man Dies in Cambodia, Corbett Health Plan |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA started: 04/03/14 11:31 am | updated: 04/03/14 11:31 am |
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Philadelphia police have apprehended a suspect who opened fire on them overnight at 69th and Walnut in Upper Darby. The suspect had been driving erratically. When he was pulled over, the man fled on foot after firing shots and dropping the gun, but the police did not return fire and were able to catch up with him. The suspect has an active arrest warrant for a prior violent crime. No injuries were reported.
A Gloucester County New Jersey man died last weekend while travelling... Read More |
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