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| School Of The Pennsylvania Ballet to Return |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/11/11 10:14 am | updated: 10/11/11 10:14 am |
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This week, the Pennsylvania Ballet plans to break ground at 321 N. Broad St. for a $17.5 million project that will feature five dance studios, offices, and facilities for a soon-to-return School of the Pennsylvania Ballet.
The organization has raised $11.2 million for the first phase of the project which will pay for the demolition of an existing building and renovation of a former garage for Brink's trucks into four dance studios.
Coming later will be a fifth... Read More |
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| Steve Jobs Impact on Music Business |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/08/11 9:10 am | updated: 10/08/11 9:10 am |
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Steve Jobs never played a musical instrument and never sang publicly. But the mark Apple's founder made on the music industry is more significant than many hall-of-famers. Steve Jobs is the cover story in Billboard magazine this week recognizing his legacy, innovations in digital music and his impact on the music industry which will be felt for decades.
Here's this week's Top 10 Albums according to Billboard:
1. J. Cole - Cole World
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| Philadelphia Orchestra Opening Moved Due to Strike |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/08/11 8:23 am | updated: 10/08/11 8:23 am |
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| The Philadelphia Orchestra will open as scheduled on Thursday, but not at the Kimmel Center. Negotiations are continuing between Kimmel and striking Local 8, but the outcome of those talks is still uncertain. So the opening will take place at Irvine Auditorium at the University of Pennsylvania. The post concert gala will be moved to Penn's Museum of Archeology and Anthropology. Two Chamber Orchestra concerts have already been cancelled and the Audra McDonald concert has been rescheduled for... Read More |
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| City Employers Facing Paid Sick Days |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/06/11 9:15 am | updated: 10/06/11 9:15 am |
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A bill requiring all city employers to provide paid sick leave was vetoed by Mayor Nutter in June, but a different plan received City Council committee approval this week.
The bill, which would require the city and employers with city contracts, funding or leases, to provide up to seven earned sick days a year and would be a part of the living-wage and benefits law.
This bill affects fewer employers, is different from the previous bill and this plan, has nine... Read More |
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| DRPA Bridge Traffic Down |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/06/11 9:10 am | updated: 10/06/11 9:10 am |
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Higher tolls have meant less traffic on four Delaware River bridges linking Philadelphia and South Jersey.
Since tolls increased by $1, traffic has been down about 4 percent on the Ben Franklin, Walt Whitman, Commodore Barry, and Betsy Ross Bridges.
Bridge traffic is at the lowest level in more than a decade, projected to dip to 50 million vehicles this year. The peak was 55 million in 2007.
Ridership is up on the PATCO commuter rail line about 4.4 percent... Read More |
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| Apple's Steve Jobs Passes at Age 56 |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/05/11 7:39 pm | updated: 10/05/11 9:12 pm |
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The iconic and legendary former CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs, has passed away today at age 56. He has been fighting cancer and other health issues the past few years. His death marks the end of that battle that took him away from Apple on extended hiatuses, the last ending with his resignation of CEO to Tim Cook in August.
This comes the day after Apple announced its upgraded iPhone 4S featuring faster processing speeds, a new camera, Siri voice recognition, as well as new apps and... Read More |
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| Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey Not Running for President |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/04/11 1:40 pm | updated: 10/04/11 1:40 pm |
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced today that he will not seek the Republican nomination to run for President. After much recent speculation, Christie officially declared his intentions to remain in the governor's mansion for now saying "now is not my time."
He said he had “a commitment to New Jersey that I simply will not abandon... So, New Jersey,†he added, “whether you like it or not, you’re stuck with me.â€
Christie was... Read More |
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| Phillies and Eagles - Great Players, Different Results? |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/04/11 12:17 pm | updated: 10/04/11 12:17 pm |
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| The Phillies have delivered on the season of big promise. The pitching staff that graced the cover of Sports Illustrated at the beginning of the season delivered 102 wins despite injuries. What about the Eagles? In the pre-season they picked up some of the best free agents in football. Some fans even labeled it a Dream Team. However the Eagles results so far are nothing to dream about. Putting good, high paid players together on the roster does not guarantee success. If it was that easy,... Read More |
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| Tony Bennett Debuts at #1 on Billboard Charts |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/04/11 12:14 pm | updated: 10/04/11 12:14 pm |
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Tony Bennett's Duets II Album debuted at #1 on Billboards top 200 sales charts. Tony Bennett's new collection features duets with Lady Gaga, Michael Buble k.d. lang, Josh Groban, Natalie Cole and many others. Here's this week's Billboard top 5 with links to iRadioPhilly stations where you can hear them:
1. Tony Bennett, Duets II
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2. Lady Antebellum, Own the Night
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| October 3 Music Calendar |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/03/11 1:15 pm | updated: 10/03/11 1:15 pm |
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(1941) 70 Years Ago
Chubby Checker (Ernest Evans), best known for popularizing "The twist" in 1960, is born in Spring Gulley, South... Read More |
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