“Baggage Claim” opens in theaters today and while Paula Patton is the movie’s star, Jill Scott as her best girlfriend Gail steals every scene she’s in. With her impressive cleavage and comic timing, Scott takes off in the role while playing off a supporting cast of popular Black actors – and Adam Brody from “The […]
Issacc Carree brought church to Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia for Praise In The Park 2013, when he performed his hit ”In The Middle Of It.” Issacc stepped it out on stage…
Michael Vick is back on the football field and for Philadelphia Eagles fans, that’s good news after a dismal last season. Now with a new coach in Chip Kelly, who replaced Andy Reid, the Eagles may again be contenders. While Kelly has yet to name a starting quarterback, most around the Eagles organization believe it […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The nearly broke Philadelphia schools will open on schedule next month thanks to $50 million in emergency aid. But will they be worth going to? That’s the question parents are asking as the district begins to rehire about 1,000 pink-slipped workers, from assistant principals to guidance counselors. Many say the cash infusion […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A heavy equipment operator who is accused of being high on marijuana when a downtown building collapsed onto a thrift store, killing six people, is in custody after surrendering to face charges in the deaths, police said. Sean Benschop, who has a lengthy police record, surrendered Saturday and faces six counts of […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A building collapse that killed six people and injured 13 has brought swift and mounting fallout in a city where demolition contractors are lightly regulated, with a plaintiff’s lawyer calling it an entirely preventable tragedy that resulted from gross recklessness on the job site. One day after the tragedy, Philadelphia officials began […]
Tom and the crew open the show talking about a wide array of topics including the building collapse in Philly, Samuel L. Jackson’s stuttering, tropical storm Andrea and Paris Jackson‘s suicide attempt. Plus, Tom announces who he is rooting for in the 2013 NBA Finals.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — For weeks, people working nearby had watched with growing concern as a demolition crew took down a vacant four-story building next to a thrift store at the edge of downtown Philadelphia. A roofer atop another building didn’t think the operation looked safe. A pair of window washers across the street spotted an […]
Fire tore through a row house early Monday, killing two young children and two adults in the city’s third fatal blaze in a week. The blaze broke out at the two-story home in west Philadelphia shortly before 4:45 a.m., Executive Chief Richard Davison said. A 23-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and a […]
Music enthusiasts in the City of Brotherly Love are looking to rekindle a love supreme for the deteriorating John Coltrane House, a preservation effort that mirrors a broader mission to reclaim and promote Philadelphia’s rich jazz heritage. Cultural officials gathered more than 100 local jazz musicians on Friday for a group photo in front of […]
