Dave Davies BillyPenn.com Published 2:42 p.m. UTC Jul 23, 2018 Vice President Mike Pence will be in Philadelphia today to host a fundraiser for Republican Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Lou Barletta. Barletta faces an uphill battle against Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, who's better known and has nearly $10 million in his war chest, more than seven times Barletta's tally of $1.3 million, according to the most recent campaign finance reports. But Montgomery County National Republican Committee member and fundraiser Bob Asher is in Barletta's corner, and he helped to get Pence in for the fundraiser at the Union League in Center City. Barletta's long allegiance to the president didn't hurt, either, said Franklin and Marshall College analyst Terry Madonna. Check out BillyPenn.com. “There's probably no Senate candidate in the country on the Republican ticket this year who has been as close to President Trump as Lou Barletta has been,” Madonna said … [Read more...] about VP Mike Pence in Philadelphia today to stump for Senate candidate Lou Barletta
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6 Philadelphia Eagles who could have new roles in 2018
By Daniel Gallen | [email protected] | Posted July 23, 2018 at 05:45 AM The Philadelphia Eagles open training camp Wednesday, and plenty of players are going to have the chance to showcase themselves over the next few weeks. For some returning players, though, things are going to change. Here's a look at six players who could have very different roles in 2018. WR Mack Hollins AP Photo/Chris Szagola WR Mack Hollins Hollins, a key special teams contributor, had a couple cameos at wide receiver and averaged 14.1 yards per catch as a rookie. The Eagles signed Mike Wallace to replace the traded Torrey Smith as the offense's vertical threat, but it wouldn't be a surprise to see Hollins be the target of a couple deep balls per game. OL Halapoulivaati Vaitai AP Photo/Jeff Roberson OL Halapoulivaati Vaitai Vaitai performed admirably when he stepped in for Jason Peters at left tackle and started down the stretch. But while Vaitai anchored the left side of the offensive line for … [Read more...] about 6 Philadelphia Eagles who could have new roles in 2018
Philadelphia Live Nation chief Geoff Gordon on the Made In America uproar
The uproar about the Made In America festival potentially leaving the Benjamin Franklin Parkway next year has so focused on the back and forth between rapper Jay-Z and Philadelphia Mayor Kenney. Desiree Perez, a top executive with Jay Z’s Roc Nation, has said she was “shocked” to learn the city planned to boot the festival off the Parkway in 2019. In a commentary published by the Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com, Jay-Z said the mayor has shown “zero appreciation for what Made In America has built.” Kenney has since called the brouhaha “an unfortunate misunderstanding” and said the city is “committed to continuing our partnership with the Made In America festival.” What remains unclear is whether Kenney will back off from his demand that it move to a new venue in Philadelphia. And if the mayor doesn’t, will Jay-Z pull the event from the city?, READ MORE >> Made In America is moving off the Ben … [Read more...] about Philadelphia Live Nation chief Geoff Gordon on the Made In America uproar
Health officials report significant overdose spike in Philadelphia
Overdoses or adverse drug reactions in Philadelphia spiked between Friday and Saturday night to levels not seen in months, driving about 100 people to seek help in hospital emergency rooms, health officials said. Health Commissioner Tom Farley said the cluster was the largest he had seen in his two years at the head of the city’s health department. Seven people died of apparent overdoses between Friday night and Sunday morning, which is about the typical overdose death rate, Farley said. But non-fatal apparent overdoses were unusually high around the city, officials said. It was unclear whether victims were overdosing on heroin, fentanyl or some other opiate or having a bad reaction to some other substance cut into their drug, Farley said. Farley couldn’t say what had been in the drugs driving the cluster — health officials are still waiting on laboratory testing of bags found in the hands of patients who arrived at emergency rooms around the city. … [Read more...] about Health officials report significant overdose spike in Philadelphia
Jay-Z Criticizes Philadelphia Over Displaced Festival
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index U.S. Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Advertisement Supported by ByKayla Cockrel July 20, 2018 The music mogul Jay-Z is not someone who is used to getting shut out from a venue. But that’s what happened this week when he learned that one of his festivals would no longer take place on the most public of stages: the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. “We are disappointed that the mayor of the city of Philadelphia would evict us from the heart of the city, through a media outlet, without a sit-down meeting, notice, dialogue or proper communication,” Jay-Z wrote in an op-ed published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on Wednesday, a day after Mayor Jim Kenney’s office told local news outlets that the Made in America music festival could not be held on the parkway after this year. Jay-Z went on to say that “it signifies zero appreciation for what Made in … [Read more...] about Jay-Z Criticizes Philadelphia Over Displaced Festival