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Interview with Miss Pennsylvania USA Cassie Angst

Welcome to Local Spotlight, a new series here on Independent Philly focused on local people and businesses that are making big waves outside of the Philadelphia region. For the kick-off of this new section, we spoke with Miss Pennsylvania USA, Cassandra Angst, about competing for the coveted title of Miss USA on May 14 (broadcast live on Fox), growing […]

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Philadelphia Soul 3-0 After 69-34 Win Over Brigade

The 2016 Arena League Football Champion Philadelphia Soul began the 2017 season with two wins on the road and on Saturday, April 28th, they played host to the Baltimore Brigade in their first home game of the season. Close to 12,000 fans were on hand on Saturday night to see the Soul get their 2016 […]

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2017 NFL Draft: Eagles Select DE Derek Barnett, Pair of DBs

100,000 fans showed up on the Ben Franklin Parkway on Thursday, April 27 for the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft. The theater itself holds 3,000 people and the sea of fans outside was truly a site to behold. After a fashion forward red-carpet entry from many of the draft’s top prospects (as well […]

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2017 NFL Draft Preview

24 hours from now, the 2017 NFL Draft will already be under way. Philly has been abuzz for quite some time about hosting the draft here on the famed Rocky steps of the Art Museum, but this past week things have really ramped up here in the City of Brotherly Love. With the stage built, […]

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Gucci Mane at The Electric Factory

Gucci Gucci two times, say it two times! Gucci Mane, Gucci Mane La Flare, Big Guwop, Mr. Zone 6, Trap God. You could hear “Brr!” being screamed from excited fans eager to head into the Electric Factory to catch the much anticipated Gucci Mane ‘Trap Lord’ tour on April 25th. After catching Gucci’s set at […]

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