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Having just completed their fourth annual Roots Picnic, the hardest working band in show biz, the Roots, have been announced as the headliners of the "largest free concert in America": Philly's Fourth of July Jam. Drawing over 500,000 attendees each year, Philly's Fourth of July Jam, presented by Wawa Welcome America, is poised to be the biggest event yet, having partnered with musical d

The Philadelphia Daily News reports that one of the city's new police recruits is under investigation for his gangsta rap past. The officer in question, Robert Acevedo Jr., joined the Philadelphia police department in 2010, following the footsteps of his father, who is now retired...

Despite a threat of thunderstorms, the Roots third annual picnic remained dry for all those who descended onto Philadelphia's Festival Pier at Penn's Landing on Saturday, June 5. As usual, the Roots set it off and led the way for the afternoon acts...