The Daily Numbers: 28.8 million dollars in general obligation bonds expected to go out today. County Council will use the money for the county’s chunk of the cost of building a $115 million soccer stadium in Chester.
24 degrees, your lovely temperature as you head out this morning. Enjoy it. Tomorrow morning it’s expected to be in the teens, and stay there most of the day.
87, age of longtime Brookhaven Mayor Ralph Garzia, who died Wednesday. Rest well, mayor.
3 men charged in a recent home invasion in the Stonehurst section of Upper Darby.
2 puppies snatched by 2 heavyset men from a pet store in Springfield.
1,000 bucks a piece, what the dogs, a pug and a Maltipom, were believed to be worth.
2 billion dollar budget deficit now staring at Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter. He plans to address the crisis this afternoon.
370,000 dollars, how much authorities believe a Radnor contractor ripped off from a Jenkintown church that hired him to do a major project.
5 people arrested during a protest Wednesday at Colosimo’s Gun Center in North Philadelphia.
1,772.50, what a Bloomsburg couple deposited in their bank. They were mistakenly credited with $177,250. They promptly withdrew the money, quit their jobs and moved to Florida. Now they’re facing charges.
10:05 a.m. on Saturday, when President-elect Barack Obama is expected to kick off his Whistle Stop Tour at 30th Street Station in Philly.
1 p.m., expected arrival time in Wilmington. There are no events slated for Delco, even though the train will roll right through the heart of the county, as well as through the city of Chester.
200 to 300 special invitees who will take part in a reception at 30th Street Station to kick off the trip.
10 percent spike in gonorrhea in Pennsylvania in 2007, according to the state Department of Health. Chlamydia was up 7 percent.
30 cats found living in a house in the Kensington section of Philadelphia. The home was filled with trash. The woman who lived there has been taken to a mental hospital.
4 times the legal limit for DUI. That’s what police allege the driver of a car that slammed into one driven by state Sen. James Rhoades was. Rhoades was killed in the crash. The other driver now faces charges of vehicular homicide while DUI.
600 Eagles fans who are expected to pack the Desert Eagles Nest Club. That’s a bar in Scottsdale, Az., in the heart of Cardinals country, that is the hangout for local Eagles fans. Most are people who have moved to the Valley of the Sun.
5 straight wins for the Sixers, who posted an impressive win last night in stopping Portland, 100-79.
3.5 point favorite, what the Vegas oddsmakers now are making the Eagles for Sunday’s game against the Cardinals. That’s up a half point.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Don’t look now, but there’s another red hot pro team playing in this town. The Sixers have now won five in a row, including last night’s impressive win over Portland. First the Phillies, now the Eagles. The Flyers are battling for first place and the Sixers are now on a roll. What curse?
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I Don’t Get It: You walk into a store, pick out two puppies worth $1,000 a piece. Then you exit. You only forgot one thing. You forgot to pay for them. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Look, everyone is trying to heat up with Eagles fever, in part because it’s unbelievably cold outside. Go ahead, admit it. Every day you see these shots of Phoenix. Sunny and 70 degrees. Tempting, huh?
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Quote Box: “The rating is still pretty good and that’s what determines the rate at which you borrow.”
-- County Councilman Andy Lewis, on questions raised by the Standard & Poors Agency, which questioned the county’s depletion of its reserve funds.
24 degrees, your lovely temperature as you head out this morning. Enjoy it. Tomorrow morning it’s expected to be in the teens, and stay there most of the day.
87, age of longtime Brookhaven Mayor Ralph Garzia, who died Wednesday. Rest well, mayor.
3 men charged in a recent home invasion in the Stonehurst section of Upper Darby.
2 puppies snatched by 2 heavyset men from a pet store in Springfield.
1,000 bucks a piece, what the dogs, a pug and a Maltipom, were believed to be worth.
2 billion dollar budget deficit now staring at Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter. He plans to address the crisis this afternoon.
370,000 dollars, how much authorities believe a Radnor contractor ripped off from a Jenkintown church that hired him to do a major project.
5 people arrested during a protest Wednesday at Colosimo’s Gun Center in North Philadelphia.
1,772.50, what a Bloomsburg couple deposited in their bank. They were mistakenly credited with $177,250. They promptly withdrew the money, quit their jobs and moved to Florida. Now they’re facing charges.
10:05 a.m. on Saturday, when President-elect Barack Obama is expected to kick off his Whistle Stop Tour at 30th Street Station in Philly.
1 p.m., expected arrival time in Wilmington. There are no events slated for Delco, even though the train will roll right through the heart of the county, as well as through the city of Chester.
200 to 300 special invitees who will take part in a reception at 30th Street Station to kick off the trip.
10 percent spike in gonorrhea in Pennsylvania in 2007, according to the state Department of Health. Chlamydia was up 7 percent.
30 cats found living in a house in the Kensington section of Philadelphia. The home was filled with trash. The woman who lived there has been taken to a mental hospital.
4 times the legal limit for DUI. That’s what police allege the driver of a car that slammed into one driven by state Sen. James Rhoades was. Rhoades was killed in the crash. The other driver now faces charges of vehicular homicide while DUI.
600 Eagles fans who are expected to pack the Desert Eagles Nest Club. That’s a bar in Scottsdale, Az., in the heart of Cardinals country, that is the hangout for local Eagles fans. Most are people who have moved to the Valley of the Sun.
5 straight wins for the Sixers, who posted an impressive win last night in stopping Portland, 100-79.
3.5 point favorite, what the Vegas oddsmakers now are making the Eagles for Sunday’s game against the Cardinals. That’s up a half point.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Don’t look now, but there’s another red hot pro team playing in this town. The Sixers have now won five in a row, including last night’s impressive win over Portland. First the Phillies, now the Eagles. The Flyers are battling for first place and the Sixers are now on a roll. What curse?
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I Don’t Get It: You walk into a store, pick out two puppies worth $1,000 a piece. Then you exit. You only forgot one thing. You forgot to pay for them. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Look, everyone is trying to heat up with Eagles fever, in part because it’s unbelievably cold outside. Go ahead, admit it. Every day you see these shots of Phoenix. Sunny and 70 degrees. Tempting, huh?
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Quote Box: “The rating is still pretty good and that’s what determines the rate at which you borrow.”
-- County Councilman Andy Lewis, on questions raised by the Standard & Poors Agency, which questioned the county’s depletion of its reserve funds.
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