The Daily Numbers - Sept. 18

The Daily Numbers: 1 million dollars, how much the city of Chester says it is owed by the group that runs the Philadelphia Union and PPL Park.

500,000 dollar payments in 2013 and 2014 the city is owed.

150,000 dollars a year owed to the city from 2015 through 2040.

20 percent tax on parking at the stadium that the city is considering.

10 percent of all parking revenue and $1 surcharge for tickets to events other than soccer games, what the group currently is paying the city.

4.5 million dollar price tag paid by a couple from Newtown Square for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s shore villa on the beach in Ventnor.

3 children, 4 grandchildren and 2 more on the way that Steve and Ilene Berger hope to play in the compound, which they intend to keep as is, with some renovations.

2 people, a mother and her son, killed in early-morning fire in Coatesville.

9 of October, sentencing day for Jerry Sandusky on child sex convictions.

1 more priest suspended by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia amid new allegations of child sex abuse.

8 more lawsuits to be filed against the archdiocese by victims claiming they were abused by priests.

2 million orders for the new iPhone5 in 24 hours, Apple reports.

100 people arrested in protests to mark the 1-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street.

4-6 weeks, how long Eagles center Jason Kelce is expected to be out with knee ligament damage. Another procedure today could mean surgery and the end of his season.

3 INTs thrown by Peyton Manning last night as his Broncos fell to the Falcons on Monday Night Football.

3.5 games out of the Wild Card for the Phillies after they beat 18-game winner R.A. Dickey in New York last night.

2 homers, for Jimmy Rollins and Domonic Brown, to power the Phils attack.

10 strikeouts over 8 strong innings for Cliff Lee, who raised his record to 6-7.

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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Don’t throw dirt on the Phillies just yet. They’re still alive.

 

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I Don’t Get It: Wouldn’t you think that one of the world’s most photographed women, Princess Kate, would figure out that taking off her top anywhere is going to wind up splashed all over some magazine. What was she thinking?

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Today’s Upper: Kudos to Kevin Neary. The Upper Chi man who continues to recover from a bullet that severed his spine, proves to us what a true hero is.

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Quote Box: “We’ll wait until we see what their response is to paying us our pilot money. We’re back to first base.”

- Chester Mayor John Linder, on standoff with group that runs PPL Park and the Philadelphia Union over $1 million in fees owed the city.

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