The Daily Numbers: 24 million dollar bid that closed the deal on the sale of the Granite Run Mall.
1974, when the iconic shopping mecca was built on Baltimore Pike in Middletown.
58,000, number of cars that go by the mall every day. Lately, not many of them have been pulling in.
3 anchor stores at the mall - Boscov’s, JC Penney and Sears.
2 free-standing sites - Kohl’s and AMC Theater.
85 percent occupied these days at the mall, which has fallen on hard times.
2 people in custody in murder of store manager at Rite Aid store in Chester, and word that police are actively seeking more suspects.
2 carjackers being sought in Radnor.
14 million dollars in debt for Cheyney University, where alumni are threatening to sue the state to rectify what they believe are funding inequities between Cheyney and the other state universities.
5 stab wounds an Upper Darby man who is confined to a wheelchair is now charged with delivering to a man he was arguing with over an XBox.
49 point dip for the stock market yesterday.
9 million iPhones sold since the new model was rolled out on Friday.
55,000 seasonal workers being hired by Wal-Mart, and 70,000 being pushed up from part-time to full-time.
4.7 billion dollar deal in which BlackBerry will be sold.
16 pitches, how long Roy Halladay lasted in last night’s 4-0 loss. He’s done for the season, battling what he calls a stomach ailment.
5 of the 16 pitches were strikes.
83 mph, top speed he hit on the radar gun.
55-29 mark for Halladay in his 4 seasons with Phils, with an ERA of 3.25
32 of 37 for Peyton Manning last night in leading Broncos over Raiders on Monday Night Football. The Eagles head to Denver on Sunday.
12 TDs thrown by Manning so far this year.
0 interceptions. Nate Allen, you’ve been warned.
21 years, how long it’s been since the Pittsburgh Pirates made the playoffs. They clinched a spot last night.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
A sad final appearance by a clearly stricken Roy Halladay last night. Probably not the way he wanted to go out.
I Don’t Get It: Hard to think of Baltimore Pike without the Granite Run Mall.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to Margaret Kuo. The owner of Peking Restaurant was there on Day 1 when Granite Run Mall opened in 1974, and she’s been there every day since.
Quote Box: “I think some people just go to the King of Prussia Mall or the Christiana Mall. I wouldn’t mind if they knocked it down.”
- Kevin Dengler, on troubles of Granite Run Mall.
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