The Daily Numbers: 2 former Coatesville School District executives who were allowed to resign rather than be fired in the fallout from a series of racist texts.
6-1 vote by the board to accept their resignations.
1,000 residents who packed the meeting asking the board to reject the resignations and fire the former execs.
1 million square feet of retail space that is now in the hands of new owners at the Granite Run Mall.
1974, when the mall opened, and Margaret Kuo opened her renowned Peking Restaurant there. It remains the lone tenant still at the mall from opening day.
10,000 member Suburban Realtors Alliance, which gave its backing to GOP County Council candidates Mario Civera and Dave White yesterday.
12 local and federal law enforcement officials who took part in a drug raid in a house in Collingdale.
22, age of Brookhaven man who police say performed sex acts on a minor and had a video of the encounter on his cell phone.
377, 529 allegedly stolen from Aldan Borough by its former tax collector. The borough is expecting to get the money back from its bonding company.
10 million dollars in general obligation bonds issued by Haverford Township.
17 hours, how long Sen. Ted Cruz and his allies spoke on the Senate floor in an attempt to block vote on spending bill that will fund Obamacare.
66 point dip for the stock market yesterday.
45,000 seasonal hires being planned for Christmas shopping at Toys R Us
40,000 wedding being given away to a deserving military couple by the Clarion Hotel in Tinicum.
2 runs scored by Phillies in the 1st inning. It held up in a 2-1 win.
5 innings of shutout ball for the Phillies bullpen to preserve the win and snap a 5-game losing streak.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Chip Kelly is not terribly worried about the Eagles playing in the mile-high altitude in Denver. Facing Peyton Manning? That might be another matter.
I Don’t Get It: Gutless move by the Coatesville School Board to accept the resignations of two execs who exchanged a long series of racist emails. They should have been fired.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to the two Coatesville School District employees who came forward at last night’s meeting to say they had leaked the texts to the Daily Local News. A courageous decision - and the right one - in a district that has shown all too little of either.
Quote Box: “Anything can bring rejuvenation to the mall. Any changes will be helpful for the tenants, I just want to see something happen because there’s nothing worse that can happen.”
- Margaret Kuo, owner of Peking Restaurant in Granite Run Mall, on the ownership change at the mall.
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