The Daily Numbers: 600 dollars raised by the family of Richard Patterson, victim of a hit-run driver, in memory of him and his dog Baby. They were struck and killed on Providence Road. The funds will go to the Delaware County SPCA, where Patterson got his beloved dog.
100 members of the Sons of Ben soccer fan club who will be on hand for the premiere of a movie based on their antics on Saturday.
2 counts of disseminating photos and 25 counts of sexual abuse of children filed against a man who is a former Sunday school teacher and youth coach in Brookhaven.
48, age of man whose body was found at the bottom of an elevator shaft in the Baldwin Towers office complex in Eddystone. Foul play is not suspected.
3 years probation for a Collingdale man charged with simple assault and unlawful taking.
2 streets in the city of Chester where Widener University is asking the city to vacate to accommodate a new residence hall.
1,121 foot tall technology center being planned in Center City Philadelphia by Comcast.
150 feet higher for the new structure, which will be a block away from the current Comcast Center.
59 stories high, making it the highest structure in the U.S. outside of New York City or Chicago.
1.2 billion dollar price tag for the structure.
10 million kicked in by the city of Philadelphia for the development, with the state adding another $30 million.
1,500 jobs that will be located at the site by Comcast, including new HQ for NBC-10 and its Telemundo operations.
6,300 temporary construction jobs.
1.5 million feet of rentable space.
13 “sky gardens,” 3-story atriums.
200 room hotel on the Upper floors, which will be the new home for the Four Seasons.
1.1 trillion dollar spending plan given the OK by the U.S. House yesterday, avoiding the possibility of a government shutdown next year.
359-67 vote in the House. Both Reps. Pat Meehan and Bob Brady voted in favor. It now goes to the Senate.
108 point spike for the stock market yesterday.
12 Broadway World Awards for Media Theatre.
95-92 win for Sixers over Bobcats last night.
24 turnovers for the Sixers probably made it a lot closer than it needed to be.
8 picks in the first 4 rounds of today’s MLS Draft for the Union.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Raise your hand if you watch the 49ers or Seawhawks defense and realize how far the Eagles still have to go to get to that level. Thought so.
I Don’t Get It: It’s pretty clear no matter what Michael Vick does, some people are never going to forgive him for his transgressions connected to a dogfighting ring.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to the Patterson family. They are raising money for the Delaware County SPCA to honor the memory of hit-run victim Richard Patterson and his beloved dog Baby, who he found at the SPCA. Class act.
Quote Box: “We’ve received a lot of response about what a great man he was.”
- SPCA boss Justina Calgione, on hit-run Richard Patterson.
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