The Daily Numbers: 2 minutes, how long it took for the public to snap up 10,000 tickets for the pope’s speech at Independence Mall later this month.
394,000 hits on the website after the online sales went live at noon.
10,000 tickets for the pope’s visit to the World Festival of Families on Saturday night, Sept. 26, at 4 p.m.
10,000 tickets for the papal outdoor Mass on Ben Franklin Parkway go on sale tonight at 8. Go to http://www.worldmeeting2015.org/tickets
4 tickets maximum per person.
0, what it costs for the tickets.
500 bucks, what some already are going for on Craigslist for a set of 4.
10, age of dog mauled to death in Darby Borough.
2 incidents involving deaths of dogs in Delaware County in the last week that are under investigation by the Chester County SPCA.
1 charter school now up and operating in the William Penn School District. The Vision Academy Charter School opened its doors yesterday.
22 million dollar deficit in the Chester Upland School District that will find the state back in Delaware County Court to address today.
9 million dollars already owed by the district to local charter schools. That was not addressed in the 1st recovery plan, which led Delco Judge Chad Kenney to nix the plan.
40,000 dollars to 16,000, how state wants to reduce reimbursements for special education students in charter schools.
2 men charged in a drug sting in Eddystone.
398,000 Pa. residents who signed up for health benefits. That’s down 16 percent from the 1st year.
89 people being laid off from Susquehanna Bank after acquisition of BB&T Bank.
6.4 million dollars, how much family of Freddie Gray will get in settlement with city of Baltimore stemming from his shooting death.
5 days behind bars for court clerk in Kentucky who refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. She was freed yesterday.
41 votes now lines up in U.S. Senate for the Iran nuclear deal.
1, as in No. 1, the top-ranked Factory Tour in the U.S. awarded to the Herr Factory Snack Tour out in Nottingham, Pa.
5-0 win for the Phillies over the Braves last night.
7 shutout innings for rookie pitcher Aaron Nola.
6-2 mark now for Nola
3 run homer for Odubel Herrera.
6-2, 1-6, 6-3 win for Serena Williams over her sister Venus at U.S. Open last night.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Aaron Nola continues to offer a reason to check out the Phillies. He looks like the real deal.
I Don’t Get It: People who are scoring those free tickets for the pope events in Philly and now putting them on Craigslist for big bucks. Yes, I said they are FREE. Some people are low.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to Herr Foods, where the factory tour was just named No. 1 in the nation.
Quote Box: “Where I grew upo, that’s trifling, just trifling. That’s just wrong.”
- Philly Mayor Michael Nutter describing people who are trying to resell those free pope tickets.
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