The Daily Numbers: 65 years, how long the Towne House has sat on Baltimore Pike in Media. The D’Ignazio family will close the doors and sell the business.
90, the age that both the Towne House founder, Babe D’Ignazio, and his wife, ‘Libby,’ died.
144 jobs on the line as Garnet Valley School District considers outsourcing some services.
100 people who showed up at the school board meeting to discuss the issue.
1 person dead after he was struck by 2 cars last night in Chester.
1 of the cars fled the scene.
25, age of man gunned down in East Lansdowne.
2 Upper Darby cops who have snagged prestigious Awards of Valor from the National Liberty Museum.
15th president of Swarthmore College who will be inaugurated on Saturday.
45 million dollar gift for Drexel University from Dana Dornsife and her husband, David. Their name will adorn the new School of Public Health.
75 years old for the Pa. Turnpike. We thought that was how much the toll is to cross it.
3, as in Category 3 Hurricane now for Joaquin, which is pounding the Bahamas and will rumble up the East Coast this weekend.
115 mph winds.
10 inches of rain expected in some areas of the East Coast.
12 noon start for the Phillies game, moved up from 7:05 tonight because of expected wet weather.
5-0 deficit wiped out by Phillies as they rallied for 7-5 win over Mets.
97 losses and standing, with 4 games to go.
2 wins, what Phils need to avoid 100-loss season.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
If the Eagles-Redskins game is not moved or rescheduled by Joaquin, it will be a mudfest. That means the Eagles will need to rely on their run game. That might not be a bad thing considering the way Sam Bradford is throwing the ball.
I Don’t Get It: Good thing this weather is arriving this weekend instead of last, when the pope was in town.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to the D’Ignazio family for a great run at one of the county’s true icons, the Towne House in Media.
Quote Box: “Everybody came to Media to go to the Towne House.”
- Media Mayor Bob McMahon, on word that the institution will close its doors and be sold.
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