The Daily Numbers: 250 people who packed a meeting of the Marple planners last night to learn about the developments plans for the former Don Guanella School site on Sproul Road.
213.3 acres targeted for development.
237 townhomes.
666 age-related carriage homes.
696,650 square feet of retail space, including a Wegmans supermarket.
100,000 square feet of office space.
80,000 square foot rec center.
65,000 square foot hotel.
50,000 square foot movie theater.
5,585 feet for a convenience store/gas station.
8 home burglaries in Upper Darby believed to be the work of 2 men from Philly.
1 mill tax hike looming in Eddystone.
0 tax hike being eyed in Folcroft.
0 tax hike in Upper Darby.
4 percent tax hike coming in Radnor.
14 dead, 21 injured in the updated numbers from the carnage in San Bernardino.
48, age of Scott Weiland, former lead singer of the Stone Temple Pilots, found dead in his tour bus.
8 million dollar cost for Philadelphia tied to visit by Pope Francis. It was originally believed the entire cost would be picked up by the World Meeting of Families.
157 days without a state budget. Talks in Harrisburg are set to heat up today.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
If you haven’t seen it yet, you have to check out the Miracle in Motown, with the Packers stunning the Lions last night with a Hail Mary pass into the end zone on the last play of the game. And they only got that chance because there was a facemask penalty called on the Lions.
I Don’t Get It: For what reason does any private citizen need the king of weaponry and ammo as the husband and wife in San Bernardino shootings had in their home? I don’t get it.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to Delco native J. Randy Tarraborelli, who likely has another best-seller on his hands with his biography of pop star Beyonce.
Quote Box: “There is no benefit to my family when this goes up.”
- Marple resident Brianna Cody, at last night’s Marple planning meeting concerning the development of Don Guanella tract.
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