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Philadelphia Union Contributes to City’s Efforts to Win Hosting Rights for 2026 World Cup
The Philadelphia Union has offered up a $1 million grant in the hopes of attracting the World Cup to Philadelphia in 2026, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Another $1 million grant came from the Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association. Comcast executive David L. Cohen chairs the bid committee. He recently told a crowd of…
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This Local Man Did Just About It All in His 101 Years
Edmund Jones assisted with the Nuremberg Trials, founded a bank, was mayor of Swarthmore, was elected to Delaware County Council, and served as state representative for the 161st District. He died last month at the age of 101, writes Bonnie Cook for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A nine-decade Swarthmore resident, Jones joined his father in 1942…
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Amid Fears of Suicide Bombers in Afghanistan, Local Writer Found Hospitality … and Professional Soccer
There aren’t many who can say they played professional soccer in Kabul, Afghanistan. WHYY reporter Nicholas Pugliese not only played professionally in Kabul, but he had a second chance at pro soccer with the Philadelphia Union fantasy camp, he writes for WHYY. Pugliese was in Kabul in 2012, working for a telecommunications company. The sprawling…
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Chester Slowly Beginning to Reap the Economic Benefits of Being Home to a Pro Sports Franchise
Although the Philadelphia Union have called Chester home for a decade now, the city is seemingly just beginning to reap the economic benefits of having a Major League Soccer franchise, writes Kenneth Burns for WHYY. When Talen Energy Stadium was built, it was touted as a kickstarter for Chester. The expectation was that it would…
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FROM DELCO: Chester Shipyard Built Ship That Retrieved Soviet Sub in CIA’s ‘Greatest Deception’
The Glomar Explorer is part of the greatest deception ever perpetrated by the CIA, and it was built at the Sun Shipbuilding yard in Chester, reports Mike Rosenwald for the Washington Post’s Podcast, Retropod. In 1968, a Soviet submarine called K129 sank in the Pacific. The sub was carrying three nuclear missiles and cryptography equipment.…
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Widener University Delaware Law School Meets Demand for Paralegals; Open House on March 9
A career as a paralegal can be as satisfying as a career as a lawyer, and it can be achieved in just a fraction of the time and cost. With a similarly advanced understanding of the legal system, paralegals assume much of a lawyer’s workload and play a critical role in the delivery of legal…
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FROM DELCO: Bronze Statue at Boys and Girls Club to Honor Champion Kickboxer from Chester
Motivated by constant bullying while growing up in Chester, Fredia Gibbs turned to sports and eventually became a kickboxing champion, writes DeArbea Walker for the Philadelphia Inquirer. At the age of 10, Gibbs joined Chester’s Quiet Storm Martial Arts, and the school helped her gain self-confidence and do more than just stand up to her…
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FROM DELCO: A Boxing Gym’s Decades-Long Quest to Save Chester’s Youth
For almost five decades, Winners Reach and Teach Boxing Gym in Chester has been offering free boxing lessons to local youths to help keep them off the streets, writes Vinny Vella for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Over the years, owner James Starkey’s program has produced around 20 professional boxers. His boys are also a mainstay at…
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FROM DELCO: 47 Men Have Governed Pennsylvania. Only One Hailed from Delco … and He Could’ve Been President
Out of the 47 men who have served as governor of Pennsylvania, only one called Delaware County his home, according to an editorial in the Daily Times. William Cameron Sproul took the oath of office as the state’s chief executive nearly a century ago on Jan. 21, 1919. Sproul was born in Lancaster County and…
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Zach and Julie Ertz Among Philadelphia Celebrities Partnering with Union for Jersey Customization
In honor of its 10th season in 2019, the Philadelphia Union has announced a collaboration with fans and local influencers on a never-seen-before, customizable back tag initiative for the Union’s new 2019 secondary jersey. On the Union’s new kit, which will be released early next year, the back tags, a heat transferred design located on…
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Youngest Person State Ever Sent to Electric Chair Gets Headstone 87 Years Later in Chester
Alexander McClay Williams, the African-American teenager whom many believe was executed 87 years ago for a murder he did not commit, has finally received a headstone in the abandoned Green Lawn Cemetery in Chester Township, writes Alfred Lubrano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The words on the headstone read: Alexander McClay Williams July 23,…
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Harrah’s in Chester Pays State’s Hefty Application Fee to Bring Sports Wagering to Region
Sports gambling – of the legal variety – may be coming to Delaware County, after Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino in Chester submitted an application to offer what is now legal all across the country, writes Alex Rose for the Daily Times. Harrah’s is only the third of the state’s 13 casinos to apply for the license,…
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Local Basketball Legend Dies at 83
Former NBA coach Jack McKinney, a native of Chester who graduated from St. James High School and Saint Joseph’s University, has died at the age of 83, according to a report from ESPN.com. In the 1979-80 season, just 14 games into his tenure as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, when Magic Johnson was a…
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From DELCO: Philadelphia Union’s First-Ever Mascot ‘Hatches’ at the Zoo
The Philadelphia Union unveiled its first mascot in franchise history, as it “hatched” during a recent introductory ceremony at the Philadelphia Zoo, writes Tom Dougherty for NBC Sports. Phang, a big blue snake with a gold mohawk, hatched to the team’s goal song, much to the delight of the crowd that gathered for the unveiling.…
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Offshoot of Exton-Based Company Gets Green Light to Cultivate Cannabis in Chester
Agri-Kind has received the green light from the Pennsylvania Department of Health to set up cannabis cultivation in Chester, writes Sam Wood for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Agri-Kind is one of the 13 new cultivators that were issued permits by the Department of Health last week. This brings the total number of companies in the state…
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From DELCO: Chester Native Wows Alicia Keys, Moves Ahead on NBC’s ‘The Voice’
Chester native Jamai Springfield is moving forward on Team Alicia Keys on NBC’s “The Voice,” after he wowed the famous singer with his performance during the blind auditions, writes Nick Vadala for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Springfield performed a cover of Usher’s “U Got It Bad,” which impressed both Keys and Kelly Clarkson. Ultimately, he chose…
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