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A group of rich owners of a soccer team recently got Pennsylvania to give them millions of dollars (somewhere north of $30 million) to build a soccer stadium even though it’s a horrible investment. Since the Keystone State is so happy to give away money, it appears New Jersey has jumped into the ring, to.: Camden County (!) and Atlantic City (!!) are looking to give millions of millions of dollars to Comcast (!!!) to build a stadium (!!!!) for the minor-league hockey Phantoms (!!!!!).
Yes, since Comcast will soon knock down the Spectrum and build a pre-packaged neighborhood/theme park/hotel/water slide (hopefully), a bunch of local governments are hoping to get the Phantoms to move to their town by giving rich people a ton of money. Allentown, too, is attempting to lure the Phantoms its way. Are the Kixx that far away from getting a boffo stadium deal?
Actually, there’s something even funnier than the Kixx getting a stadium deal: People in Chester County want to build a minor-league baseball stadium. And they’ll want some state money to do it, too. No, really.
In other news, Philadelphia Will Do has announced plans for a 10,000-seat stadium permanently hovering over the city of Philadelphia via an elaborate system of ropes and pulleys. The state has already kicked in $25 mil.
Will Comcast-Spectacor’s plans for hockey arena haunt taxpayers? [Philly Inc.]
If Chester County builds it, will you fund? [Philly Inc.]
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dmac | 11:33 AM | 1 Comment
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Dec
7
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NBC 10 is apparently your source for local wacky crime news, and what better way to get a Friday afternoon post out of the way than to summarize it! Woohoo!
• In Chester County, in a town allegedly called “Honey Brook,” police were involved in a high-speed chase against a buggy. After stopping Joshua McElyea, the man allegedly fled and somehow commandeered an Amish buggy before eventually being caught by the cops.
• And, even further out there in Berks County — which may or may not be just a SimCity file — a woman’s been breaking into homes and stealing all their food. “The hungry burglar,” police are calling her, as that sounds better than “Bonnie and Clyde of 2007, only without Clyde, and with stealing food.”
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dmac | 12:11 PM | 0 Comments
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Feb
23
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A drywall contractor was working at the Chester County Book & Music Co., minding his own business, when suddenly an employee called the cops and had him arrested.
Okay, so he cut a wall between the storageroom and the bathroom so he could peep on women. But is that a crime? Oh, wait, it is. It kinda makes sense he was arrested, then.
NBC 10 reports that 35-year-old Chad A. Sprenkle was arrested on invastion of privacy and other charges stemming from the incident. (Sprenkle, by the way, is a great last name. I’m going to say i over and over: Sprenkle Sprenkle Sprenkle. Ahh.)
The report notes that Sprenkle was on the job for less than 24 hours and “an employee sensed something wasn’t right when he showed up before the open of businesses Tuesday.” A contractor showing up before business opens? Clearly, this man did not know how to cover his tracks very well. If he didn’t want to attract any attention, he really should have showed up five hours late. By a contractor on time? Definitely raises an eyebrow.
The TV station also talked with the man’s neighbors, naturally, and got this quote:
“He’s a family-oriented, hard-working construction guy, always going out with his kids, taking them hunting and fishing and all that stuff. Never even imagined that would ever happen,” said neighbor Greg Rosenberger.
Yeah! No man who takes his kids hunting and fishing could ever have a fetish.
Drywall Contractor Charged With Making Peepholes [NBC 10]
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dmac | 12:24 PM | 1 Comment
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Oct
31
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Have you ever been ready to purchase a car only to think to yourself, “Hmm. I’d buy this car, but only if I can get a free shotgun with my purchase.”
Only every single time you buy a car, right? Well, a car dealership in Chester County, Country Dodge Chrysler Jeep, has made everyone’s wishes come true by offering a coupon for a free shotgun when you purchase an SUV of equal or greater value.
This has upset some people, including a local resident! Anabella Hampton is upset because the western Chester County dealership is only 15 miles from the site of the Amish school shooting in Nickel Mines. And if the Amish buy cars and get free guns with them, none of us are safe.
The dealership countered that the deal was almost over, and that it was almost out of certificates anyway, so nyaah. That didn’t please Hampton, who said:
“I mean, what’s next, a semi-automatic with the purchase of a house?”
Let’s hope so. That’d be killer. But, eh, I don’t know about this car dealership deal. As much as I’d like a shotgun, I don’t think these cars have any place for me to plug in my guitar.
Car Dealer Includes Free Gun With SUVs [NBC 10]
Volkswagen First Act Slash ad [YouTube]
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dmac | 11:56 AM | 1 Comment
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