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Check Out Premium Seating Options Coming to Chester’s Subaru Park in 2025
Philadelphia Union fans will be able to optimize their game day experience with Subaru Park premium seating coming in the spring of 2025. The premiums are designed to immerse fans in the excitement of the game, reports Coliseum. Construction is starting during the offseason on these exclusive club spaces featuring comfort, service, and views. The…
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See How Philadelphia Union Ranks in 2023-24 Growth in the MLS
Philadelphia Union is the second-fastest growing team in Major League Soccer, according to new research. The Philadelphia Union soccer team, which has its home base at Subaru Park in Chester, saw a 17 percent increase in revenue and a 91 percent increase in social media following last year, writes Kyle Eve, editor in chief of…
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Chester to Host NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championship in 2027 and 2028
Subaru Park in Chester, home of the Philadelphia Union, will host two of the four recently announced NCAA championships that will take place in the Philadelphia region in 2027 and 2028, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Chester will welcome the NCAA DI Women’s Lacrosse Championship both in 2027 and 2028, with Temple…
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I-95 Noise May Finally Go Away for Some Chester Residents
It’s been non-stop I-95 noise for some Chester residents ever since the interstate was built in the 1970s. Now PennDOT is installing I-95 sound barriers to give the neighbors relief, reports Madeleine Wright for CBS Philadelphia, as reported at MSN. PennDOT hopes to build 16 walls between the Highland Avenue overpass and Ridley Creek Bridge…
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Plan to Expand Chester’s Subaru Park Means a River View Sacrifice
The success of The Philadelphia Union means It needs to add thousands of seats to Subaru Park in Chester, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. The 14-year-old stadium is in need of an upgrade, said Union Executive Vice President and COO Dave Debusschere. “Subaru Park is too small,” Debusschere said. “Quite frankly, it’s one…
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The Hoagie May Have Actually Started in This Delaware County Spot
The Philadelphia hoagie is one of America’s most famous regional cold cut sandwiches and it may have started in Chester, writes Alex Mitchell for The New York Post. Today, DiCostanza’s is a sandwich shop in Boothwyn, but back in 1925, the family had a grocery business at Chester’s West End. According to the DiCostanza website,…
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Chester Energy Firm Turns Trash into Treasure, Salvaging $360K in Coins Annually
It may not be burning a hole in anyone’s pockets, but loose change that’s tossed in the garbage is padding the bottom line of a Chester energy company. After realizing how many coins were going through its garbage-burning incinerators, Covanta Holding Corp. developed a system to sort them out. In a single year, Covanta now…
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A Shopping Trip for a Chester Nail Salon Led to RareFootage Sports
Two years ago, Shawn Rodgers and his wife, Egypt, were shopping at a Best Buy for a television to put in Egypt’s Chester nail studio. Instead, Egypt picked up a digital camera and snapped a picture of her husband. “I was like, ‘Dang, this looks good,’ so we bought the camera,” Rodgers said. “And I’ve…
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Secret CIA Chester Crane Involved in a Soviet Sub Salvage Now at Baltimore Collapsed Bridge Site
The Chesapeake 1000, once known as the Sun 800, is a massive crane built in Chester that was once part of a secret 1974 CIA salvage of a sunken Soviet sub. Now the renamed crane is proving its worth once again as part of the cleanup operations at the site of the Francis Scott Key…
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The Oldest Town in Pennsylvania Happens to Be in Delaware County
Pennsylvania, as one of the original 13 colonies where independence was born, has many historic towns that have stood the test of time. But to find the oldest, you need only look in Delaware County’s backyard, writes Andre DeBonis for EnergyPortal.eu. Chester was the earliest settlement in Pennsylvania, founded in 1682 by William Penn, who…
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Philadelphia Union Popularity Brings Need for More Stadium Seating
There’s talk of a Subaru Park expansion to let more people in at the Chester Stadium, writes David Asch for KYW. The Philadelphia Union’s growing popularity means that major league soccer’s fourth smallest stadium could use some more seats. Currently, the Chester stadium has a seating capacity 18,500, ranking 26th out of 29 MLS stadiums.…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Courtney Kelly, Executive Director of Admission, Widener University
Courtney Kelly, executive director of admission at Widener University, spoke to MONTCO Today about growing up in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. She stayed active in sports and music and enjoyed small-town life, but her family also dealt with hardship when her dad was diagnosed with brain cancer when she was a teenager. Kelly discussed how she came…
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Miss West Chester University Scholarship Organization to Hold 25th Live Competition
Miss West Chester University (WCU) will host its 25th live competition on Feb. 3 at 7:30 PM in the University’s Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall, located at 700 South High Street. Eight WCU students will compete for the Miss WCU 2024 title and more than $3,000 in scholarships through an inclusive contest focusing on leadership, academic…
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Harrah’s in Chester Hit With ‘Space Jam’ Copyright Lawsuit
The owners of Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack in Chester have been hit with a federal Space Jam copyright lawsuit by the company that owns the theme to the 1996 movie soundtrack, writes Ryan W. Briggs for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The case was filed Wednesday against casino owner Caesar’s in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.…
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The Oldest Town in Pennsylvania Happens to Be in Delaware County
Pennsylvania, as one of the original 13 colonies where independence was born, has many historic towns that have stood the test of time. But to find the oldest, you need only look in Delaware County’s backyard, writes Andre DeBonis for EnergyPortal.eu. Chester was the earliest settlement in Pennsylvania, founded in 1682 by William Penn, who…
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Neumann University Students ‘Save Soles’ at Diabetes Health Fair
Five Neumann University nursing students volunteered at a health fair in Chester to help male residents “save their soles” by learning about the connection between diabetes and foot amputation. They checked blood pressure, completed health surveys, and assisted Dr. Ron Renzi, a local podiatrist, with foot circulation checks. Neumann nursing professor Ann Zahner provided on-site…
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Titanic Survivor was Namesake of Chester’s Widener University
The sinking of the RMS Titanic 111 years ago on April 15, 1912, left its mark on the ultra-wealthy Widener family here in Philadelphia that still resonates today, writes Avi Wolfman-Arent for Billy Penn. Among the 1,500-plus Titanic dead were George Widener and his son Harry. His wife, Eleanor Elkins Widener, survived. George and Eleanor…
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Chester Issued Stern Warning From State Receiver Over Finances
Chester’s finances need a solution, and the state receiver working on the dilemma put out a dire warning to underline the seriousness of the problem. Receiver Michael Doweary, who filed for bankruptcy on behalf of the city in November, laid out a worst-case scenario in which he would be forced to disincorporate the city. That…
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