🌱 What investigators know so far about this deadly weekend violence in Chester.

Hello Chester! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What investigators know so far about this deadly weekend violence in Chester.
• Why did a major women's lacrosse championship choose Chester, PA?

Also on today's calendar: 25th Anniversary of 911 and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 68.
• Thursday: Thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 1 dead, 1 injured in weekend shootings in Chester (delcotimes.com) — One person was found shot to death late Saturday morning on the 1500 block of Honan Street in Chester, and another person was wounded that evening on the 300 block of West Fifth Street. City police and county detectives are investigating whether these shootings, and earlier reported gunfire on Highland Avenue, may be connected.
   

• How Wanda Sykes And Others Helped Bring Women's Sports To Philadelphia (forbes.com) — Women's pro sports are increasingly landing in our backyard, including the Women's Lacrosse League's inaugural championship game held in Chester earlier this month. The story follows how Wanda Sykes and the Philadelphia Sisters helped attract that title game, a new WTA tennis tournament, Unrivaled basketball events, and eventually a WNBA franchise to the region.
   

📸 Around Chester

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chester

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 28
• Special Event: Chico Bean →
  Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St, Philadelphia
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday August 25
• Township Council Committees Meeting →
  Upper Providence Twp - Upper Providence Township 935 N. Providence Road Media PA 19063
  7:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Digital Academy at CUSD Information Session (Returning Students)
  Chester-Upland SD Zoom
  12:00 pm
• Zoning Hearing Board →
  Upper Providence Twp - Media PA 19063
  7:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Digital Academy at CUSD Information Session (Returning Students)
  Chester-Upland SD Chester High School (Library)
  9:00 am
• Build Your Own Adventure with Cas
  Delaware County Arts Consortium Nimble Craft
  5:00 pm
• Receiver's Meeting
  Chester-Upland SD Chester High School (Board Room)
  6:00 pm
• Sh*tty Art Buddies
  Delaware County Arts Consortium Nimble Craft
  6:00 pm
Friday September 11
• 25th Anniversary of 911 →
  4955 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square
  8:00 am

📣 Chester Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25
• American Communities 1776-2026
  Swarthmore College - Featured Events McCabe Library Atrium Exhibits
  8:30 am
• TUESDAY SHOT & MICROCHIP CLINIC
  Providence Animal Center , 555 Sandy Bank Road, Media, PA, 19063, United States
  4:00 pm
• BalletX Festival at Highmark Mann →
  Highmark Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave, Philadelphia
  6:00 pm
• KA Bus Orientation
  Interboro SD KA Cafeteria
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Ridley Park

• Amazon plans to start drone delivery in South Jersey, local officials say (inquirer.com)
• Ridley Native Ethan Pecko Makes MLB Debut for Houston Astros as Hometown Crowd Packs Casey's (delco.today)

Media

• Fetterman pushes back on 'political pandering' on data centers, reiterates his support (delcotimes.com)
• Is the way Gen Z consumes news changing? (whyy.org)
• Brown: Hawk Hill grinning down the AI bear, buttressed by Pope Leo's 'Magnifica Hūmānitās' and an agile 'cūra persōnālis' (mainlinemedianews.com)

Springfield

• Springfield School Board Member, Former Hockey Coach Killed In Crash (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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