The Eagles Super Bowl parade is expected to draw more than 1 million people, including thousands from the First State traveling north. (Photo from City of Philadelphia of 2018 Eagles parade)

6 trains to run from Wilmington to Philly for Eagles parade Friday

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Culture

First Staters hoping to head up to the City of Brotherly Love to celebrate the Eagles Super Bowl LIX victory have plenty of options Friday. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is gearing up for the influx of up to 1 million fans heading into Philadelphia, and to accommodate the large crowd, SEPTA will run six special trains from the …

The Eagles' River name will overtake the Delaware River until Feb. 10, the day after Super Bowl LIX.

Eagles fever continued as Delaware River renamed for the team

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Sports

While there won’t be tons of dye pumped into the Delaware River that mimics Chicago’s green river during St. Patrick’s Day, the waterway will bleed green in name for a few days. Until Monday, Feb. 10, the Delaware River will be renamed the Eagles’ River in honor of the Philadelphia Eagles competing in Super Bowl LIX versus the Kansas City …

The Eagles parade comes four days before Super Bowl Sunday in New Orleans. (Photo by Kovop58/DepositPhotos)

Eagles Super Bowl pep rally in Downtown Wilmington Wednesday

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Sports

Calling all Eagles fans! The city of Wilmington will have a parade of the Birds Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The “Road to Victory” tour will also include three stops in Philadelphia and one in Conshohocken, Pa. READ: Applications for 1st round of EDGE Grant Competition ’25 open until Feb. 28 All fans across the city are encouraged …

Voni Perrine, principal of Odessa High. (Jarek Rutz/Delaware LIVE News)

Odessa students send Birds off with ‘Fly, Eagles Fly’ performance

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

  What do Odessa’s choir, orchestra and band students have in common, besides a love of music?  The Philadelphia Eagles. And to express their support, Appoquinimink’s Old State Elementary and Odessa middle and high school ensembles performed the team’s fight song “Fly, Eagles Fly”  Tuesday.  The students wanted to give the NFC Champion Philadelphia Eagles a proper send off to …