City council is gearing up to hold several public hearings regarding the proposed new Sixers arena beginning Tuesday.
Lawmakers will hear testimony from the mayor’s administration, the Sixers, community stakeholders and the general public.
Council has yet to vote on the legislative package introduced last week that would authorize the Sixers to build the ...
"They thought that the plan was an insult and disingenuous that the developer added the tower for the Chinatown community." In August 2023, the Sixers released renderings of the proposed arena ...
The Sixers arena bills were introduced to chants of “no arena,” and a leading Chinatown activist was escorted out by security. While being repeatedly interrupted by protestors, City Councilman ...
The Philadelphia Sixers originally planned to build the massive $250 million apartment building on the north end of the ...
A spokesperson for the Sixers said the team is grateful ... "We will never, ever concede to an arena being built in Chinatown," one man said into a megaphone outside City Hall before the meeting.
Starting Tuesday, Philadelphia City Council will hold a series of public hearings to probe the 76ers’ arena proposal and hear ...
The proposed CBA allocates $25 million to neighborhoods, including $6.3 million for Chinatown. Other funding would go to year-round school, job training, small business lending, and City Council uses.
The first Committee hearing will take place on Tuesday, November 12 starting at 10 a.m., and is expected to go until 4:30 p.m ...
The Philadelphia 76ers' ownership group hope its concession to not build an attached apartment complex will pave way for new ...
Councilman Mark Squilla said Chinatown residents considered the ... Among Squilla’s preferences, he wants the Sixers to fund an arena district similar to the Sports Complex Special Services ...