Lawmakers will hear testimony from the mayor’s administration, the Sixers, community stakeholders and the general public.
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 ...
Squilla told the Business Journal the Sixers were considering affordable housing designated for residents earning between 80% and 100% of the area median income. He said Chinatown residents pushed ...
The team wants a downtown arena but has not won a title in 41 years or reached the conference finals in 23 years. Now the ...
The measures were largely procedural and do little more than allow lawmakers to continue considering the project. “This ...
Council has yet to vote on the legislative package introduced last week that would authorize the Sixers to build the ...
The Philadelphia 76ers' ownership group hope its concession to not build an attached apartment complex will pave way for new ...
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 ...
And the Sixers, who are in their 12th year of an ... if not destroy, the Chinatown neighborhood to which it will be adjacent. They claim that they will foot the bill for the construction portion ...
A few weeks ago, I wrote a column on the new 76ers arena. Since then, there have been a few updates on the legislation — and I still think it is a terrible idea.
Squilla said he requested the removal of the tower from the Sixers' development plan. "Some members of the Chinatown community did not see this as a development that was affordable or benefited to ...