Sixers arena legislation introduced to City Council amid protests
The Sixers arena legislation was introduced to chants of “no arena,” and a leading Chinatown activist was escorted out of ...
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Pro- and anti-arena groups square off inside, and outside, City Hall
Throngs of activists and union workers squared off outside City Hall on Thursday morning, ahead of the introduction of bills ...
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76 Place new details: Committee hearings scheduled for proposed Sixers arena
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 ...
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Philadelphia 76ers drop plans for $250M apartment tower in Center City arena proposal
"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 ...
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Tensions flare as legislative process for Sixers’ arena proposal gets underway
A look inside Philly's City Council session, where advocates are protesting the proposed Sixers arena. Longtime activist Debbie Wei was dragged out of chambers by law enforcement. “No arena.
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25-story apartment building no longer part of 76ers' Center City arena proposal
The Philadelphia Sixers originally planned to build the massive $250 million apartment building on the north end of the ...
Housing tower dropped from Sixers arena plan; what it means for project
The Philadelphia 76ers' ownership group hope its concession to not build an attached apartment complex will pave way for new ...
A new Sixers arena could come with $50 million in community benefits. Critics ask who would gain.
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.
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Legislation on proposed new Sixers arena introduced in Philadelphia City Council
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 ...
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Sixers drop $250M apartment tower from Center City arena proposal
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 ...