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Philadelphia 76ers drop plans for $250M apartment tower in Center City arena proposal
In September, City Councilmember Mark Squilla said residents in Chinatown, which would border 76 Place, saw the apartments ...
Councilmember Mark Squilla proposes a plan to protect Chinatown from displacement by the new Sixers arena
When Councilmember Mark Squilla introduced legislation Thursday to allow the 76ers to move forward with a basketball arena on ...
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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 ...
In Philadelphia, Chinatown Activists Rally Again to Stop Development. This Time, It's a 76ers Arena
Chinatown activists are rallying to block a planned $1.3 billion arena for the Philadelphia 76ers that recently won the ...
City Councilmember Mark Squilla introduces bills to authorize the 76ers’ Center City arena plan as Chinatown protesters disrupt proceedings
Squilla also proposed a Chinatown zoning overlay that is “intended to include affordable housing, protect small businesses ...
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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 ...
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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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 ...
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Philly City Council takes first step toward approving Sixers’ arena proposal
Council has yet to vote on the legislative package introduced last week that would authorize the Sixers to build the ...
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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Tensions flare as legislative process for Sixers’ arena proposal gets underway
Councilmember Mark Squilla introduced a package of bills that would authorize the arena. Lawmakers will now spend weeks considering them.
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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 the bills ... The coalition says the arena would harm the nearby Chinatown neighborhood and increase congestion to unmanageable levels.