In September, City Councilmember Mark Squilla said residents in Chinatown, which would border 76 Place, saw the apartments ...
When Councilmember Mark Squilla introduced legislation Thursday to allow the 76ers to move forward with a basketball arena on ...
The measures were largely procedural and do little more than allow lawmakers to continue considering the project. “This ...
Squilla also proposed a Chinatown zoning overlay that is “intended to include affordable housing, protect small businesses ...
Throngs of activists and union workers squared off outside City Hall on Thursday morning, ahead of the introduction of bills ...
The Sixers arena legislation was introduced to chants of “no arena,” and a leading Chinatown activist was escorted out of ...
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.
Here’s a Wednesday press release from the Chinatown groups opposed to the Sixers arena. The legislation is expected to be ...
Council has yet to vote on the legislative package introduced last week that would authorize the Sixers to build the ...
The Philadelphia Sixers originally planned to build the massive $250 million apartment building on the north end of the ...
The Philadelphia 76ers' ownership group hope its concession to not build an attached apartment complex will pave way for new ...
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.