Lawmakers will hear testimony from the mayor’s administration, the Sixers, community stakeholders and the general public.

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 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 ...

The Philadelphia Sixers originally planned to build the massive $250 million apartment building on the north end of the ...

But some are less sure it should be the Sixers. Critics fear gridlock on game days and a dark arena at other times, along with gentrification, homogenization and rising rents. Chinatown sits just ...

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 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 ...

Council has yet to vote on the legislative package introduced last week that would authorize the Sixers to build the ...

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.

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.