Topic: 76 Place
The Power of the No-76 Place Protestors
A Black pastor and organizer extolls the power of disparate communities coming together to fight a Sixers arena on the edge of Chinatown — and vows to keep working for "one Philadelphia"
By Rev. Gregory HolstonThe Arena Deal That Wasn’t
Billionaires fighting. Pols flailing. Protestors screaming. Did the last three years really happen? What went wrong — or right — behind the arena wars
By Larry PlattKrasner, Kensington, Sixers, Trump …
… and other concerns that will shape Philly politics in 2025, from a Drexel University politics professor
By Richardson DilworthThe Arena Concession … on Concessions?
The owner of the Phoenix Suns has made buying food and drink at home games radically affordable. Should Mayor Parker and City Council have made that an issue in their negotiations with the Sixers?
By Larry PlattSee Ya, 2024 …
Here, some of the things Philadelphians cared about in an anxiety-inducing year — and what we’re looking forward to in 2025
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyLove Thy Neighbor? Not Thy Sixers.
A guest commentary from a prominent Philadelphia Black pastor on why he and some other faith leaders oppose the plan to put an arena in Market East
By Reverend Mark Kelly TylerPhiladelphia is Open for Business
Guest Commentary from the head of the Building Industry Association on why he applauds City Council for approving the new Sixers arena
By Mo RushdyThe New Sixers Arena is a Boon For SEPTA
Philadelphia 3.0’s engagement director offers a guest commentary on one reason urbanists should applaud the Sixers' new Center City arena
By Jon GeetingWhat Does Great City Planning Look Like?
It’s a process that puts the city and citizens first — unlike, according to urban planner Harris Steinberg of the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, what happened with 76 Place, the proposed Sixers arena.
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyCan Mayor Parker Answer these Arena Questions?
Tonight Parker holds her first public town hall about the proposed Center City Sixers arena — 76 Place. Here’s what Philadelphians should ask her
By Malcolm Burnley and Lauren McCutcheon