Topic: Cherelle Parker
The 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 ShepelavyWhat 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 ShepelavyHas Our Corruption Gotten Worse?
Mayor Parker’s Clean and Green initiative is a great slogan and even a potential game changer. But what about cleaning up local government?
By Larry PlattNo One Really Knows What’s Going On
How can voters and politicians better communicate with each other?
By Diana LindClean and Green Philly Where It’s Most Needed
The leaders of a new tech nonprofit on how Mayor Parker can use data to achieve her safer, cleaner, greener and more equitable Philadelphia
By Nissim Lebovits and Amanda SoskinHow’s Cherelle Parker Doing?
Nine months in, and with the Sixers arena behind her, the new mayor has shown stellar public-facing skills. But how is she on implementation and transparency?
By Larry PlattCan 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