Topic: Philadelphia 76ers

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 Platt
The 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 Platt
Love 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 Tyler
The 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 Geeting
What 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 Shepelavy
Can 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
Who’s Doing Arenas Right?
For two years The Citizen has chronicled win-win sports developments around the country. In light of the long-awaited feasibility study on a proposed Center City Sixers arena, here are some ideas Philly should consider stealing
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Nadia Bosket
The founder of Hoop Dreams, Inc. has figured out how to help Philly kids make friends, be confident and focus on opportunities, using basketball as bait
By Lauren McCutcheon
The Sports Economy is More than Stadiums
Whether or not the Sixers get to build their downtown arena, the way we think about sports culture in cities is severely limited. Could a “Sports Mayor” help reshape what athletics mean to a city?
By Diana Lind
Marc Jackson
The chef and photographer catches up with the former NBA player and current Sixers TV analyst, world traveler, fitness devotee and fashion plate
By Reuben Harley