Tuesday was a step in making the proposed Sixers arena a reality as City Council held its first public hearing.

The first of two days of hearings this week on the plan for a new arena for the Sixers in Center City began at City Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. Officials from Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration testified.

Plans for a $1.3B Philadelphia 76ers arena in Center City faced a tough city hall crowd Tuesday, with concerns about SEPTA arising again and again.

The Philadelphia City Council is set to begin the first committee hearings for the proposed 76ers arena. Various meetings are set to begin today and are open to the public, with the first starting at 10 a.

City council is gearing up to hold several public hearings regarding the proposed new Sixers arena. The Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight card is official as the eyes of the sporting world turn to Dallas ahead of a star-studded week.

Normally, a new construction project would go through the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development, but for this particular set of legislation, council will sit as the committee of the whole, with all 17 members scrutinizing the proposal.

City council is gearing up to hold several public hearings regarding the proposed new Sixers arena beginning Tuesday.

City Council hearings on the 76ers proposed Center City arena – which has drawn strong opposition from activists in Chinatown – are set to begin this week. Representatives from Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration and the NBA team are scheduled to testify and take questions from lawmakers Tuesday and Wednesday,