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Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker during an announcement about 76 Place. That's the proposed new Sixers arena in Philadelphia (image via City of Philadelphia)
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Mayor Parker Proves She Just Doesn’t Get It When It Comes to Chinatown

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Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker during her announcement on the new Sixers arena
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No, You Can’t Recall Philadelphia’s Mayor Over Her Sixers Arena Deal

By now, you are no doubt aware that Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker has given her powerful thumbs-up to the hugely controversial Sixers arena proposed for […]

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Mayor Cherelle Parker Announces Support of 76ers Arena in Center City

In a video posted on social media, Philadelphia mayor Cherelle Parker endorsed the Philadelphia 76ers’ plan to build an arena in Center City, a decision […]

Customers at Tattooed Mom, a Philadelphia bar that could benefit from the new happy hour laws in Pennsylvania
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Cheers! Pennsylvania’s Silly Happy Hour Laws Change This Week

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Students on the campus of Philadelphia's University of Pennsylvania. which is the sixth best college or university in the country, according to the latest Niche college rankings (Getty Images)
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Philadelphia Area Scores Big in Latest College Rankings

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Meet Chinatown’s Biggest Champion: John Chin

Ever since the Sixers controversially proposed building a huge arena abutting Chinatown, neighborhood son John Chin, the president of the nonprofit whose mission is to […]

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Other Than a Sixers Arena, What Would You Build at Market East?

Should the proposed 76 Place arena move forward? While many in the city say “yes,” many also say “no,” and several dozen of those got […]

A rendering of 76 Place, the controversial new Sixers arena proposed for Philadelphia
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Philadelphia Inquirer Deletes Article Critical of Controversial Sixers Arena

Near the end of last week, the Inquirer did something that the newspaper of record in the birthplace of freedom doesn’t (or at least shouldn’t) […]

6ABC meteorologist Cecily Tynan, who just had a birthday and is now 55 years old
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Cecily Tynan Has Had Enough of Your Post-Storm Complaining

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The Battle for 76 Place: One Year Later, Where Things Stand With the Sixers’ Controversial Arena Project

“Holy shit, this is what I’m building.” David Adelman and I are walking around outside TD Garden before the May 9th ­Sixers-Celtics playoff game. The […]

76 place analysis arena rendering
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On 76ers Arena, We Shouldn’t Rush “the Process”

Full disclosure: I’m not a fan of the proposed 76ers arena in Center City. There’s a deeply reported history of such venues negatively impacting diverse […]