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Council President Kenyatta Johnson calls a hearing to order only to postpone the vote on the Sixers arena to Thursday morning
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Sixers arena vote delayed again as Philly City Council pushes for $100M community benefits agreement

The Sixers have not yet agreed to proposed amendments to a legislative package containing the approvals the team needs to build the $1.3 billion arena.

3 weeks ago

Listen 1:26
Quetcy Lozado speaking during a council hearing
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

$300 million or bust? Council prepares to vote on arena proposal

The past week has been marked by a shifting terrain and last-ditch negotiations. Wednesday’s vote will provide clarity — maybe?

3 weeks ago

Saquon Barkley running
Arts & Entertainment

Saquon Barkley sets Eagles single-season rushing record against Panthers

Barkley broke LeSean McCoy’s record of 1,607 yards set in 2013. The NFL single-season rushing record is 2,105 yards, set by Eric Dickerson in 1984.

3 weeks ago

Chelsea fans celebrate after forward Christopher Nkunku's goal against Brighton on Saturday. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Billy Penn
Arts & Entertainment

Chelsea, Real Madrid and Man City coming to the Linc for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup

Philly will host eight games of the newly expanded warmup for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including a Fourth of July knockout-round match.

3 weeks ago

Joel Embiid dribbling
Arts & Entertainment

Joel Embiid returns to the 76ers’ starting lineup against the Bulls

The center had missed the previous seven games because of knee injuries and a three-game suspension for pushing a sports columnist.

3 weeks ago

Saquon Barkley running the ball
Arts & Entertainment

Saquon Barkley on pace to set Eagles single-season rushing record

The Philadelphia Eagles running back may make team history against the Carolina Panthers this Sunday. He could break Eric Dickerson's NFL record by the end of the season.

3 weeks ago

Councilmember Mark Squilla and Council President Kenyatta Johnson
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘A work in progress’: Philly lawmakers push Sixers on community benefits agreement as arena vote looms

City Council is expected to take a preliminary vote on the arena next week. The team says it needs the body to approve development before the end of the year.

3 weeks ago

Jordan Hall speaks
Billy Penn
Urban Planning

At last public comment session on arena project, tensions on full display

Supporters and opponents showed up for a final, testy, raucous hearing on the Sixers arena proposal Monday night.

4 weeks ago

Carli Lloyd celebrates scoring in the Tokyo Olympics
Community

Carli Lloyd, others elected to U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame

The Delran, New Jersey native — who scored a hat trick in the U.S. victory over Japan in the 2015 World Cup final — earned 47 of 48 votes from the player selection committee.

4 weeks ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Mark Squilla
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Vote on Sixers arena proposal a moving target as City Council wraps up hearings

Lawmakers must vote enabling legislation out of committee by Dec. 12 to authorize the arena before the end of the year.

4 weeks ago

Members of the No Arena in the Heart of Our City Coalition protesting, holding signs
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Public comment winds down, votes loom for arena project

Here’s what you need to know as City Council moves toward crucial votes at arena hearings.

4 weeks ago

Dogs lined up for the show
Arts & Entertainment
NPR

The National Dog Show explained: How a dog contest became a Thanksgiving tradition

The National Dog Show, hosted by the Kennel Club of Philadelphia, started in 1879 as the Kennel Club of Philadelphia Dog Show and has been held annually since 1933.

1 month ago

Soccer game
Community

‘This ripple effect we’re seeing’: Delaware sports tourism brings in $5 million a week

The BMW golf championship in 2022 was the biggest event by far, but youth soccer, lacrosse, basketball, baseball and softball tourneys fuel the industry.

1 month ago

Carter Hart skating
Courts & Law

Court hears legal arguments in sex assault case of 5 hockey players, including ex-Flyers goalie

Arguments will continue for weeks in the case involving Carter Hart, who left the Flyers in January, and four other members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team.

1 month ago

agles running back Saquon Barkley, left, runs against Los Angeles Rams safety Kamren Kinchens during the first half of an NFL football game in Inglewood, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024.
Arts & Entertainment

Saquon Barkley sets Eagles franchise record with 255 yards rushing, 2 TDs in a 37-20 win over Rams

Barkley leads the league with a career-best 1,392 yards rushing, including a league-best seven 100-yard rushing games in his seismic first season with Philadelphia.

1 month ago

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