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After sit-in protest delays vote, City Council approves 76ers arena legislation

76ers Council vote

Protests

76ers arena opponents plan car caravan protest in Center City during rush hour Thursday

76ers Traffic Protest

Government

76ers arena proposal advances to final vote in City Council

76ers arena council vote

Government

City Council steps in to halt possible demolition of Joe Frazier's gym

Joe Frazier City Council

Development

Sixers arena vote postponed again Wednesday evening, now set to take place before Thursday's council meeting

76ers Council Vote

Transportation

Speed cameras may be added along Route 13 in Philadelphia

Speed cameras Philly

Government

City Council pushes committee vote on 76ers arena to next week

City Council delayed

Development

City Council delays key vote on 76ers arena as negotiations center on community benefits agreement

76ers Arena Council

Government

New safeguards for Philly residents using housing vouchers go into effect

New housing voucher rules

Health News

Philly City Council supports the creation of a state health care advocate – here's what that office would do

Public Health care Advovate PA

Government

City Council to hold hearings ahead of Trump's inauguration to develop plan to protect marginalized groups

Rue Landau LGBTQ Immigrant hearings

Government

Business leaders tout economic boon of 76ers' arena at hearing but don't commit to helping fund SEPTA

Arena hearings

Development

Chinatown advocates tell City Council 76ers arena would push neighborhood 'toward the precipice'

76ers Arena Hearing

Government

Stadium workers would get wage increase, health care under new proposal by City Council

Aramark workers prevailing wage

Government

Taney Street will be renamed LeCount Terrace after Philly civil rights activist

Taney Street renaming

Government

In heated hearing, City Council presses 76ers to move team's headquarters from Camden to Philly

76ers arena hearings

Development

City Council questions how proposed 76ers arena will impact SEPTA and who will pay for service upgrades

76ers City Council

Government

City Council to start hearings next week to discuss proposed 76ers arena

76ers arena hearings

Government

Some City Council members say the process is moving too fast on the proposed 76ers arena

Debbi Wei Arena hearings

Government

City Council considers 76ers 'arena services district' to mitigate impacts on communities near proposed new site

76ers arena district

Government

Protesters pack City Council to object introduction of legislation for new 76ers arena in Center City

Arena legislation introduction

Transportation

City Council approves bill to raise fines on parking or stopping in bike lanes

Bike lanes bill council

Government

City council approves tax breaks for developer on former oil refinery site in Southwest Philly

Hilco tax break refinery

Government

City Council proposes to rename Taney Street after Philly civil rights activist Caroline LeCount

Taney LeCount Street

Government

City Council explores creating prison oversight office in response to staff shortages and inmate deaths

city council prison oversight

Development

At meeting on 76ers arena, Mayor Cherelle Parker details $50 million community benefits agreement

76ers arena CBA

Government

How will each city council member vote on the proposed 76ers arena?

City Council 76ers

Transportation

City Council lobbies for Harrisburg to fix SEPTA's $240 million budget deficit

SEPTA funding

Women's Health

To boost abortion access, Philly is allocating city funding to Planned Parenthood for the first time

Planned Parenthood funding

Development

For the proposed 76ers arena to move forward, here are the bills that must pass

76ers arena legislation

Government

Philly can benefit from more 'streeteries,' but it's too costly and complex for restaurants to add them, report says

Outdoor Dining Philly

Government

Curtis Jones exits Thursday's City Council meeting after resident's statement about Gaza is interrupted

Curtis Jones leaves

Government

City Council unanimously approves Mayor Cherelle Parker's first budget

City Council approves mayor's budget

Government

City Council backs low-income real estate tax relief, Mayor Cherelle Parker's budget

low-income tax freeze

Government

Philadelphia poised to make eviction diversion program permanent

City Council Eviction Diversion

Government

City Council could subpoena Mayor Parker over plans for Fairmount shelter

City Council subpoena Mayor Parker

Government

Philly Reparations Task Force holds first session to explore compensation options

Reparations Philly

Government

Philly's plan to boost urban farming is underway, but challenges lie ahead

Community Gardens Philly

Government

Drivers with illegally tinted windows can be fined $100 under new Philly law

Tinted Windows Philly

Education

Community College of Philadelphia seeks additional $20 million from city budget

Community College of Philadelphia

Government

Philly bans license plate flippers, which allow drivers to evade tolls, parking tickets and police

Cherelle Parker safety

Government

Some Kensington businesses will face a curfew under bill passed by City Council

Kensington curfew City Hall

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