When Mayor Cherelle L. Parker in September unveiled the terms of the agreement she reached with the 76ers to build a new arena in Center City, she vowed to go all out to help promote the project to the public and win City Council approval for it.

Mayor Cherelle Parker said she supports plans to keep the Sixers basketball team in South Philadelphia, instead of building a new arena in Center City.

Mayor Cherelle L. Parker said that the city will “start from scratch” on a new community benefits agreement, canceling the hotly debated plan with the 76ers and making way for a new one now that the arena is planned for South Philadelphia.

The team's deal with Comcast Spectacor in South Philly includes investments on East Market Street, but few details are known.

Surrounded by an all-star team of business leaders and stakeholders, an excited Mayor Cherelle Parker told reporters Monday that she supports the Sixers move to stay in South Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia 76ers will partner with Comcast Spectacor to build a new arena in South Philadelphia and abandon a deal to move downtown.

The team will stay in South Philadelphia, despite recently scoring City Council approval that paved the way for a Center City development.

On Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker joined ... demolished and a new arena built in South Philadelphia for the Sixers and Flyers. Parker said she approved of the original ...

The city had approved a plan for a new arena in a struggling part of downtown. But on Monday, the Sixers said a new venue would be built near their current one instead.

The entire Delaware Valley will see snow Sunday, with 3-6 inches expected in Philadelphia before temperatures plummet Monday.

The Philadelphia 76ers are staying in South Philadelphia in the latest -- and likely final -- twist in their quest to build a new arena. The Josh Harris-owned 76ers and the NHL's Flyers (owned by Comcast Spectacor) made an announcement Monday morning that the two teams will continue sharing a home in the South Philly Stadium Complex and will build a new arena slated to open by 2031 in a "50-50 joint venture.

The Philadelphia 76ers will partner with Comcast Spectacor, their current landlord, to build a new arena in South Philadelphia and abandon a deal with the city to move