Sixers Arena

The authority is in dire straits as the Sixers seek to build the transit-oriented development. It’s unclear where the additional funding will come from.

City Council will hold three hearings this week on the Sixers’ arena, starting Tuesday. Funding issues remain unanswered.

Both sticking points boil down to funding. And it’s unclear if the Sixers are willing to spend more to make the Center City arena a reality.

For more than four hours, lawmakers questioned Parker administration officials about the agreement reached with the team, transportation to the arena and community benefits.

Lawmakers will hear testimony from the mayor’s administration, the Sixers, community stakeholders and the general public.

Council has yet to vote on the legislative package introduced last week that would authorize the Sixers to build the controversial development.

Councilmember Mark Squilla introduced a package of bills that would authorize the arena. Lawmakers will now spend weeks considering them.

Councilmember Squilla, who controls the fate of the bill, says the original proposal was insulting to residents who couldn’t afford the rent.

The request comes as City Council prepares to consider the approvals the team needs to build the $1.55 billion facility.

An increasingly congested Center City could affect the most vulnerable across the city, they said.

Members of POWER Interfaith raised a number of concerns with the deal that would keep the Sixers in the city until 2061.

Vivian Chang works on a street where Phillies stadium plans crumbled in the 2000s. Debbie Law's family moved its store when rent tripled after the 76ers' plans were announced.

A buried nugget in the city’s arena proposal was big news for the folks putting in the grassroots work to bring a women’s basketball team to the city.

The agreement, which would keep the Sixers in Philly until at least 2061, was announced Wednesday during a hastily called news conference.

This year’s event comes amid a community-wide struggle for Chinatown’s existence, organizers said.