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Sixers abandon plans for Center City arena

Philadelphia Inquirer on MSN · 10h

As Center City arena dies, Sixers, Comcast, and City Hall say they will still revive Market East

The 76ers' stunning reversal on their plans for a Center City basketball arena is another blow for East Market Street, one of downtown Philadelphia’s most beleaguered commercial corridors. Just three days before the 76ers news leaked,

NBC Philadelphia on MSN · 1d

Officials: Sixers abandon Center City arena plan, will stay in South Philly

After years of planning and ongoing debate, the planners behind the proposal to bring a Sixers arena to Center City Philadelphia have backtracked on the project. Instead, the team will stay in South Philly.

FOX 29 Philadelphia on MSN · 2h

Sixers arena: Fallout continues after Sixers abrupt about-face on Center City plans

Chinatown is claiming victory after the Philadelphia 76ers abruptly abandoned their plans for a brand-new arena in Market East.

Center City, Virgin Mary and Philadelphia

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Gold crown stolen from Center City church in Philadelphia

St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church says a crown, worth tens of thousands of dollars was stolen from the head of the statue of Mary inside the church.

Houston Chronicle · 1d

Bejeweled crown stolen from Virgin Mary statue at Philadelphia church

A man broke into a Philadelphia church and stole a 125-year-old bejeweled crown from atop a marble statue of the Virgin Mary, city police said Monday. The burglary at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church occurred around 1:10 a.

Philadelphia Inquirer on MSN · 1d

Beloved crown stolen from Virgin Mary statue at St. John the Evangelist church in Center City

Police are investigating a burglary at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Center City in which a 125-year-old golden crown resting on top of a marble statue of the Virgin Mary was stolen.

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Plans to build 76ers arena in Center City fall through, team to stay in South Philadelphia, sources say

Plans to build an arena for the Sixers in Center City have fallen through, and the team plans to stay in South Philadelphia, ...

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Mayor Cherelle Parker said the city will ‘start from scratch’ on 76ers community benefits agreement

Mayor Cherelle L. Parker said that the city will “start from scratch” on a new community benefits agreement, canceling the ...

Macy's in Center City Philadelphia to close | See list of 66 stores shutting down

The Macy's department store in Center City Philadelphia will be closing its doors for good, one of more than 60 locations ...

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Temple University eyes UArts building as new home for Center City Philadelphia campus

Temple University leaders say they've placed a bid to buy a building on the shuttered University of the Arts campus on South ...

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