PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Police are investigating after a car slammed into a barber shop in South Philadelphia. It happened just before 4:30 p.m. Friday at 7th and Bigler streets. Chopper 6 was overhead after the vehicle slammed into the side of the business.
A new arena for the Sixers and Flyers is coming to South Philadelphia in a 50/50 partnership with Comcast Spectacor and Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment.
Plans to build a new arena for the Philadelphia 76ers in Center City have fallen through, and the team now plans to stay in South Philly, according to sources close to the negotiations.The reversal comes less than a month after 11 bills related to the construction of the proposed arena,
The stunning reversal comes as a relief to critics of the plan to put a $1.3 billion arena near City Hall at the edge of Chinatown.
The Sixers’ 2031 deadline also mattered, as did TV money the Sixers will indirectly receive from Comcast Spectacor.
Chaotic scenes unfolded in broad daylight as police say a suspect led them on a chase through South Philadelphia in an attempt to evade arrest.
The deal comes just weeks after a grueling legislative battle in which the Sixers convinced City Council to give it the green light to move to Center City.
Surveillance video captured the dramatic moments on Tuesday morning at the intersection of 9th Street and Snyder Avenue in South Philadelphia.
A sudden change of plans will keep the Sixers in South Philadelphia as city officials gathered Monday to praise the team's unexpected decision to abandon their Center City arena proposal to become part of a new partnership.
The Philadelphia 76ers and Comcast Spectacor announced, on Monday, plans to build a new arena in South Philadelphia that will open in 2031. The arena will also be home to the Philadelphia Flyers.
After all the controversy regarding a new arena in Center City, the Philadelphia 76ers are reportedly staying in South Philadelphia. The Sixers have reportedly agreed to a deal with Comcast Spectacor to stay in the South Philadelphia sports district.