Chinatown restaurant forced to shut down due to electrical hazard
A well-known restaurant in Chinatown has been forced to shut down due to an electrical hazard caused by a damaged steam pipe under the sidewalk.
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A well-known restaurant in Chinatown has been forced to shut down due to an electrical hazard caused by a damaged steam pipe under the sidewalk.
A well known restaurant in Chinatown has been forced to shut down. L&I said the restaurant can't reopen until the electrical and fire panels are repaired. Ryan Hughes reports.
It was another raucous day in Philadelphia City Council chambers, filled by both supporters of the proposed 76 Place and critics concerned about how the arena, if built, would impact the adjacent Chinatown neighborhood.
The bills passed out of council's Committee of the Whole Thursday morning after the vote was tabled Wednesday. The bills will need to pass a second council vote next week.
The Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation is calling on the Sixers to include $163 million in the Community Benefits Agreement — more than triple the Sixers' initial offer.
A 67-year-old woman pedestrian died Wednesday afternoon after being struck by a car in Philadelphia's Chinatown neighborhood.
The Philadelphia City Council is scheduled to hear public comment Tuesday afternoon on the proposed Sixers arena near the city's Chinatown neighborhood.
Tuesday marked another big step in making a Philadelphia 76ers arena in Center City a reality.
Philadelphia Councilmember Mark Squilla on Thursday introduced bills that would authorize the proposed new Sixers arena, 76 Place. Protesters opposing the arena made their voices heard inside the chamber.
The Mid-Autumn Festival in Chinatown took on a special significance this year as the community fights the development of a controversial arena.
The Mid-Autumn Festival in Chinatown took on a special significance this year as the community fights the development of a controversial arena. Madeline Wright reports.
New Jersey leaders say they're committed to remaining a viable option should the Center City deal fall through, just days after Mayor Cherelle Parker said she reached an agreement with the Sixers.
It's not a done deal, but the Philadelphia 76ers' plan to build a new arena on Market Street took a big step forward Wednesday as Mayor Cherelle Parker announced she would back the plan.
Cherelle Parker says an agreement has been reached with the Sixers on the proposed Center City arena, one week after hosting a town hall for the controversial project.
Mayor Cherelle Parker is endorsing the 76ers' plans to build a new arena in Center City and has reached an agreement to keep the team in Philadelphia. The news comes one week after hosting a town hall for the controversial project that would impact Chinatown.
The town hall will be at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The Save Chinatown Coalition held a march and a rally against the proposed new 76ers arena, 76 Place, on Saturday.
The Sixers, who currently play at Wells Fargo Center in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex, have proposed building an arena in Center City next to Chinatown - in an area bounded by Market, Filbert, 10th and 11th streets.
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker's office released four independent reports detailing the possible impact of the proposed 76ers arena in Center City. The arena could hurt Chinatown's small businesses, the report says.
Philadelphia police announced the arrest of a 53-year-old man in connection with a robbery at a jewelry store in Chinatown. He was arrested earlier this month in North Philadelphia and is accused of stealing more than $100,000 worth of jewelry.
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Every week, seniors at Jin Se Nian Hua Adult Day Care Center in Chinatown learn how to play the erhu to help Asian American seniors feel closer to home.
Daybreaker's 2024 Purple Tour stopped in Chinatown Friday morning to get voters energized and excited to hit the polls ahead of the upcoming elections.
Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey, Congressmembers Brendan F. Boyle and Dwight Evans and Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker announced a $158 million federal grant for the Chinatown Stitch project.
As Philadelphia's Chinatown looks forward to a new park over the Vine Street Expressway with the Stitch project, advocates are worried a new 76ers arena would negatively affect the community.
