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May 9: Is AVI less accurate than current system? | South Philly casino opposition | Foreign highway investment | How students organized protest | State transportation funding update
Good morning Eyes on the Street. Here's what the city is buzzing about: A report released by City Controller Alan Butkovitz says the new citywide property reassessment numbers are less accurate…
Whitman Council endorses PHL Local Gaming
Whitman Council has endorsed PHL Local Gaming's proposal to build Casino Revolution at Front Street and Pattison Avenue. Mark Kapczynski, President of the Whitman Council, and his fellow Whitman Board members,…
Some - including a SugarHouse consultant - say no to proposed casinos
Two representatives of South Philadelphia community groups urged the Pennsylvania State Gaming Control Board not to award a casino license to any of the three applicants who would build near the…
Casino hearing week in Philadelphia
For those with opinions on Philadelphia casinos – existing and proposed – the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will be in town to hear them three days next week. SugarHouse's revamped plans…
SugarHouse submits new expansion plan to state, will seek $410m in financing
SugarHouse Casino hopes to borrow more than $410 million to expand the Delaware Avenue gambling venue and refinance debt. The casino recently submitted amended plans for expansion to the Pennsylvania Gaming…
Fishtown Neighbors vote for Wynn casino proposal by a 3-to-1 margin
More than 200 Fishtown residents heard a pitch Monday night for a Steve Wynn casino on a 60-acre parcel on the Delaware River. Most of them liked what they heard: 173…
CDAG to Wynn: Put more Philly in your Philadelphia casino proposal
If you get to build a casino in Philadelphia, make it look like it belongs in Philadelphia, members of the Central Delaware Advocacy Group told members of Steve Wynn's team this…
Deputy Mayor: Casinos haven't generated neighborhood development
Casinos have not stimulated economic development in their neighborhoods, said Philadelphia Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Director of Commerce Alan Greenberger. “Casinos are economic drivers in the sense that they…
City gathers public perspective on casino options
The city won't pick a favorite from the six applicants for Philadelphia's second casino license at April's gaming control board hearings. “We've got no intention of saying 'This is the one,'…
More details on Wynn proposal coming soon
Steve Wynn says the casino he hopes to build on Richmond Street in Fishtown would include a riverfront trail, a park, and other green space open to the public. The river…
Schedule for casino candidates' presentations set
The six applicants vying for Philadelphia's second casino license will get 45 minutes to present their ideas to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Feb. 12. Three teams of operator-hopefuls will…
Jan 15: Bart on The Provence | PA nudges along city tax-reform | DRPA audit | Eva Gladstein to head Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity | turning around the Prince
Good morning! Today is chillier than yesterday and it promises to rain again, so keep those umbrellas handy. Here's your Tuesday am Buzz: Last night developer Bart Blatstein met with the…
Blatstein promises Callowhill a well-off clientele at proposed casino complex
Developer Bart Blatstein—whose latest proposal, The Provence, involves a round-the-clock casino, 125-room hotel, restaurants, upscale retail outlets, and a rooftop village in the former home of the Inquirer and Daily News—…
Penn Street portion of the Central Delaware Trail gets OK from PCPC
The Penn Street portion of the Central Delaware Trail got a nod from the Philadelphia City Planning Commission Tuesday, which gave its approval to the overall concept of the trail and…
Farnese to state gaming board: Improve the casino license selection process
Casino gaming has been good for Philadelphia, but could have been better if the state ran the license application process differently, Sen. Larry Farnese wrote in a Monday letter to Pennsylvania…
Six Casino possibilities, three on Packer Ave
Thursday was the deadline to submit applications to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for Philadelphia's second casino license. PlanPhilly's Kellie Patrick Gates reports that six teams threw their hats in the ring.…
Three of six Philadelphia casino applicants want to build near stadiums
There are now three proposals to build casinos in Lower South Philadelphia, near the sports stadiums. And a proposal to operate one at 15th and Race streets, near the Pennsylvania Convention…
Casino Roundup: Five or more applicants? Wynn for the win? City-owned casino?
The deadline to apply for Philly's second casino license is Thursday, November 15, and as it gets closer we will keep you posted as we learn more. The Daily News reports…
Six applicants tell city they want Philadelphia's second casino license
Six would-be Philadelphia casino operators have notified the city they intend to compete for the second gaming license here.The projects, applicants and their prospective locations: The Provence, Tower Entertainment, 400…
