It’s the Friday News Roundup! We’re talking about the hearings on the proposed Center City basketball arena, the deal that averted a SEPTA strike, and the questions surrounding the shooting death of Robert Jones by an off-duty cop. We also have news on behind-the-scenes drama with the Sixers and a loud karaoke taxi driving around town that’s bringing both joy and distress. Host Trenae Nuri is joined by Matt Katz, executive producer of City Cast Philly, and producer Abby Fritz. 

Our Friday news roundups are powered by great local journalism: 

• Chinatown advocates tell City Council 76ers arena would push neighborhood 'toward the precipice'
• City Council needs to take the Sixers arena proposal seriously | Editorial
• Man shot and killed by off-duty Philly homicide detective was unarmed, sources and family’s lawyer say
• A karaoke taxi has come to town but some want the plug pulled on the Center City attraction
• SEPTA strike averted in last-minute deal with transit workers union
• How is SEPTA funded? Inside the Philadelphia transit agency's budget – and what's behind the "death spiral"
• Shapiro says he won’t let SEPTA ‘fail’ as struggling transit agency warns of looming cuts

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