Festival in Chinatown took on a special significance this year as the community fights the development of a controversial arena.

“It’s a time for Chinatown as a community to really come out, see each other, celebrate this wonderful, precious community,” said Cinthya Hioe, communications manager at Asian Americans United, the non-profit that organized the event for the 29th year. Hioe said about 300 volunteers helped coordinate the event.

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.

At a festival to celebrate the light of a full moon, the joy felt dimmed as residents of Chinatown once again turned to expressing outrage over the proposed arena and the mayor's endorsement of it.