Good News for Magic Fans
July 31st, 2007
Last Friday Whit Watson reported promising news for Orlando Magic fans:
So said Alex Martins, the COO of the Orlando Magic, after Thursday night’s gut-wrenching 5-2 affirmative vote by the Orange County Commission. The plan, as we all know by now, is to tap into the county’s Tourism Development Tax, or TDT, to help fund a new downtown arena, a performing arts center, and a refurbishment of the aging Citrus Bowl. Total value of all three projects will escalate well north of $1 billion dollars, with a sizable chunk of that money coming from the hundreds of thousands of tourists who pass through central Florida each year.”
The move should help improve the Orlando downtown area considerably while increasing attendance and season ticket sales, which the Magic desperately need after handing their god awful Rashard Lewis signing.
Tickets
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Source
http://whitwatson.sunsportstv.com/2007/07/visions-and-venues.html
Information for the Potential Meadowlands NASCAR Track
July 17th, 2007
Name: Meadowlands
Organization: NASCAR
Cost: Unknown
Schedule: Early stages - the project has already faced considerable opposition. Additionally the plan has been proposed, discussed and rejected numerous times before.
About the Project: Plans call for constructing a 1.25-mile oval speedway to be constructed in a concentric ring around The Meadowlands Racetrack, the facility’s horse racing facility
Location: 50 State Route 120
Rutherford, NJ.
News: Executives for International Speedway Corp held informal preliminary discussions with New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority regarding the possibility of building the raceway in mid-June 2007. NASCAR also would need the approval of the Giants and Jets, who are building their new stadium nearby, in order to move forward with the project.
Tickets
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Source
http://tinyurl.com/2s2knf
Further Reading
http://tinyurl.com/2b8atu
Giants and Jets New Stadium Information
July 16th, 2007
Name: To be determined
Team: NY Giants and NY Jets
Cost: $1.4 billion
Construction Time Line: Construction began in early 2007 and is expected to be completed by 2010.
About the Project: The Giants and Jets are building an 82,00-seat, 700,000 square-foot stadium that will feature state-of-the-arty luxury suites and thousands of premium seats.
Location: East Rutherford, NJ 07073
Located just northeast of the current stadium.
Tickets
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Nats New Stadium Still On Time
July 12th, 2007
Despite having to cut through a slew of bureaucracy in the world’s rep tape capital, Washington DC, Clark/Hunt/Smoot 
has surprised critics and fans alike with the so far successful construction of the Washington Nationals’ new stadium. Nats fans have been eagerly awaiting the new stadium, which has yet to be named, as the Nationals current residence, RFK Stadium, shares far too many traits with the Oakland A’s McAfee Coliseum - old, smelly, gray, and in a shady part of town.
Tickets
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Source:
http://tinyurl.com/3bdbos
Further reading:
http://www.jdland.com/dc/stadium.cfm
Cisco Field Information
July 12th, 2007
Name: Cisco Field
Team: Oakland Athletics
Cost: $500 million
Construction Time Line: The stadium is expected to be open for the 2011 season.
About the Project: The A’s are constructing a 32,000-seat baseball park on a 143 acre site.
Location: Fremont, CA 94601
Along Interstate 880, south of Auto Mall Parkway.
News: (from 5/10/07) Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff, Cisco and ProLogis announced land agreements were finalized enabling the Cisco Field ballpark process to move forward.
(from 1/29/07)
Lewis Wolff presented plans to the City Council on 1/16/2007. Opponents of the porject include environmentalists concerned about the plants and animals in the area. Additionally, numerous Oakland fans feel the team should remain in the city of Oakland.
Commentary: Anyone who has ever been to the A’s current home, McAfee Coliseum, knows the A’s are in dire need of a new stadium. Cisco Field shouldn’t disappoint as it is going to be one of the most technologically advanced stadiums in the world featuring: personal LCD screens, angled seats, state of the art video screen as well as multiple “seating neighborhoods”.
Tickets
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Further Reading
http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/american/oakbpk.htm
http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/oak/ballpark/new/index.jsp
Wembley Stadium
July 9th, 2007
Unless you were on another planet during the last seven days, you are certainly aware of Live Earth: a monumental music event that brought together more than 2 billion people on July 7, 2007 to combat the climate crisis. Live Earth staged official concerts at Giants Stadium (New York); Wembley Stadium (London); Aussie Stadium (Sydney); Copacabana Beach (Rio de Janeiro); the Coca-Cola Dome (Johannesburg); Makuhari Messe (Tokyo); the Oriental Pearl Tower (Shanghai); and HSH Nordbank Arena (Hamburg).
Wembley Stadium, officially opened in March of this year, is the most expensive stadium ever built. Other records include the largest roof-covered seating capacity in the world and more toilets than any other venue in the world - 2,618 in total. The stadium looked great while Phil Collins was rocking it and surely sports events will be outrageous. Look for a StadiumHunt link to this one soon!
More reading . . .
Nassau Coliseum Redevelopment
July 5th, 2007
Name: Nassau Coliseu
Team: New York Islanders
Cost: $300 million
Construction Time Line:
The project is expected to be completed in 2013 or 2014.
About the Project: Plans call for the complete interior and exterior renovation of the Coliseum, including the lowering of its floor. Additionally, the Arena Bowl will be totally redesigned with an all new sound system, video boards, restaurants, bars, suites and club seating.
Location:
Uniondale, NY 11803
Long Island
Tickets
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Further Reading
http://lighthouseli.com/coliseum.php
Chargers Stadium?
June 19th, 2007
Name: Chargers Stadium
Team: San Diego Chargers
Cost: $800 million
Construction Time Line:
Pending voter approval in November 2008, construction is estimated to begin sometime in 2009.
Project Details:
The San Diego Chargers are proposing the construction of a new football stadium and are considering options to build it in either Chula Vista or Oceanside. The issue is expected to be appear on a November 2008 ballot for voter approval. Additionally, the team will need to select a final site by the end of 2007.
Location:
Chula Vista or Oceanside, CA
Tickets
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Further Reading
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20070521-9999-1m21chargers.html
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20070607-1259-transcript.html
