MLB Cardinals radio broadcaster MIKE SHANNON is "struggling to sell" the building he owns in Ballpark Village that used to house his restaurant that closed in January. The building’s marketing is "limited by a height restriction in the deed that restricts development on the site to nothing higher than 35 feet." To get "rid of the restriction and give the land a fair value," Shannon needs the Cardinals, Cordish Cos. and the city’s Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority to "waive the restriction." Shannon's attorney said that he is "frustrated" that the Cardinals are "seeking public subsides while standing in the way of the sale of his building for what it's truly worth" (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 11/30).
CHANGING LIVES: Eleven-year-old BRYCE ROGERSON yesterday "signed a one-day contract" with the NHL Rangers to be an "honorary coach for the day as part of Garden of Dreams week." Rogerson "underwent heart surgery before he was even born, the fetal intervention procedure coming at 26 weeks gestation after he was diagnosed with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, an underdevelopment of the left side of the heart." On Jan. 14, 2014 he got the call he was "getting a new heart" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 11/30)....Speedway Children's Charities, the nonprofit arm of SMI's eight NASCAR tracks, "raised a record" $3.1M this season which "will be distributed to nearly 450 children's programs" across the U.S. (MOTORSPORT.com, 11/29).
NAMES: Basketball HOFer CHARLES BARKLEY donated $1M yesterday to Clark Atlanta Univ. as "part of the trending Giving Tuesday campaign" (AJC.com, 11/29)....Capitals LW ALEX OVECHKIN has been “appointed as the latest Ambassador” for the ‘18 FIFA World Cup in Russia (FIFA.com, 11/29)....Celtics G TERRY ROZIER and former NBAer LEON POWE yesterday visited students at the Beethoven-Ohrenberger School in West Roxbury, Mass., as part of the Celtics’ Stay in School Program (BOSTON GLOBE, 11/30)....Ravens WR STEVE SMITH SR. will “kick off the 45th annual Washington Monument lighting" in Mount Vernon tomorrow at 5:00pm ET (Baltimore SUN, 11/30).
