Facility Notes
Wrigley Chair William Wrigley Jr. yesterday declined to comment on what the proposed merger between Wrigley and Mars "could mean" for Wrigley Field, but said the Wrigley family "loves the fact that the name's on the field" (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 4/29).
CLEAN UP EFFORT: In DC, Daniel LeDuc reported Florida Rock Properties, the company that owns the riverfront adjacent to Nationals Park, has proposed "developing a four-building complex with a riverfront esplanade, stores, outdoor cafes, a hotel, offices and residences." The DC Zoning Commission on May 22 is scheduled to vote on the proposal, which in March received preliminary approval. The developers said that even if the vote is successful, it will be "two years before ground is broken for the new complex," and construction "might not be completed until 2015." LeDuc noted plans to "open up the riverfront to visitors and less obtrusive businesses have been in the works for nearly a decade," and the Nationals even have paid to "put red scrim on the chain-link fence at the Florida Rock property to dress it up as best they could" (WASHINGTON POST, 4/28).
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Architects Unveil Latest Sketches
Of Gwinnett Braves Ballpark |
BRAVE NEW HOME: HKS Architects last Wednesday presented to the Gwinnett Convention & Visitors Bureau drawings of the Triple-A Int'l League Gwinnett Braves' stadium. The sketches show an "open-air entryway and spaces for concessions, a team store, and home and visitors clubhouses." The stadium would seat 10,099, including general seating, club seats and outfield berm areas (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 4/25).
CONNECTED: The MLB Giants said that the team by July “plans to let fans use a cell phone or other wireless device to order food and drink via the Internet at AT&T Park.” Fans will pay for their order with a credit card and pick it up “from a window at one of two concession stands on the promenade level” (SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS TIMES, 4/25 issue).
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