Facility Notes
In N.Y., Kathianne Boniello reported Mets fan James Falzon intends to file a $5.5M lawsuit against the city of N.Y. for an August 8, 2007, "flying-bat incident at Shea Stadium that left him with broken teeth, facial fractures and a split palate." Falzon, who was seated in the second row along the third-base line, contends that there "should be netting to protect other sections of seating" in addition to those behind home plate (N.Y. POST, 7/6).
SELLER'S MARKET: The AP's Whitney Woodward reported the North Carolina Senate Thursday tentatively approved a plan that would "carve an exemption in the state's no-scalping law by permitting the online resale of tickets and taxing resellers' profit." Under the measure, ticket-holders would "be authorized to resell their seats for any price." State Sen. Fletcher Hartsell, who sponsored the measure, said that "officials with many major venues have told him they support the proposal" (AP, 7/3).
TOURIST TRAP: In Birmingham, Jon Solomon reported Memphis-based Performa Entertainment Real Estate Inc. (PERE), which is creating Birmingham's entertainment district, wants to build a "tourist attraction devoted to" the SEC. The venue would include a "merchandise store, restaurant and catering services and an interactive history of the SEC." PERE Chair & CEO John Elkington plans to "make a formal proposal with drawings later this month in hope of opening the venue in 2009" (BIRMINGHAM NEWS, 7/3).
BROKEN GLASS EVERYWHERE: In Louisville, Benjamin Lampkin reported at Friday's USA Cycling Masters Road National Championship at Churchill Downs there was "debris on the course, remnants of broken mint julep glasses from the Kentucky Derby and Oaks." Volunteers three weeks ago "swept up as much of the shards as they could, but after a practice round produced five flat tires, a power blower was brought out to clear the remaining glass" (Louisville COURIER-JOURNAL, 7/5).
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