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          Boston city officials "downplayed" a report on "Inside
     Edition" about food safety violations at Fenway Park. 
     Inspectional Services Department's John Eade: "We're in the
     (television rating) sweeps.  That's their story.  I don't
     want to respond to that."  Aramark President of Stadiums and
     Arenas John Pistone said the company will offer "additional
     training" to employees (BOSTON GLOBE, 5/22)....Dallas
     officials "are putting final touches" on a plan to lease the
     Cotton Bowl to "a private group of business leaders that
     intends to dome" the stadium (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 5/22).
     ...Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke is asking City Council to
     approve a $450,000 study "to examine potential sites and the
     economic benefits" of building a newer, larger Baltimore
     Arena (Baltimore SUN, 5/22)....In Denver, the stadium board
     "recommended tearing down McNichols Sports Arena to make way
     for a new Broncos stadium."  Final decision is up to the
     Denver City Council (ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS, 5/22)....With no
     roof at Olympic Stadium, the temperature at the Expos' game
     yesterday "was around" 15 degrees with a "brisk wind."  The
     announced crowd was 7,601, but there were "fewer than 1,000
     on hand" for the last two innings (GAZETTE, 5/22). 

Sue Bird and Dawn Porter talk upcoming doc, Ricardo Viramontes of UNINTERRUPTED and NBA conference finals

This week’s pod comes to you from 4se where SBJ’s Austin Karp is joined by basketball legend Sue Bird and award-winning director Dawn Porter as the duo share how their documentary, Power of the Dream, came together and what viewers can expect. Later in the show ,Ricardo Viramontes of The SpringHill Company/UNINTERRUPTED talks about how LeBron James and Maverick Carter are making their own mark in original content. Plus SBJ’s Mollie Cahillane joins the pod to add insight into the WNBA’s hot start and gets us set for the NBA Conference Finals.

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