The Browns will build an additional 35 luxury suites at
the new Cleveland Stadium. Lease prices for the original
suites are $60,000-$125,000 per season, while the new ones
will cost $35,000-$70,000 (Browns)....In DC, Eric Lipton
writes that a $300M baseball stadium in downtown DC "could
be paid for with money generated by the stadium itself." DC
Mayor Anthony Williams: "[Baseball] is part of the urban
comeback around the country, and I don't think we should
rebut that theory in the nation's capital" (WASHINGTON POST,
2/19)....In Charleston, SC, Keith Namm reported that the
5,100-seat home for the soccer A-League Battery will be
called Blackbaud Stadium. Blackbaud, a SC-based software
development company, purchased the naming rights for five
years at an undisclosed price (Charleston POST & COURIER,
2/18)....In Toronto, the Air Canada Centre has dedicated 1%
of the total number of seats for wheelchairs. A total of
165 spaces will be available for wheelchairs during Raptors
games and 155 for Maple Leafs games (TORONTO STAR, 2/19).
