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  1. Flood Zone
    You can give the update on the appointment of directors and creation of the CDA....
  2. Flood Zone
    Council just voted unanimously (of those members present) for the ordinances. They've moved on to a motion to expedite appointment of initial Diamond District Authority directors.
  3. Flood Zone
    Easily. As it always could. Take last year's attendance, add about five home dates to account for the slightly longer International League schedule, and, boom, the Squirrels would have ranked 9th or 10th in the 20-team International League. Then consider this is at The Diamond, which everyone and their mother has said sucks since 2001 (when the Braves floated the first replacement trial balloon, for a site next to the Federal Reserve building), with AA teams coming into town, to the extent that has an attendance effect. Hell, the Squirrels last year doubled Gwinnett's per-day attendance and that's who got the Braves (now the Stripers). They easily outdrew Louisville and lapped Memphis. They outdrew Norfolk. Some of these things are cyclical (I'd expect Norfolk's attendance to skyrocket this season, especially with Jackson Holliday back down there), but you get the point. The point of a new-stadium-push is hardly ever that the team can't survive without a new stadium. That's certainly not the case for the Squirrels (although I'll be happy when the new ballpark actually is built). That wasn't even the case with the R-Braves. but that's a different story for a different time. In terms of demographics and interest, this has always solidly been a AAA market. Perhaps it is even more so now due to the emergence of Scott's Addition because The Diamond is certainly a popular destination for its residents.
  4. Flood Zone
    Squirrels had the third highest attendance in all of MILB in April. In a nutshell: Richmond is in no danger of losing baseball. The Squirrels are profitable. The question, as it always is in stadium/arena discussions, is how to make the enterprise more profitable.
  5. Flood Zone
    Has the height been adjusted upward? CoStar issued a press release back when saying the height would be 421 feet (i.e., actual height, not CoStar height). Monroe is 449 feet.
  6. Flood Zone
    Yeah, I tend to drive by it once a week, and the thing is rather massive.
  7. Flood Zone
    The answer is you don't. That's never going to happen.
  8. Flood Zone
    Makes sense. Based on my limited understanding, mostly from colleagues whose kids work there, CoStar employs a lot of young, single people who have few responsibilities outside work hours, i.e., the type who are likely to live in the city. The pay is good enough that the trade-off of having basically no life for a few years is worth it. Then that stock moves on, and new kids come in. Rinse and repeat.
  9. Flood Zone
    I know I've said this before here, but it really bears repeating: Dominion's use of that space is abhorrent and really annoying when the GA is in session because it reduces a downhill travel lane toward the Downtown Expressway!
  10. Flood Zone
    Very reasonable! I could get a grilled chicken salad there for about 60% of what one would cost at Chopt.
  11. Flood Zone
    Perhaps not earth-shattering news on the level of "Future of the Monroe building!!!" but I thought I'd note today's RBS article reporting that Sub Central on Main Street is closing after nearly 20 years. Although both RBS comments laud its replacement, "Fat Kid Sandwiches," Sub Central will be missed. It's always crowded around noon, but I've noticed the husband-and-wife owner/operators have begun to slow down and it appears they are going to enjoy a well-earned retirement.
  12. Flood Zone
    My default is just to say good for them, but not sure what it has to do with us. All those places are fine, from what I've seen. Richmond is a super place. It's got its share of failures and missed chances, but the bones and people are great. Is it going to get as big as those other places? Well, no. Is that a problem? Not to me. If I want to experience "big," I'll go to the DMV.
  13. Flood Zone
    He's explaining the two truisms of stadium/arena projects: (1) they're always bungled to some degree, and (2) the sales pitch is always rosier than the reality. There are plenty of examples of both, but reference to Gwinnett, Ga. is sufficient.
  14. Flood Zone
    Who wants to tell the RBS commenter that, no, the Flying Squirrels are not ultimately owned by the San Francisco Giants?
  15. Flood Zone
    This is going to happen.
  16. Flood Zone

    Near West End

    Flood Zone replied to whw53's topic in Richmond

    This is an extremely finicking neighborhood, with wealthy residents, the types who would fight any zoning changes.
  17. Flood Zone
    It does defeat the purpose, and I certainly thought things bogging down would be the case in practice, but having ridden it a good bit, I'd say it kind of doesn't, at least not as a single factor. There are so many stoplights in that stretch that you're going to get slowed down no matter what, and, even so, I believe those stoplights are still timed for Pulse traffic even where there's not dedicated lanes. It's not like the Pulse bus is stopped for minutes at a time in mixed traffic, and where things start tend starting to get more congested is where the dedicated lanes appear. Ridership demand (specifically, east-bound in the PM rush hour) tends to be a bigger factor in slowing down the progress. Just my experience; maybe others' is different.
  18. Flood Zone
    My very layman's understanding is that we're so far along that the financing switch is inevitable. But I don't really know anything. During the initial phase, parking will be in the current lot for The Diamond. With the next phase, there will be garages built within/along-side the buildings.
  19. Flood Zone
    An otherwise unremarkable story about Henrico buying 8 acres near the Green City site contains a nugget that the arena is targeted for completion at the end of 2026. We'll see.
  20. Flood Zone
    I'm sorry, but it looks like a bizarro motel.
  21. Flood Zone
    Love, love the CF gate..
  22. Flood Zone
    Can I double down on the cynicism? They weren't going to get $25 million in sales tax revenue. Those projections are always overly rosy to sell the deal.
  23. Flood Zone
    An RTD article from earlier this week suggested the ballpark could be ready on time even if construction started in the fall, which given the 18-month construction timeline would mean early October at the latest....
  24. Flood Zone
    Not a prediction, but it seems an easy fix. Ted Leonis accepted defeat this week and entered into an agreement with DC to keep the Wiz/Caps there, so that political hot potato is off the table.
  25. Flood Zone
    Great idea! At some point during COVID, I guess after air travel started resuming somewhat, we'd park in the lot belonging to the private charter company (can't remember its name) and watch occasional take-off/landings from there. Pretty decent view, our kids were young enough at the time to enjoy it, and no one kicked us out.
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