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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.
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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.
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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.
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19 hours ago, I miss RVA said:
mmm... possibly, considering that it's supposed to be taller (by one whole foot) than the Monroe Tower.
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.
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Yeah, I tend to drive by it once a week, and the thing is rather massive.
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12 hours ago, I miss RVA said:
HOW do we pry a major law firm away from another city? And from where do we pull? D.C.? NYC? One of the southern cities? I could see a major New York or D.C. firm opening up a Richmond OFFICE - and maybe leasing out a couple of floors in an existing downtown building (one of the James Center buildings, for example). But I'm not sure how we go about getting a big law form to uproot from (city of choice) - to come to RVA and bring with them enough people to make a big tower possible.
The answer is you don't. That's never going to happen.
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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.
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20 minutes ago, ancientcarpenter said:
Feels like the citizens of the city have to take a burden to a corporation twiddling their thumbs with an entire empty block - IMHO, Dominion knocked it down and created this mess... clean it up, sell it, or build something already.
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!
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10 minutes ago, BigBobbyG said:
how reasonable Sub Central's prices were
Very reasonable! I could get a grilled chicken salad there for about 60% of what one would cost at Chopt.
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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.
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12 hours ago, vaceltic said:
I guess I just don’t care what Charlotte, Austin, Nashville, Raleigh, etc. ARE doing.
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.
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20 hours ago, BigBobbyG said:
How do you interpret this article? I really like Baliles but is he advocating that we shouldn't be doing this? I may be reading to negatively into what essentially is just an explanation of the situation.
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.
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Who wants to tell the RBS commenter that, no, the Flying Squirrels are not ultimately owned by the San Francisco Giants?
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This is going to happen.
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This is an extremely finicking neighborhood, with wealthy residents, the types who would fight any zoning changes.
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On 4/5/2024 at 11:56 AM, I miss RVA said:
Curb-running BRT lanes defeats the purpose. "Mixing" BRT and local buses does nothing but bog down the BRT.
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.
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52 minutes ago, BigBobbyG said:
Side note: it says it's being presented today to them. Does that also mean it will be voted on today as well?
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.
44 minutes ago, Downtowner said:I have to ask looking at that conceptual rendering in the article where is the parking garages for families who come with 1 or 2 children.
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.
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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.
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3 hours ago, Shakman said:
Hmmm. Maybe those breeze blocks should be removed and replaced with something more appealing? Perhaps demo the entire structure and build new? Just my opinion.
I'm sorry, but it looks like a bizarro motel.
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Love, love the CF gate..
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12 minutes ago, I miss RVA said:
I'm prolly being (typically) cynical - but tbh I'll be bloody well surprised if they break ground at all before the end of the year. This whole business of potentially losing the $25 million in sales tax revenue,
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.
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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....
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21 minutes ago, I miss RVA said:
The governor can step in and add to legislation that the G.A. will consider when it goes back into session in a few weeks.
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.
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23 minutes ago, ancientcarpenter said:
Speaking of seeing the planes, anyone know a good spot I can take my toddler to watch the planes take off and/or land? And a good time of day for it? Would love for him to see it up close and personal - make his little day!
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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Diamond Area / Hermitage Rd Corridor / Ownby District
in Richmond
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You can give the update on the appointment of directors and creation of the CDA....