Stadium News and Speculation IX | DCUnitedPetition.com - DC Residents in Ward 1: Event on Oct 18

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What's Up With The RFEI?

Uh, I don't know. What the hell is the RFEI????

 

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Here's a link to that article I promised Riz at the tailgate.

Basically the new Radio One headquarters deal has all kinds of sweetheart enticements. Probably more of interest to district residents, but it's funny how some businesses (that left the city R-1, Redskins) get enticements to come back while other loyal companies get the runaround.

Radio One Deal Weighed Down by Social Static.

Thx,

Jay!

 

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Oh yeah, first page.

 

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I right behind Jerimy!

ps-Where the hell am i?

 

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Why, it's the Request For Expressions of Interest !!!!

And it's coming for you too!!!!

 

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Thanks for the new thread, Riz!

 

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The Washington Examiner had a story last week that said the city issued $134M in bonds to help pay for the new Marriott hotel next to the new convention center. Now a hotel there is like shooting fish in a barrel and Marriott needed investment from the city? I guess that means DCU should get twice as much to build in the hardly-been-touched-by-development Anacostia.


Couldn't find the Examiner story, but here's the Bizjournal's
http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2007/09/17/daily58.html

 

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booo scary two faced mayor..... Hooray beer!

 

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sent out a flyer through the greek council, sorority girls apparently love soccer, getting lots of sigs down here, helps a lot of nova folk come down here for school, and a lot of the 21 and up crowd head to the district to drink

 

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Hell yeah!!

 

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Riz, maybe it's time for that one aimed at travelers into our fair city. I'm sure we'd get tons of signatures from all who have been in their own version of stadium battles, and we could post our requests to the team forums, to MLS: N&A and General and ask that they e-mail their friends.

Another idea. I know that some on this forum are regular posters on other sports forums, such as Redskins and Caps. How about them posting a request for signatures?

The key is being known by those in another forum. For instance I'm pretty sure my request (already done and responded to on our request for e-mails to the mayor) on the RSL board would get a great response to a 'traveler' petition. For our current 'local' petition, the same should be true of Redskins and Caps (Duffman). Hell, maybe even for the Nats web denizens...at least for those that aren't expecting an immediate RFK implosion.

 

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EB, As odd as it sounds.... the 9th street corridor where the new marriot hotel is going, is a blighted wreck of a strip... sure it has the convention center and the sorely missed infamous skate park... but its a shit hole of an area. This hotel gives me hope that the McFarlane Development at Poplar Point is not far behind, this hotel deal has been in the works since before the convention center went up...

 

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A new post by Marc Fisher: http://blog.washingtonpost.com/rawfisher/2007/10/marion_barry_soccer_maven.html?hpid=news-col-blog

It's more of a Barry vs. Fenty piece, with United and MacFarlane in the middle of it.

 

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I'm surprised this hasn't gotten any commentary:

Marion Barry, Soccer Maven by our favorite WaPo columnist.

 

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Marion Barry for Mayor!

 

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Not directly United related, but there have been some grumblings recently that Akridge is shopping the air rights above the railroad tracks behind Union Station. Maybe if Poplar Point doesn't work out - or would take too long - United Holdings could build a stadium development there.

Burnham Place website

 

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If any of us decide to go over there and post, in this or any other thread of discussion there, we should remember this: we're not posting in a private email conversation with the blogger. Our audience is not merely the person to whom you're responding. It's a public forum read by (among other people) other residents of the neighborhood. If we behave badly over there, however good it may feel to push that "Post" button, we're actually doing ourselves harm. Other people than the intended recipient will read what's posted and form an opinion not only about the poster, but about those ugly soccer fans.

I'm not saying we shouldn't engage in discussion over there. I'm saying that if we do, we should do it carefully, eloquently and respectfully." If somebody says something that pisses you off, get up and walk around and do something else until you calm down. Insults and rants in a neighborhood forum don't help us.