Sports arenas are often the subject of feasibility studies that project a boost in economic development and increased sales tax revenue, but economists across the country say such venues often fall short of those projections. Cleveland County Commissioners paid Community Sports & Leisure to update a 2015 and 2018 feasibility study to assess the viability […]
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Return of spectators to Ontario sports arenas in even more than a month
Ontario’s plans to ease COVID-19 restrictions will have no immediate impact on fan capacity for hockey and basketball teams operating in the province. The Ontario government announced today that some indoor venues, including movie theaters and gymnasiums, will be able to operate at 50 per cent capacity starting January 31. However, large sports arenas and […]
Push to Allow Sports Betting on Chicago Pro-Sports Arenas Stalls Amid Casino Concerns | Chicago News
A rendering of the proposed two-story sports betting lounge at Addison Street and Sheffield Avenue next to Wrigley Field. (Provided) A measure that would allow five of Chicago’s professional sports teams to allow fans to place bets while attending home games remained blocked Monday after the apparent leader in the effort to build a casino […]
Tanzania: establish an annual budget for sports arenas, Bashungwa
THE Minister of Arts, Culture and Sports Innocent Bashungwa called on all councils and municipalities to establish an annual budget for the construction, development and protection of sports arenas. The order of Basungwa intervened during the climax of the Interministerial Games (SHIMIWI) in Morogoro this weekend and insisted that a better sports arena can be […]
Ontario Increases Capacity Limits At Professional Sports Arenas
Ontario is increasing its capacity limits in professional sports arenas now that the vaccine passport is in effect. Up to 30,000 fans will be allowed at the Rogers Center and nearly 10,000 fans will be allowed inside the Scotiabank Arena, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore said Friday afternoon. Under Ontario’s COVID-19 rules […]
Detroit condo near downtown, midtown, sports arenas
# 13 might be lucky for someone looking to move to the Brush Park district in Detroit. A high-rise condo located at 78 Watson near John R., west of Woodward Avenue and about five blocks south of Interstate 75, is for sale. The asking price for the condo is $ 390,000. Matthew Talbot, Team Leader […]
Sports arenas in Greece only reopen for vaccinated spectators
Greece allows the return of vaccinated spectators to its football stadiums. Credit: TodorBojinov / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 Greece is opening sports arenas for vaccinated spectators, according to an announcement from the Sports Ministry on Thursday. The fine print of the new rules states that the games can be enjoyed up close as […]
More apartment complexes, hotel rooms, storefronts, sports arenas are coming to downtown Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – More and more apartment complexes, hotel rooms, storefronts and sports arenas are coming to downtown Colorado Springs. The Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs found, despite the pandemic, more businesses open than closed last year. The city center also expects around 30 storefronts to open this year. “If you had asked […]
Cuomo increases capacity in museums, cinemas and sports arenas
Photo by Taylor Heery on Unsplash Entertainment and cultural venues in New York will soon welcome more visitors. From April 26, capacity limits in museums and zoos will be increased to 50% and 33% in cinemas. From May 19, large indoor sports arenas will be able to increase their capacity by 10% to 25% and […]
New York City Museums, Zoos, Sports Arenas and Theaters Benefit from Further Capacity Increase from Cuomo
Sign up for our PoliticsNY newsletter for the latest coverage and to stay informed about the 2021 elections in your district and across New York Other New York staples will reopen more as we head into spring. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on April 19 that museums and zoos will be able to open at 50% […]
Governor eases restrictions on bars, restaurants, sports arenas and entertainment venues
by Anne Blythe, North Carolina Health News North Carolina bars and taverns, forced to close for nearly a year in the battle against COVID-19, could reopen this weekend to welcome people for a beer, a glass of wine or a shot of their choice at limited capacity. Govt. Roy Cooper announced Wednesday that it was […]
NC Bars, Theaters And Arenas Allowed To Open As Cooper Loosens Restrictions | DFA 90.7
North Carolina will allow bars, cinemas and indoor sports arenas to open for the first time in nearly a year as Governor Roy Cooper eased coronavirus restrictions on Wednesday amid declining trends in cases and hospitalizations for COVID-19. These indoor facilities will still have severe restrictions – bars and cinemas are only allowed to operate […]
Sports arenas begin to reopen in New York
Tuesday was a turning point for New York, the epicenter of the first deadly wave of COVID-19. Fans are allowed into sports arenas for the first time in nearly a year. New York policy allows 10% capacity in stadiums, so there will be around 2,000 fans at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night when the […]
5 ways indoor mapping improves the fan experience in sports arenas
Sports arenas can hold thousands of fans at a time, and while this is great for packing the house and selling tickets, it can become a bit of a logistical nightmare, especially if your sports arena is very large and complex. So what’s a sports arena to do? With modern innovations in indoor mapping software […]
Nearly 300,000 Americans voted in sports arenas in 2020 election
Top line More than 298,000 people voted in professional sports stadiums and arenas in the 2020 general election, according to voter turnout data compiled by USA TODAY, highlighting how important these sites were in a presidential election that was ruled by very fine margins in certain oscillating states. Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James # 23 […]
Election vote tally is boosted by scoring sports arenas
LeBron James, Doc Rivers on Voting: Yes, Your Vote Counts Sports Pulse: Top athletes talk about the importance of voting SportsPulse, USA TODAY LOS ANGELES – Shabazz Williams walked out of Staples Center on Election Day wearing a Lakers jersey and team-branded face mask, his civic duty done. Williams, 38, knew he could have voted […]
Why voting in sports arenas is a good idea
Christophe thomas | Detroit Free Press If we are still battling the COVID-19 pandemic in November – which is likely – it will be difficult to make in-person voting safe and accessible. One idea that election officials have launched is to convert large stadiums and sports arenas into polling stations. We know there will be […]
A disinfection drone waters sports stadiums
Virtually all public sporting events are closed due to the coronavirus. But when the sites consider reopening, a New York-based drone company offers a solution to keep them germ-free by spraying disinfectant from above. Until recently, Syracuse startup EagleHawk specialized in drone roof inspections using thermal cameras. But as that work slowed down due to […]
Social distancing may require “necessary renovations” in sports arenas
TDECU Houston Stadium Slyworks photograph, courtesy of the DLR Group With the coronavirus pandemic dictating the capacity for social gatherings, a return to the design of the original Major League Baseball stadiums could be in the future, an architect and engineering firm said. Don Barnum, of the DLR Group, said teams should make âthe required […]
The real reason sports arenas invest millions in contemporary art has nothing to do with fan enjoyment
The Chase Center in San Francisco, an upscale stadium that will host the Golden State Warriors basketball team when it opens in September, has all the usual amenities one would associate with a contemporary sports arena: jumbotrons , 18,000- as well as seats for fans, numerous dining options, over 40 luxury boxes and suites⦠and […]
10 most valuable sports arenas in the world
When we talk about sports, people think of athletes, coaches, rules and things like that. The last thing a lot of fans think about is where these games are played. Yes, we have millionaires who bring their talents to the pitch or the pitch every day and night, but what a lot of people don’t […]
150 years of love for the city’s sports venues
Richard Nixon stood inside a three-quarter-length Candlestick Park finished on June 12, 1959, the wind whipping through his wavy hair and uttering perhaps the biggest untruth of his entire political career. âIt will be one of the most beautiful baseball parks ever,â Nixon told The Chronicle. It was not beautiful, by any architectural or aesthetic […]
Sports arenas should receive public funding, says Warriors’ Rick Welts
Golden State Warriors president Rick Welts said he believes cities should help fund sports arenas. The Warriors have self-funded the $ 1.4 billion Chase Center, their new arena in San Francisco, because San Francisco does not allocate public money to sports buildings. The debate over whether sports arenas should receive public funding has been heated […]
Louisiana Bars, Casinos and Sports Arenas Could Be Smoke-Free If This Bill Passes | Legislature
An Acadiana lawmaker on Tuesday renewed his pressure to ban smoking in bars, casinos and sports arenas. If Opelousas Democratic Representative Dustin Miller succeeds in clearing the committees and both houses, Louisiana would soon be the first southern state to have a comprehensive statewide smoke-free law. He avoided a vote last week on his Bill […]
DJI establishes no-fly zones around sports arenas at the opening of the Olympics in South Korea – TechCrunch
The 2018 Winter Olympics officially kick off with the Opening Ceremony on Friday in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The temptation to fly a shiny new drone above the action will undoubtedly be great for amateur filmmakers and photographers in the immediate vicinity, but DJI is working to set the course for things by setting up an […]
Reach Your Fitness Goals With These Chic Sports Arenas
As cities get smaller and smaller and the great outdoors fade from the map, city sports fans flock to specialist sports arenas to get their adrenaline fix for the day! With sparkling vinyl courts and premium astro lawns, these specialist sports centers offer you air-conditioned courts (you’re still sweating!), Training and fitness programs. While some […]
Rethinking sports arenas to make them more accessible to fans with Au
Quicken Loans Arena, home of the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James, gets noisy. At a high point in the 2015 final, the decibel level was hovering around 101, about as loud as a nearby jackhammer. If you’re a fan looking to scream at the top of their lungs when others do the same, great. Intoxicating, […]