According to the Marc Bush, head of the Greensboro Sports Commission, First Horizon Stadium is doing away with the left field berm. In place of the 'standing room only' area will be constructed 1000 or so seats pushing the stadium's capacity to near 9,000 seated fans.
Marc related how 'Hoppers owners were dismayed because they had to turn away some fans this past season during of a few sell-out games.
Now I'm no expert baseball team promoter, but I would think turning a few fans away for a few games because of a lack of space would create more of a demand than having more than ample seating for a vast majority of the games. In addition, new stadiums historically enjoy a spike in attendance during the first few years after opening. I would think it prudent to wait and see if First Horizon is immune to such a spike before doing much expanding. But of course, it's not my money.
"...members of the Klan met in a designated place with a rogue faction of law enforcement to determine how the forthcoming rally on Nov. 3, 1979 would be handled. ...I do not believe it took law enforcement agents very long to determine who they disliked the most, thus, arrangements were made between the Klan and the rogue faction to undermine the Communist Worker's Party march. The rest is documented on film and in testimonies.
"...there should be no doubt regarding the truth of November 3,1979. On this date, a boiling pot of hatred spilled in the streets of Greensboro. ...Now we must press forward and reconcile Greensboro's past and the present by striving to shape a positive future for all people within our community."
The N&R reports on a dissappointing opening day of the High Point Furniture Market and how it things are fairing in the wake of Las Vegas' recent market grab. This is not looking good.
"I don't want to be the last one to turn out the lights in High Point." says the president of Legacy Classic Furniture. Martha Stewart weighs in on the low attendance, "For pure business, there is no place like High Point. ...But business is changing. People want to go where there is entertainment."
You want entertainment, Martha? Don't you know our County Commissioners met last night? Market promoters should provide shuttle service to showcase our special brand of home-grown entertainment. Las Vegas just can't compare.
Credit should go where credit is due. The recentspat between Commissioner Skip Alston and the Greensboro inspections department over St. James Homes was apparently instigated by The Troublemaker.
Ben submitted a citizen's request for inspection of the property on Saturday, October 8th. All of his efforts are outlined here.
Lorraine Ahearn's column touches on the St. James/Alston/Inspections issue in today's N&R but focuses mainly, again, on slum lord Bill Agapion. Between Lorraine and Ben, low income tenants in Greensboro have some great allies.
