The XL Center is now People's Bank Arena. *nm*

[willie99]

I trust they have, seen a few pictures, but I want more

 

[CTBasketball]

I think the problem is less a sellout where 6000 more seats generate roughly $67 apiece, as the fact that what happens when they don't sell out at what point is the school operating at a loss by going to Hartford?

Also, I have to laugh at the Hartford crowd seems to love name-calling. I guess this prospect of an additional 30 minute drive make some people angry..

Yeah I mean you need to sell seats regardless. When Ollie had us battling to stay above .500 in the AAC it probably made most financial sense to play in Gampel.

Both sides name call, have season tickets at both, and the only thing that angers me is when people leave games early.

 

[Flipside]

anyone remember when A Taste of Hartford raged all sides of Constitution Plaza, for 3-4 days/nights straight?

What many say can't be done in Hartford, has been done, just didn't work out ...

IYKYK ... Spris (cross w/ Best Pizza in CT thread), Constitution Plaza ... previously the Gayle King Studios building ... at the time, had 2 locations, same owners Hartford & South Beach Miami ... Hartford location closed late-2000s, 3 South Florida locations open to this day

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Best Italian Pizza in Miami | Brick Oven Pizzeria Near Me

https://hartfordbusiness.com/article/hartfords-spris-restaurant-closes/

Hartford’s Spris restaurant closes
Hartford Business Staff
November 12, 2010

Spris Restaurant in downtown Hartford’s Constitution Plaza shuttered its doors this week.

A message on the restaurant’s phone-answering machine Friday confirmed the closing.

“We appreciate all your business and thank you very much,” the message said.

The Italian-style restaurant closed after about nine years in business.

The closing of Spris comes just a few weeks after the city announced that it will move the annual Festival of Light holiday display out of Constitution Plaza and into Bushnell Park.

“The restaurant business is one of the toughest businesses and Spris had a great run,” said city spokeswoman Sarah Barr. “The city looks forward to future development occurring to spur new business opportunities.”

 

[Flipside]

1. that's why I typed "could have been"
2. as many as Indianapolis ... building more hotels is an option too, but only executed by visionaries that put actions to dreams, and squash doubters

#2 shows how little you know.

this post appears not to have aged well

 

[CL82]

Both sides name call

Well each of us have a choice whether we are going to stoop to that.

 

[zls44]

this post appears not to have aged well

What the hell are you talking about


Hartford. Wasn’t. Beating. Indy. Ever.

 

[Flipside]

What the hell are you talking about

Hartford. Wasn’t. Beating. Indy. Ever.

meanwhile the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame sits in Springfield, MA

tell me that you subscribe to the "will never happen, Debbie Downer" approach, w/o telling me (sad face)


NCAA Hall of Champions, Indianapolis

 

[husky8273]

ha, will search the archives for some Muni gems too

had no idea folks danced at either of these bars

 

[zls44]

meanwhile the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame sits in Springfield, MA

tell me that you subscribe to the "will never happen, Debbie Downer" approach, w/o telling me (sad face)

Yeah, and the people who run the BB HOF do everything they can to crap on Springfield. Ask around. Awful org to work with in the community, constantly pulling events out of the city and doing them anywhere else.

The NCAA HQ is in Indianapolis. That is why they get Final Fours. IT. IS. IN. THE. CONTRACT. WITH. THE. CITY. HARTFORD. WASNT. GETTING. THAT. YOU. IDIOT.

 

[zls44]

https://www.ibj.com/articles/52461-final-four-payoff-from-2004-ncaa-pact-continuing-to-escalate

“The memorandum of understanding states that, within every five-year cycle—if Indianapolis maintains its facilities in a top-notch manner—the city will get to host a men’s and women’s Final Four, the NCAA’s annual convention, and an earlier round of the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.”

 

[87Xfer]

It continuously loses millions each year, it is a dependable tax write off.

Do you think they can't find a lower profile tax write off?

 

[Waquoit]

I don't live in the past. I had a great time at both the Greater Hartford Jazz Festival and The Capital Groove this year. Both had big crowds. Lots of good stuff in Hartford now. This looks cool for this Sunday: West End Porch Fest

 

[Flipside]

Yeah, and the people who run the BB HOF do everything they can to crap on Springfield. Ask around. Awful org to work with in the community, constantly pulling events out of the city and doing them anywhere else.

The NCAA HQ is in Indianapolis. That is why they get Final Fours. IT. IS. IN. THE. CONTRACT. WITH. THE. CITY. HARTFORD. WASNT. GETTING. THAT. YOU. IDIOT.

I am slightly disturbed with your continued hostility, and dedicate one of my favorite artist's tracks, to you