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Once the Miami Arena comes down, it's up in the air what will become of its five downtown blocks. Property owner Glenn Straub says he expects the old arena to come down within weeks, and that he is open to several options on the five blocks. These include a first-class soundstage, a home for Cirque du Soleil or one of its competitors, a project that fits in with the designs of other developers in the area or, if it were up to him, the planned Florida Marlins stadium. "You take and bring a baseball stadium down here" and businesses follow, Mr. Straub said. "People want to be around where there's activity." He said the arena hasn't been in use since it was damaged by a hurricane about three years ago. A new stadium needs to be ready for baseball by opening day 2011, because the Marlin's lease at Dolphin Stadium ? its current home ? expires after the 2010 season. A proposed retractable-roof stadium at the Orange Bowl site is projected to cost $515 million. But while economic development executive Frank Nero likes the idea of a downtown ballpark, he said the feasibility may no longer exist for such a prospect. Mr. Nero, president and CEO of the Beacon Council, the county's economic development public/private partnership, said while "history has shown the closer you get it to downtown is ideal," the old Orange Bowl site is the best chance to make a new ballpark a reality. "I hope Braman's suit is not successful because I think that that train has already left the station," Mr. Nero said, referring to a lawsuit by automobile dealer Norman Braman that seeks to force a public vote on funding the ballpark and other elements of the so-called mega-plan package of public projects. "Any more time would doom the development of the stadium. I don't know if the Orange Bowl is the ideal site, but it has become the best site because it has the best chance at having the stadium built." Backers of a ballpark liked downtown but the Marlins and public officials couldn't assemble adequate acreage. They then selected the former football stadium site. At the Miami Arena site, many just want something that will contribute to the economy. Officials with the City of Miami Community Redevelopment Agency say they'd like something that generates dollars and jobs to replace the arena. "The way it negatively impacts the city is it's been a haven for a lot of homeless gathering around it," said Clarence Woods, assistant director of the CRA. But "once it's knocked down, then that [tax] increment is gone." According to Miami-Dade County records, the assessed value of the property is about $24.7 million, with total state, local and school taxes on the arena totaling $560,082. CRA Director James Villacorta said a major negative is that the arena is "underutilized." "It'd be nice to see something there, something that creates jobs." City Commissioner Mark Sarnoff likes the idea of a soundstage to help enhance Miami's television and movie production sector. "A soundstage would be a great idea for the city of Miami," said Mr. Sarnoff, who emphasized that whatever goes there is the decision of the private owner. Mr. Straub, a Palm Beach businessman, bought the arena in 2004 for $28 million. The arena, built in 1988 for $52.2 million, was home to the Miami Heat and Florida Panthers. Both teams moved out of the building in the late 1990s, and the city eventually sold it at auction to Mr. Straub. The arena is in Park West, where developers Marc Roberts and Art Falcone have purchased a lot of land. While neither Mr. Roberts nor Mr. Falcone returned calls, Mr. Straub said he would be willing to work with them with one of their projects. The Beacon Council's Mr. Nero said Park West has "great potential," but development may have to wait until the market picks up. "The potential is somewhat delayed given the economic cycle http://www.miamitodaynews.com/news/080731/story3.shtml

Shane came out and intro'd the new GM?..Mike Adamle?? That guy sucks. lets see if he can put better matches than regal btw what ever happen to kevin thorn ?

I am glad to see saturday night main event back

i think they removed the Circus back in 06

Miami arena- 347,178-square-foot (the complete site) orange bowl *341,946-square-foot (just the stadium)

so far i like kane new storyline what do you think? Paul Bearer is returning or is just the mask

MIAMI -- The owner of the Miami Arena said he plans to demolish the vacant venue that once served as home to two professional South Florida sports teams. When it's brought down, he wants to build a new baseball stadium for the Florida Marlins on the land, Palm Beach County investor Glenn Straub told Local 10's Michael Putney on Friday. Straub purchased the Miami Arena from the city of Miami for $28 million in 2004. He wanted to keep the arena open after its last permanent tenant -- the University of Miami men's basketball team -- relocated to the BankUnited Center in 2003. "Tearing it down serves nobody's purpose," Straub said at the time didn't tear it down but had to fight a long legal battle to become the owner of record. In March, he received a permit to demolish the building. The permit is only valid for 180 days and is set to expire Sept. 27. In a phone interview Friday, Straub said the interior of the arena has already been gutted and the building will be imploded in about two weeks. Straub said he and his partners want to build the long-sought Marlins stadium on the property and will finance it themselves. Straub also said he wants to swap the land for the site of the demolished Orange Bowl because he has plans to develop it. The announcement comes as plans to construct a new ballpark at the site of the Orange Bowl could be delayed by a legal squabble. Miami Arena, which opened in 1988 at a cost of $52.5 million, has been vacant since the Hurricanes relocated to their on-campus stadium. The arena -- sometimes called the "Pink Elephant" -- was built to serve as the original home of the NBA's Miami Heat for the team's first 11-plus years of existence. The NHL's Florida Panthers also played there from 1993-98. Eventually, the Panthers moved to the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and the Heat moved into the newly constructed American Airlines Arena on Jan. 2, 2000. Attempts to reach Miami Mayor Manny Diaz about Straub's plans were unsuccessful http://www.local10.com/sports/16991796/detail.html

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Weather for today Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Radar shows small showers near the coast likely to dissipate before they reach the coast Go Fish

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HPC EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION TS BERTHA FORECAST TO BECOME HURRICANE MAY APPROACH THE BAHAMAS AND SOUTHEAST SEABOARD NEXT WEEKEND UNDER MID LEVEL RIDGING. SEE NHC DISCUSSIONS/ADVISORIES http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/pmdepd.html

*11 am Update* Statement as of 11:00 am AST on July 05, 2008 ...Bertha moving quickly westward over the tropical Atlantic... at 1100 am AST...1500z...the center of Tropical Storm Bertha was located near latitude 16.6 north...longitude 37.3 west or about 885 miles...1420 km...west of the Cape Verde Islands and about 1705 miles...2740 km...east of the northern Leeward Islands. Bertha is moving toward the west near 21 mph...33 km/hr...and this general motion is expected to continue during the next couple of days. Bertha will be about Half Way between the West Coast of Africa and the Lesser Antilles by tonight or early Sunday. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph...85 km/hr...with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast today...but gradual strengthening is possible on Sunday. Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 85 miles...140 km from the center. Estimated minimum central pressure is 1000 mb...29.53 inches. Repeating the 1100 am AST position...16.6 N...37.3 W. Movement toward...west near 21 mph. Maximum sustained winds...50 mph. Minimum central pressure...1000 mb. The next advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane Center at 500 PM AST. $$ Forecaster Brown

Bertha last 7 nhc tracks http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2008/graph...2/loop_5W.shtml Notice the track keep's moving south and west

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What ever happened to that guy with the white and teal face paint and wore all the pins? I'm not sure who you are talking about. But back in the mid to late 90's there was a Broward County firefighter that used to get all dressed up in Marlins paraphanalia and walked around the stands egging the crowd on. Face paint, special clothing, all the add ons. He used to park near us. I believe he did the same thing for Dolphins games, but not being a Dolfan, I'm really not sure.

...Tropical Storm Arthur...first storm of the 2008 Atlantic season...quickly forms near the coast of Belize...already moving inland... at 1 PM EDT...1700 UTC...the government of Belize has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for the coast of Belize....and the government of Mexico has issued a Tropical Storm Warning from Cabo Catoche southward to the border with Belize. A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning area..in this case...within the next 6 to 12 hours. For storm information specific to your area...including possible inland watches and warnings...please monitor products issued by your local weather office. At 100 PM EDT...1700z...the center of newly formed Tropical Storm Arthur was located near latitude 18.1 north...longitude 88.5 west or about 45 miles... 75 km...north-northwest of Belize City and about 195 miles ...315 km...south-southwest of Cozumel Mexico. Arthur is moving toward the west-northwest near 8 mph...13 km/hr. On this track the center of circulation will be moving over Yucatan today and early Sunday. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph...65 km/hr...with higher gusts. These winds are occurring primarily over water well to the northeast and east of the center. Arthur is expected to weaken today as it moves farther inland over Yucatan. Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 260 miles...415 km mainly to the northeast of the center. Estimated minimum central pressure is 1005 mb...29.68 inches. Arthur is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 5 to 10 inches over Belize and portions of the Yucatan Peninsula with isolated amounts up to 15 inches. Repeating the 100 PM EDT position...18.1 N...88.5 W. Movement toward...west-northwest near 8 mph. Maximum sustained winds...40 mph. Minimum central pressure...1005 mb. An intermediate advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane Center at 200 PM EDT followed by the next complete advisory at 500 PM EDT. $$ Forecaster Avila/Rhome http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/track...01.html#a_topad

Hello, I have 2 wrestlemania ticket's Section 233, Row LL, seat 18 and 19 the regular cost for the ticket was 209$ and right now i am selling them both for 100$ if your interested send me a pm

Will Big show return in Wrestlemania 24?

I saw it in this site too http://www.brendtoconnell.com/Marlins.html

just curious does anyone know what size crowds the expos drew when they played there ? 2004~748,550 In PR

What are the dates of the games? I think march 30 and the 31