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Stadium Watch Blog

New Vikings stadium opens two years from tomorrow

New Vikings stadium opens two years from tomorrow

It looks a long way away. But opening day for the new Vikings stadium is approaching fast: the construction contract for the facility sets a deadline for the project to be ready for football for the 2016 preseason.
by Tim Nelson

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Those Vikings seat licenses are selling fast

Those Vikings seat licenses are selling fast

Despite the outrage from Gov. Mark Dayton two years ago, fans are ponying up for those pricey seat licenses in the new Vikings stadium. The team said today it was already almost 1/3 ahead of its budget for sales for all of 2014, after just four months. Vikings director of communications Jeff Anderson says they’ve…
by Tim Nelson

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Giant mobile crane goes up at Vikings stadium site

Giant mobile crane goes up at Vikings stadium site

The world’s 3rd largest mobile crane is going up in the stadium bowl in Minneapolis. How big is it? Well, take a look at the hook.  The crane first went up yesterday, as you might expect, veeeeerrrry slowly. The Terex CC6800 started showing up last month. Here’s what the MSFA has to say of the…
by Tim Nelson

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Vikings may bring back the ‘Baggie’ for soccer crowds

Vikings may bring back the ‘Baggie’ for soccer crowds

The Vikings say the ‘Baggie’–those curtains that closed off the upper deck and retractable seats in the Metrodome for Twins games–might return in their new stadium, although they’re not quite sure how. The team needs to figure out how to accommodate a hoped-for crowd of 25,000 soccer fans if the Wilf family can bring a…
by Tim Nelson

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Miami will pay Dolphins $4 million for a Super Bowl

Miami will pay Dolphins $4 million for a Super Bowl

Minnesota is hotly debating what the NFL gets from cities that host a Super Bowl, and now the Miami Herald says Miami-Dade County is poised to approve a new subsidy deal for the NFL in south Florida.
by Tim Nelson

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Stadium park has strings, but also money, attached

Stadium park has strings, but also money, attached

The public park that will be located next to the new Vikings stadium is sparking controversy in Minneapolis. Critics argue the city may have given too much priority to private Vikings games and stadium events.
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ACLU drops lawsuit challenging ‘clean zones’ around All-Star Game

ACLU drops lawsuit challenging ‘clean zones’ around All-Star Game

The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota has dropped its lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis after the city scaled back permit and license restrictions planned around Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game in mid-July. Minneapolis originally announced that permits and licenses would be restricted for 10 days before and five days after the July 15…
by Jon Collins

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