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Stadium Watch Blog

Watch: Last of Metrodome demolition debris hauled out today

Watch: Last of Metrodome demolition debris hauled out today

The last remnants of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome were hauled off the site of the downtown stadium this afternoon. The demolition was scheduled to wrap up by May 15, but it is four weeks ahead of schedule, according to the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority. “This is the first contract that has been completed on Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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Concrete in the ground at the new Lowertown Ballpark

Concrete in the ground at the new Lowertown Ballpark

Construction crews started pouring concrete into the ground in Lowertown St. Paul this afternoon — sometimes right on top of the footings for the old Diamond Products building that once stood at the site of the new Saints stadium.
by Tim Nelson

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Video: More milestones for the new Vikings stadium

Video: More milestones for the new Vikings stadium

Construction crews poured the first “deck” of the new Vikings stadium today. The 277 cubic yard pour will be the top of the loading dock at the new stadium. Here’s the video of the occasion today, courtesy the Minnesota Vikings and the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority: The Vikings also said that crews will start removing Read more →
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Watch the Metrodome disappear in 45 seconds

Watch the Metrodome disappear in 45 seconds

It’s hard to believe it has been just 99 days since the Vikings played their last game in the Metrodome. Since then, the roof has been deflated and two separate explosions have helped bring down the 30-year-old baseball and football stadium. Here’s how the on-the-ground demolition looked, in a time-lapse sequence of the photos the Read more →
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Minnesota’s initial bid for Super Bowl 52 is in

From Associated Press: Minnesota’s Super Bowl committee has submitted a preliminary bid to host the 2018 game. The proposal to host the NFL championship on Feb. 4, 2018, was sent to the league Tuesday. The Vikings revealed some details of the bid, which included a list of 48 potential venues throughout Minneapolis, St. Paul and Read more →
by Molly Bloom

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Bizarre Foods host Andrew Zimmern will dish up Vikings stadium fare

Bizarre Foods host Andrew Zimmern will dish up Vikings stadium fare

The Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal’s Nick Halter says Andrew Zimmern is expanding his food empire to the National Football League. A story today says the Bizarre Foods host has reached a deal with Aramark to add his AZ Canteen — at Target Field last year — to both TCF Bank Stadium and the new Read more →
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