The above headline comes courtesy of Tim Cook, whose previous post, “An Update On Michael Lerner’s Monument To Avril Lavinge” didn’t make it past the CSTB censor.
“While hitting refresh hoping for an update on George Sherrill and Adam Jones’ physical exams I came across the following update. Nothing against author Jeff Barker, but I hope that Metro desk editor Gus will send Scott Templeton to cover the Opening Day ceremonies.”
The stadium is funded through a combination of sources, including a tax on large businesses and stadium concessions. The ownership group, headed by Washington developer Theodore N. Lerner, is adding about $50 million of its own money to pay for flourishes intended to add character, Kasten said.
“When we got the design, I thought it was kind of bland,” Kasten said. He said the franchise is adding “fun stuff, fan stuff” on an expansive plaza beyond the outfield.
It’s like the old saying goes: “When pushing out poor blacks in a taxpayer funded boondoggle that benefits fabulously wealthy private interests, you better add some goddamn flair.”
Actually that was a gay club and disco neighborhood with a few gentrified blocks of Navy Yard employees, not as African-American as most neighborhoods in DC.