For Mike Woollen and the architects at architectural firm Odell, which also worked on the Knights’ Fort Mill stadium, designing a stadium of old has resulted in some curve balls, thanks in large part, Woollen said, to the small size of the site.

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Jerry Reese’s latest legal swing has fallen short of unnerving his opponents. “Jerry Reese retaining counsel out of Greensboro doesn’t affect us at all,” Charlotte City Attorney Bob Hagemann said. “It doesn’t affect our approach or our confidence that ultimately none of his lawsuits will be successful.”

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Charlotte Knights General Manager Dan Rajkowski has homerun-sized plans for an empty, underutilized piece of property in uptown. The Knights lease a lot on South Mint Street from Mecklenburg County. For now, it’s just an open, grassy field with security ...

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Jerry Reese has a lot of ties to the Denver area in Lincoln County. In fact, the Charlotte-based attorney, whom many know by his failed attempts to stop the Charlotte Knights’ stadium from being built in uptown, is in the ...

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Romare Bearden Park, an approximately five-acre urban park to be built in uptown Charlotte near the site of the proposed Charlotte Knights baseball stadium, is open for bidding. The estimated construction budget is $7 million to $8 million, not including demolition, roadway and infrastructure ...

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Mecklenburg County commissioners approved a deal Tuesday night to allow the Charlotte Knights to move forward with plans for an uptown stadium on county-owned land. The deal passed in a 7-2 vote. It stipulates that: • by Aug. 31 the ...

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Qualifying for a loan in today’s economic environment is a daunting task for many. For the Charlotte Knights, it is the next mountain to climb in order for the minor league baseball team to build a new stadium in uptown ...

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Summer in Charlotte is in full swing, and that could mean good business for arenas and venues that offer a concert and a cool reprieve from the heat or just a way to unwind. But in these days of economic ...

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The Charlotte Knights are closer to building a stadium in uptown Charlotte now that Mecklenburg County commissioners have agreed to keep the project moving forward. But the project will need additional approval from commissioners before it becomes a reality. After ...

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Last week, Mecklenburg County commissioners on the Economic Development Committee heard from officials with the Charlotte Knights as the team sought more time to build a stadium uptown. The county owns the land that the Triple-A team is eyeing for ...

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