Recent content by 403808

Not sticking up for Smith (personally not a fan) or any government. I just shake my head at how EVERYTHING gets politicized. Believe it or not, business decisions and conversations happen outside Internet forums, in private. And, believe it or not, these decisions are based on business...

So, if she gets the blame if a hotel does not get built, does she get credit when one is? Stay tuned.

I’m calling it Gary.

Unfortunately not. You will (likely) never see a unique name that that again (including the Corral). To most Calgarians, the Scotiabank Saddledome is the “Saddledome”. To most Bostonians TD Garden is the “Garden”. To most Edmontonians Rogers Place is “Rogers Place”. See the difference? Generic...

Not really. They don't want heat radiating from it.

No experienced retailer/restauranteur would ever be interested in the blank wall location. No parking (unless you pay $17.00 and are willing to fight event traffic).

With all the construction they needed the ability to get high vehicles in and out of the park.

Stampede Trail redevelopment starts soon.

Horse racing was not profitable. CS wanted out years before they finally pulled the plug.

Curious, are you looking at the Stampede from the context of a 10-day fair or a year-round organization with deep roots in the community? No doubt there are summer "fairs" that are bigger and better, but name ONE other organization in the WORLD (<<-- yes, I said the world) that has a...

The phase two hotels will be NW of the BMO Centre and the phase three hotels will be near the 17th Ave extension, so neither will be part of the midway area. Additionally, once the Saddledome goes down, the midway footprint will be a lot different - and much better with the addition of park-like...

You are correct. They are re-evaluating the size of the hotel. It will likely be bigger.

Yep, but the old bunker isn't going anywhere. It really is a functional building... albeit an ugly functional building.

Why do I need "self-control"? So I can sit at home watching my neighbor's Netflix all night? So I can find the perfect Groupon to take my wife out for an anniversary dinner? Avoiding live events doesn't give you "self-control". All it means is you have other priorities, which is fine.