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Indoor sports facility reportedly going downtown; Commission to vote on acquiring block housing Antique Mall
It appears the proposed $19 million indoor sports facility will be built downtown. City Commissioners on Tuesday will vote on whether to purchase the full block of properties housing and surrounding the Owensboro Antique Mall — which is one block directly south of a future hotel and two south of the Convention Center. City Manager Nate Pagan said Commissioners will vote on acquiring the group of properties located in between West 3rd and 4th streets and Locust and Cedar streets as well as a roughly $44 million bond agreement. All of the properties are currently owned by Gipe Enterprises. The Owensboro Antique Mall operates at the corner of West 3rd…
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Downtown Pensacola indoor sports facility may go to council in January
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves hopes to bring “Project Pickle” up for a vote by City Council in January. Speaking at his first press conference as mayor Tuesday, Reeves said he is continuing negotiations begun under former Mayor Grover Robinson to bring an indoor sports facility to the Port of Pensacola’s Warehouse No. 4. The proposed facility would include indoor modular courts that could be used for multiple sports, including pickleball which has surged in popularity in recent years. “I’ve had some really good conversations with the folks that would be operating that facility,” Reeves said. Project Pickle:Pensacola may get dedicated indoor pickleball courts New mayor:Mayor D.C. Reeves: Pensacola will not rest…
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Henrico County Leaders Share Glimpse of $50M Indoor Sports Facility : CEG
Rendering of the future Henrico County Sports & Events Center. (Rendering courtesy of Henrico County Construction crews are hard at work putting up tilt panels to set up the structure of Henrico County’s new indoor Sports and Convocation Center at the soon-to-be-closed Virginia Center Commons in Glen Allen, Va. At the construction site Sept. 19, Henrico leaders gathered to give the public an update on the construction process and a glimpse at the facility, according to Richmond TV station WBBT. “The coming days mark some exciting times in the development of the sports and event center,” said Henrico County Manager John Vithoulkas. In early 2020, the start of work on…
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New UK facility to be named Jim Green Indoor Track and Field Center
The new indoor track and field facility at the University of Kentucky will be called the Jim Green Indoor Track and Field Center, named for Jim Green, the first African American student-athlete at Kentucky and in the Southeastern Conference to win NCAA and SEC Championships. The UK Board of Trustees approved the facility name on Friday. “The Jim Green Indoor Track and Field Center will highlight the groundbreaking career of a UK alumnus – the first African American student-athlete to graduate from the University of Kentucky,” Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart said. “I am pleased that the facility be named in honor of 1971’s fastest man in…
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Mo Bamba dedicates basketball facility in West Africa
Mo Bamba is living out his NBA dreams with the Orlando Magic. Fresh off signing a two-year, $21 million deal this offseason, Bamba is now helping youth in West Africa reach new heights. This week, Bamba dedicated a new basketball facility at the SOS Village Abobo-Gare in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast). The complex features two FIBA-spec basketball courts and rehabilitates electricity and plumbing throughout the village. RELATED: Nets boost NBA championship odds by not trading Kevin Durant. But Brooklyn has a lot to overcome Several children will also have access to over 100 pairs of basketball sneakers. Through his foundation, Bamba collected the sneakers from teammates to donate to the…
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Plans expand: WYO Complex looking to build new $31M indoor sports facility in Casper
The proposed new indoor sports facility could host sports like wrestling, basketball, soccer and more. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City) CASPER, Wyo. — On Tuesday, people with the nonprofit organization WYO Complex updated the City Council on plans to construct a new indoor sports facility near the Ford Wyoming Center. While initially envisioned as a two-court facility, Jessica Hastings with WYO Complex said the project scope has grown to plans for a 131,000-square-foot facility with an estimated project cost of $31 million. Attorney Tassma Powers told the City Council that the majority of funding would come from private donations and that the city would not be asked to provide anything except the…
