It’s been more than a decade since Don Beaver proposed a new ballpark for the Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League), and years of hard work paid off when the team broke ground on a new Uptown ballpark Friday. The Knights haven’t technically played in Charlotte since 1988, when George Shinn moved the team from […]
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York County leaning toward demolition of Knights Stadium?
York County is coming closer to a decision on the future of Knights Stadium, home of the Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League) — and the ballpark’s future is not looking too bright. It’s really a two-part decision: if the ballpark is to stay, what future use could it serve? An easy decision would be […]
York County to evaluate future of Knights Stadium
With the Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League) slated for a 2014 move to a new Uptown ballpark, York County will begin planning the future of Knights Stadium. York County owns the Fort Mill, S.C. home of the Knights. With no debt left on the facility and lots of land surrounding the facility — remember, […]
Reese to try once again to torpedo new Charlotte ballpark
Undeterred by his five defeats in court, attorney Jerry Reese informed city officials that he will once again sue to prevent city funding of a new Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League) ballpark. Reese has spent a good share of time over the last decade opposing any effort by the Knights ownership to actually move […]
Reese returns with another anti-Knights lawsuit
Jerry Reese, who single-handedly delayed an Uptown ballpark for the Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League) with five tossed lawsuits, is back with yet another lawsuit. Reese, a local attorney who opposed a new Knights ballpark because he thinks Major League Baseball should instead set up shop in Charlotte, alleges in the new lawsuit that […]
Economics of new Charlotte ballpark questioned
Though an economist spoke favorably of an uptown Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League) ballpark, it didn’t take long for other economists to question his findings. UNC-Charlotte professor John Connaughton told the Charlotte City Council last week that a new uptown ballpark would create 490 jobs annually (along with a couple-hundred construction jobs) and bring […]
Charlotte may help fund new Knights ballpark
With it increasingly apparent that private financing isn’t possible for a new Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League) ballpark, Charlotte and Mecklenburg County are exploring public financing. Any public money would not cover the entire cost of constructing a new ballpark in Charlotte’s Uptown area; past cost estimate have come in at $56 million, but […]