Development on a new Minnesota Vikings (NFL) stadium that will also host University of Minnesota baseball has taken an interesting turn: the city wants special bird-friendly glass to be installed, at a cost of $1.1 million. As a replacement for the Metrodome, the new Vikings stadium will feature a baseball configuration and expected to be […]
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Metrodome demolition almost completed
It took years to build and mere weeks to take down: Demolition of the Metrodome has proceeded to the point that for all intents and purposes the former home of the Minnesota Twins is no more. Officials with the Minnesota Vikings and the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority say that most of the Metrodome has been […]
Metrodome roof to be deflated Saturday
The seats are gone and the storage rooms cleaned, which means electricity to the Metrodome will be cut off Saturday, directly leading to the roof deflating. The Metrodome roof, a two-play synthetic-cloth covering, is kept up by air pressure. When the electricity is cut off, the roof will deflate — slowly. Even if all the […]
Vikings stadium battle moves to state supreme court
A legal battle over bonding for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium, which will also host college and high-school baseball, reached the Minnesota Supreme Court. Three Minneapolis residents — none of them a lawyer — filed suit to stop the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority from selling bonds to build the new stadium, set to open in 2016. […]
Buyer’s remorse in Minnesota?
Voters and politicians are having second thoughts about a new Minnesota Vikings stadium that will also house early-season Golden Gopher baseball, as the funding plan looks to have serious issues. A review of Wilf family finances in the face of a big lawsuit loss ($84.5 million in damages) has delayed the final negotiation of a […]
Spat over financials could delay opening of new Vikings stadium
A request for financial data from Zygi Wilf and family for an audit could delay the opening of the new Minnesota Vikings stadium, which will also serve as winter home of Golden Gophers baseball. The project is currently on hold, pending an audit of the Wilf finances. The new stadium is designed to house baseball […]
New Vikings stadium put on hold pending Wilf investigation
A new Minnesota Vikings stadium that would also house University of Minnesota baseball games is on hold while the state investigates the finances of team owner Zygi Wilf and family. The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority has retained outside counsel to look more closely into the Wilf family finances after a New Jersey Superior Court judge […]
On the auction block: Metrodome contents
With the demolition of the Metrodome set for early 2014, the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority will be auctioning off the contents of the facility this fall. The Metrodome, the former home of the Minnesota Twins and the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team, will be torn down to make way for a new Minnesota […]