Call it Act Three in the storied history of Turner Field: Today the Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority announced it would negotiate the sale of the Atlanta Braves home to a developer and Georgia State University, who will convert the facility to a football stadium. (more…)
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Three groups bid for post-Braves Turner Field
Three groups, including a development group that includes Georgia State University, have submitted bids to take over Turner Field once the Atlanta Braves move to suburban Cobb County in 2017. (more…)
Community weighs in on Turner Field future
With the Atlanta Braves scheduled to move to SunTrust Park in 2017, a local coalition is seeking community input as city officials are planning out the future of Turner Field. (more…)
Braves fan falls to his death at Turner Field
Sad news out of Turner Field: Saturday night Atlanta Braves fan Gregory Kent Murrey fell to his death from the upper deck after landing 40 feet on the concrete below. (more…)
Will Henry Aaron statue make move to suburbs?
The Atlanta Braves are certainly making the move to Cobb County in 2017, but there’s some doubt as to whether an iconic statue of Henry Aaron at Turner Field will accompany the team. (more…)
Braves add more land for SunTrust Park parking
Here’s one way to address potential parking problems at SunTrust Park: the Atlanta Braves bought nine-plus acres of land adjoining the new-ballpark site, with an eye toward bringing fans closer to the facility. (more…)
Atlanta Braves ballpark lawsuit settled
A lawsuit that could have derailed development at a new Atlanta Braves ballpark site has been settled, with the team proceeding with its plans for the area. (more…)
Secrecy and new ballparks: How much is too much?
Atlanta and Salinas, Cal., may not have much in common, but recent happenings in each community regarding a new ballpark has some locals arguing their new and potential ballparks are shrouded in too much secrecy. (more…)
Huge issue facing Braves on ballpark design: traffic
With a new ballpark and development envisioned for a rather small footprint in Cobb County, the Atlanta Braves and their design team are facing a huge issue: how to manage parking. (more…)
Braves ballpark foes debate legal action
Opponents of a new Atlanta Braves ballpark in Cobb County say they are looking at legal action to prevent or delay public bonding on the project. This isn’t new — basically, the same coalition has been opposing the ballpark since it was announced and had previously looked at a legal challenge to derail county officials […]
Braves: Risk for new ballpark is all ours
Atlanta Braves officials seem pretty comfortable with the idea of taking on almost all the financial risk for a new Cobb County ballpark — an amount in the hundreds of millions. As a combo private development/ballpark, we’re talking about more than a half-billion dollars needed to finance construction and development: $300 million for the mixed-use […]
Georgia State: We want Turner Field as football stadium
Georgia State University is pitching Atlanta officials on a redevelopment of the Turner Field area, with the ballpark converted to a football stadium and construction of a new ballpark on the old Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium footprint. The new 2,500-seat ballpark would use the layout of the old Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium field and incorporate the “Henry […]
Alliance protests Braves ballpark public funding
An alliance of 12 groups is protesting Cobb County spending on a new Atlanta Braves ballpark, arguing commissioners have not been open about where taxpayer money is committed to the project. The Atlanta Braves plan a new 2017 Cobb County ballpark and will be financing most of the project on their own. Cobb County has […]