Around Town: D.C., Synder Continue Courtship

WITH A PROPOSAL to build a new D.C. United soccer stadium at Poplar Point on the banks of the Anacostia River, opposite the Washington Nationals' South Capitol Street ballpark, let's not forget about the quiet flirtations between D.C. officials and Redskins owner Dan Snyder, at right, to bring the area's popular football franchise back to the District. Where to exactly? Possibly at RFK Stadium, which would likely be razed to build a new facility. The Post's Marc Fisher writes today:

... [T]he soccer and football concepts are structured in a new way: The team owners would pay all or nearly all stadium costs in exchange for the right to develop adjacent land with hotels, retail and housing. The city can say that it's getting free stadiums, and the team owners can win control of — and massive profits from — choice real estate.

But the discussions are certainly not for public consumption, so really, there's no indication when, or even if, any such plans might make it from the idea stage to actual negotiations. Must we hire a lipreader to figure out where the courtship stands?
Photo by John McDonnell/The Washington Post
» "Next 2 D.C. Stadium Deals Might Smell a Bit Sweeter" [WaPo]
» "Girlfriend Kate Watches 'So Sexy' William" [Manchester Evening News]

» PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY: With many eyes in the local education community watching what might happen with D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty's schools takeover proposal, let's not forget that Prince George's County is weighing a reform plan of its own. The Post's Nelson Hernandez has more. [WaPo]

» SHAW: It looks like everyone's favorite little Thai joint on Florida Avenue, Thai Xing might be moving to 9th Street NW. Reports blogger In Shaw:

It wouldn't be anytime soon, possibly not even this calendar year, because as you know, speedy and slap dash are not the Thai Xing way.

[Free Ride/Express; In Shaw]

» SOUTH CAPITOL STREET: It appears that construction work to rehab the Frederick Douglass Bridge over the Anacostia River is about to start. As JDLand notes, this is not associated with the bridge's total replacement, planned to start sometime in 2011. [JDLand]

Posted By Michael Grass at 1:28 PM on January 11, 2007 Tagged in Around Town , D.C. Politics , Food & Drink , Maryland , Near Southeast , News , Prince George's County , Redskins , Shaw , Sports , Stadium-Armory , The District

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