02-21-2025, 02:30 PM
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#3801
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Chasing Summer at Max Bell? (Actually never been to that)
If it were me, I wouldn't even let Cowboys have the park, and tell them to figure out another way to relocate their tent. This is a downgrade to a neglected park, but it was inevitable they were going to do it. With how it looks already, the concrete expansion isn't bigger than I would've expected. Looks like there's some exchanges of green field replacing parts that currently have sidewalks. So, meh for meh overall.
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02-21-2025, 03:15 PM
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#3802
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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I dunno, I think at ground level it's going to be a big difference.
The topography will have to be flattened. I can see how going from this to a slab of asphalt is big down grade. And lets be honest, the only reason this is happening is so Cowboys can plant a massive tent down and make a sight tone of money. But hey, I guess tax dollars for corporate entertainment profits is a time honoured tradition in Calgary.
Time to start figuring out how I, too can get the city to pay for my infrastructure so I can make boat loads of money.
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02-21-2025, 04:07 PM
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#3803
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz
Have you ever stood around in an empty parking lot in the middle of summer?
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Of course! I was the 'Empty Parking Lot Loitering' Champion for 3 years!
And it was easy! It was like the other guys weren't even trying! Except for Hobo Joe...he gave me a run for my money, a worthy adversary!
Glory to Hobo Joe's House! Albeit he very obviously didn't have one....
What kind of question even is this?
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02-21-2025, 04:23 PM
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#3804
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz
Have you ever stood around in an empty parking lot in the middle of summer?
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Why can't the blues festival go elsewhere if they want grass? Are we lacking grass in the city? How about Prince's Island or Confluence? Maybe Prairie Winds or Bowness or Shouldice? Maybe they could just hang out on top of Nose Hill? Isn't there some new festival space that was built on the east end of Inglewood?
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02-21-2025, 05:24 PM
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#3805
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That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Springfield Penitentiary
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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
Why can't the blues festival go elsewhere if they want grass? Are we lacking grass in the city? How about Prince's Island or Confluence? Maybe Prairie Winds or Bowness or Shouldice? Maybe they could just hang out on top of Nose Hill? Isn't there some new festival space that was built on the east end of Inglewood?
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How about #### cowboys and they go elsewhere?
I’d rather have grass and a jazz festival than the POS cowboys tent.
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02-21-2025, 05:32 PM
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#3806
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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
Why can't the blues festival go elsewhere if they want grass? Are we lacking grass in the city? How about Prince's Island or Confluence? Maybe Prairie Winds or Bowness or Shouldice? Maybe they could just hang out on top of Nose Hill? Isn't there some new festival space that was built on the east end of Inglewood?
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Nobody said they can’t. It’s OK to lament that after 14 years they’ll have to.
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02-21-2025, 05:52 PM
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#3807
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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Quote:
Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
Why can't the blues festival go elsewhere if they want grass? Are we lacking grass in the city? How about Prince's Island or Confluence? Maybe Prairie Winds or Bowness or Shouldice? Maybe they could just hang out on top of Nose Hill? Isn't there some new festival space that was built on the east end of Inglewood?
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Are we lacking parking lots in this city? Why can't Cowboys go elsewhere?Are you seriously defending replacing grass with asphalt as some sort of improvement? Why are taxpayers stuck covering the cost?
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02-25-2025, 07:45 AM
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#3808
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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With the City going to the trouble of making the former Midfield site all nice and ready for redevelopment, the last thing they need is 28m tall power poles right in front of it along 16th avenue.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...ment-1.7467498
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02-25-2025, 08:01 AM
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#3809
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz
Are we lacking parking lots in this city? Why can't Cowboys go elsewhere?Are you seriously defending replacing grass with asphalt as some sort of improvement? Why are taxpayers stuck covering the cost?
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Have you ever considered that politicians have no idea what they're doing?
I know you don't like McIver, but back in the day he literally had to teach a bunch of the councilors how to read financial statements. What hope do you think these people have in understanding something like NPV?
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02-25-2025, 08:27 AM
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#3810
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Franchise Player
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The strip mall that Tres Marias is in is getting torn down shortly. Thankfully Tres Marias is moving 1 block away on 34th where the Flirty Bird was and staying in the neighbourhood.
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02-25-2025, 09:23 AM
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#3811
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Not Abu Dhabi
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shermanator
The strip mall that Tres Marias is in is getting torn down shortly. Thankfully Tres Marias is moving 1 block away on 34th where the Flirty Bird was and staying in the neighbourhood.
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That will be a good move for them. It's above 35 C in that shop whenever I venture in.
RIP to that liquor store though. Guess I'll have to frequent one of the other 58 of them in the area.
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02-26-2025, 10:38 AM
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#3812
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Calgary
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02-26-2025, 11:09 AM
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#3813
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Calgary, AB
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Originally Posted by jg13
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New Fieldhouse and smaller recreational baseball diamond (eventually)
https://www.calgary.ca/major-project...ieldhouse.html
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02-26-2025, 11:57 AM
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#3814
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Calgary, AB
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I even googled it once but forgot, everytime I see the word "fieldhouse" I have no idea what the hell that is.
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02-27-2025, 02:56 PM
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#3815
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Olympic Saddledome
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Originally Posted by Engine09
I even googled it once but forgot, everytime I see the word "fieldhouse" I have no idea what the hell that is.
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"Fieldhouse" can mean a lot of different things...big open span building for athletic endevours is the short answer. The one for NW Calgary is planning to contain an indoor 200 metre banked running track, a turf field big enough for a full sized soccer field, and a bunch of gymnasia/multi use spaces, including a 3000 person event gym.
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Last edited by Julio; 02-27-2025 at 08:25 PM.
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02-27-2025, 05:11 PM
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#3816
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by jg13
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and Danny Tartabull! what a monster season he had in 1985
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02-27-2025, 07:46 PM
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#3817
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary, AB
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Originally Posted by jg13
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Alex Rodriguez must be rolling in his grave.
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02-28-2025, 01:01 PM
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#3818
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That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Springfield Penitentiary
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Another Dimension comics is closing. Too bad. Big store with great selection.
https://www.facebook.com/10006416367...VFWU0sw0l7LqBh
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02-28-2025, 01:04 PM
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#3819
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
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Shame. Retirement or rent is too high?
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02-28-2025, 01:34 PM
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#3820
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
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Wow. Sad day.
That place as well as Phoenix Comics were a huge part of my childhood.
I blame Sliver as I think he might have robbed them!
If you check out their Google Street View there is a guy on a mobility scooter booking it like he made out like a bandit!
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