After visiting downtown for the first time in years last week, put me in the downtown camp for the new stadium. I was in Springfield, along 8th Street. There are lots of bars, microbrews, niche shops, and in fill of old homes being restored. It reminds me of Virginia Highlands here in ATL.

Downtown is coming back, maybe not as fast as we'd like. You don't need a bunch of tall shiny skyscrapers to lead that comeback. I think the hard work - building/renovating homes, more small businesses, is being done right now. The new stadium should be a part of that.

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