38 minutes ago, Sleepy Harold said:

Josh Nelson needs to start a seperate Bridgeport NIMBY blog because the amount of time he has devoted to the complaints of a couple local property owners is ridiculous.

1 minute ago, Green Line said:

Josh Nelson needs to start a seperate Bridgeport NIMBY blog because the amount of time he has devoted to the complaints of a couple local property owners is ridiculous.

From what I know Josh Nelson lives in Bridgeport and I think Its fair to say he's against the Amtrak project in Bridegeport. Most White Sox fans don't care about the Amtrak project in Bridgeport and I think that the overwhelming amount of fans of the White Sox are in favor of the new stadium in the South Loop.

3 hours ago, BrittBurnsFan said:

That means if I want to see a game at Kauffman, I better do it probably by 2028 since there’s likely to be a surge in ticket sales for the final season there…..and who knows how much baseball will be played next year.

My goal is to eventually see a game at all 30 MLB parks. I could just wait until their new stadium opens, but it’d be cool to add Kauffman to the list too.

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/real-estate/commercial/ccb-justin-ishbia-south-loop-retail-20261006/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=aware%3Aupr%3Apgv%3Aall%3Aalways&utm_medium=soc-own&utm_content=twt%3Aread&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1791318423

Pretty significant purchase from Ishbia. Among the existing retail, this site also has a large parking garage. Not sure if it could be used for game day parking.

Archive link: https://archive.is/AsB4R

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1 hour ago, WBWSF said:

From what I know Josh Nelson lives in Bridgeport and I think Its fair to say he's against the Amtrak project in Bridegeport. Most White Sox fans don't care about the Amtrak project in Bridgeport and I think that the overwhelming amount of fans of the White Sox are in favor of the new stadium in the South Loop.

Yep, so he’s likely biased.

https://soxmachine.com/masthead

“He resides in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood with his wife, Kim, and their dog, Frankie.“

5 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Yep, so he’s likely biased.

https://soxmachine.com/masthead

“He resides in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood with his wife, Kim, and their dog, Frankie.“

His residency is definitely what’s driving him to report on this process, but I don’t think that his reporting is inherently a bad thing. He’s consistently been ahead of the curve across a few stages of this saga. I’d go as far as saying he’s been the most informative source besides Crain’s.

54 minutes ago, Sleepy Harold said:

Hey, I don't know if any of the Mods know the answer to this, but when I try to copy and paste a Crain's or Tribune article, it no longer gives me a summary box like in Sleepy Harold's message. Below is what I get. It used to work for me. It still works for Sun-Times articles, but not for Crain's or Trib links.

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/real-estate/commercial/ccb-justin-ishbia-south-loop-retail-20261006/

1 minute ago, 77 Hitmen said:

Hey, I don't know if any of the Mods know the answer to this, but when I try to copy and paste a Crain's or Tribune article, it no longer gives me a summary box like in Sleepy Harold's message. Below is what I get. It used to work for me. It still works for Sun-Times articles, but not for Crain's or Trib links.

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/real-estate/commercial/ccb-justin-ishbia-south-loop-retail-20261006/

He posted a tweet with the article rather than the link to article directly - the twitter stuff (and some other stuff youtube/etc.) automatically embed, others don't.

2 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said:

He posted a tweet with the article rather than the link to article directly - the twitter stuff (and some other stuff youtube/etc.) automatically embed, others don't.

Ah, thanks. Crain's articles used to automatically embed like this for me. It still works for Sun-Times articles. Here's an article not related to a new stadium as an example.

Chicago Sun-Times

White Sox seemingly try to make Guardians sad, sleepy wit...

The Sox didn't exactly play workout music during the Guardians' workout Tuesday at Rate Field.

3 minutes ago, 77 Hitmen said:

Ah, thanks. Crain's articles used to automatically embed like this for me. It still works for Sun-Times articles. Here's an article not related to a new stadium as an example.

Chicago Sun-Times

White Sox seemingly try to make Guardians sad, sleepy wit...

The Sox didn't exactly play workout music during the Guardians' workout Tuesday at Rate Field.

I think there is a way for the Admins to add custom embeds via Invision settings for stuff that isn't embedding - not 100% sure how that works tho

2 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said:

I think there is a way for the Admins to add custom embeds via Invision settings for stuff that isn't embedding - not 100% sure how that works tho

okay, it's no big deal. I was just wondering if I was doing something wrong on my end.

4 hours ago, HoosierSox said:

Let's say the sox break ground a year later in May 2028 that would open the stadium in 2031 by this timeline.

4 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:

I think it might be longer, because I would bet on soil remediation, etc, type of work being necessary before they really starting working.

Yeah, 2031 sounds too ambitious. Maybe they can break ground in 2030 or 2031, but not a completed stadium by '31. My guess is that they're shooting for getting a new stadium open by 2033 in time for the 100th anniversary all-star game.

5 minutes ago, 77 Hitmen said:

Yeah, 2031 sounds too ambitious. Maybe they can break ground in 2030 or 2031, but not a completed stadium by '31. My guess is that they're shooting for getting a new stadium open by 2033 in time for the 100th anniversary all-star game.

The extra moving parts about first getting the new railyard done, AND then cleaning up the old one, will add years.