First off, I’d like to thank Smoking Gunn, who posted two comments on my contact info page, for calling this to my attention. I greatly appreciate it.
If you’ve been reading this blog, you know I oppose the operator of the Chevrolet Centre, Global Entertainment. I believe that in one year, they’ve given us many unfulfilled promises in guaranteeing events that haven’t come here, and recently they’ve begun to guarantee us money that will cover debts the city may incur from operating the arena.
It appears our colleagues down in Hidalgo have felt the same way, and they’re now deciding to take action. The city-owned Dodge Arena, at present the only arena beside the Chevy managed by Global, has fired the company as its manager.
This certainly doesn’t help Global’s case in managing our arena, and when the Dodge, a venue that is playing host to considerably higher profile events compared to ours, is cutting ties with Global, I think it’s time Youngstown seriously re-evaluates their relationship with them as well.
Since this is a relatively breaking story, we’ll report back on it tomorrow. Stay tuned.
On that site, the reception is generally mixed. One thing I agree with is that the neon looks bad. The design of the building and the arches is more early-20th century, and the neon circles look out of place. I admit, though, that it is different from the rest of downtown’s street lighting, and if it covered the edges of the marquee it would definitely make the building stand out more.
