Article: TWO CITIES, TWO ARENAS CORPUS CHRISTI VISIT MAY PROVE HELPFUL IN LOCAL PLANNING

When it comes to the idea of replacing Roberts Stadium with a new Downtown arena, we've got a few more answers - yet still more questions.

In stories last Sunday and Monday, Courier & Press staff writer Jimmy Nesbitt examined what happened in Corpus Christi, Texas, after that city built a new downtown arena.

His reporting confirmed some of my suspicions and shed some light on the decisions that lie ahead if Evansville chooses to take the same path.

Here are a few random thoughts as I await Jimmy's expense reports:

n Though Corpus Christi is larger, the Texas arena is smaller than the one Evansville's Stadium Advisory Board recommended. The American Bank Center has 8,600 fixed seats. Our ...

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