Sunday, September 22, 2019
Local Media Coverage of the Diplomats
When it came to their coverage of the Dips, The Washington Star was always on the "glass is half empty" side. They seemed to enjoy sneering more than objectivity. Case in point, a column by the Star's Tom Callahan after a Diplomat victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps, the reigning NASL champions, in which he stated the need to down a swig of Pepto-Bismol if any American were to try and watch a match. Andy Dolich, the Dips GM, responded in kind by sending Callahan a case of Pepto with the Dips logo on the bottles.
Sunday, September 8, 2019
Thursday, September 5, 2019
DC’s RFK Stadium will be demolished by 2021
D.C.’s plan to tear down RFK Stadium will happen by 2021, an Events DC spokesperson confirmed to WTOP Thursday.
As first reported by The Washington Post, officials said the demolition is “driven by a need to save money” and not to make plans for the Washington Redskins to build a new stadium at the site.
Events DC, the agency that manages the stadium, said in a statement that it costs $3 million a year to maintain the 58-year-old facility, which has “exceeded its useful life.”
Gregory A. Odell, president and CEO of Events DC, said that they are looking for a qualified contractor and that they will work with various city partners during the demolition process. Odell added that he is looking forward to sharing updates and soliciting community input.
Most recently, the stadium was the home of soccer team D.C. United until the team moved to Audi Field in the Buzzard Point area last year.
RFK Stadium is most famous for being the home of the Burgundy and Gold during its heyday in the ’80s and ’90s, when the team won the Super Bowl three times, in 1982, 1987 and 1991.
The team then moved to FedEx Field in Prince George’s County, Maryland, in 1996, but is looking to relocate home fields again.
Talks are ongoing with D.C., Maryland and Virginia on a new stadium that would replace FedEx Field when the lease expires in 2027. Sites near Dulles International Airport in Virginia, National Harbor in Maryland and RFK Stadium in D.C. are the leading candidates, The Associated Press reported.
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