From MMAJunkie.com: UFC 96 draws 17,033 spectators for a $1.8 million gate by Kyle Nagel Despite a main event that lacked in promotional power, UFC 96 drew 17,033 spectators to Nationwide Arena on Saturday night for a gate of $1.8… [Read More]
From The Daily Hunter Blog: Yes, OSU football is king, but. . . this ain’t Fort Wayne Posted by Bob Hunter Saturday, both the Blue Jackets-San Jose Sharks game and the Ohio State-Minnesota basketball game sold out. That was more… [Read More]
Billy Joel and Elton John will be returning to Columbus on July 14th at Nationwide Arena for a stop on their “Face 2 Face” tour. This marks the third performance for the two musicians in Columbus, as they played together… [Read More]
From AssociatedContent.com: Columbus, Ohio, 2009 Concert Season Heating Up by Debbie Henthorn Fleetwood Mac, Britney Spears and Kenny Chesney Bring Tours Through Columbus The 2009 Columbus, Ohio, concert season is heating up with classic rock, pop and rockin’ country at… [Read More]
From The Dispatch: Blue Jackets notebook: Attendance up, team says By Tom Reed The Blue Jackets say they are putting more fans in the seats in Nationwide Arena and drawing considerably more television viewers at home. Team officials said yesterday… [Read More]
Ohio, more than many states, has been deeply affected by the current recession. With the economy floating between “bad” and “abysmal,” it is not hard to see why many people would like to get out and try to divert their… [Read More]
Business First of Columbus wrote Arena Football League suspends ’09 season Monday, December 15, 2008 Arena Football League officials on Monday announced the suspension of the 2009 season as the 16-team league works on a long-term plan to get back… [Read More]
Sportsillustrated.com wrote Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. And Thursday night’s 4-2 win over the Avalanche notwithstanding, Ken Hitchcock is feeling his collar tighten. Just 10 games into a new season ripe with expectations, the Blue Jackets… [Read More]
WBNS 10-TV wrote Arena District Restaurants Pin Hopes On Blue Jackets Friday, October 17, 2008 Restaurants and bars in the Arena District are hoping a winning Blue Jackets team will improve what has been a dismal year for business. The… [Read More]
The Enquirer wrote Columbus arena a blast BY DANIEL LEE Sunday, April 13, 2008 On game nights in Columbus, fans throng the downtown Arena District, a historic section that once held a 19th-century train station and a prison, but which… [Read More]
The Columbus Dispatch wrote Spots around arena ramp up for start of hockey season Tuesday, October 2, 2007 By Bill Chronister Taverns and restaurants in and near the Arena District are starting opening-night festivities for the Blue Jackets nearly a… [Read More]
The Columbus Dispatch wrote At 10 years old, the Arena District is filling in and moving beyond Monday, June 25, 2007 By Mike Pramik Ten years ago this month, Nationwide drew up plans to turn the former Ohio Penitentiary site… [Read More]
Columbus’ Walkable Neighborhoods: Arena District Apr 8th, 2007 by Toby Boyce If you need a definition for revitalization, take a trip to one of central Ohio’s top walkable attractions — The Arena District in Columbus, Ohio. Sites that had been… [Read More]
This is a loophole that everybody at Nationwide Arena knows about but say they can’t do anything about. Say three guys want to go to an event at Nationwide – how about the NCAA Tournament there in March 2007 –… [Read More]
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