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The new arena

A week ago today, city and state officials announced plans to tear down First Mariner Arena and replace it with an 18,500-seat, $300 million arena, possibly by 2012. Gov. Martin O'Malley and Mayor Sheila Dixon said they wanted the new venue on the site of the current one because of its proximity to the Inner Harbor, the Baltimore Convention Center and transit lines, and they said they believe it would anchor the revitalization of downtown's west side. On Midday today, we hear from M. J. Brodie, president of the Baltimore Development Corp., sports commentator Milton Kent, and Shani Tate Ross, representing the management of the Sprint Center in Kansas City. The $276 million Sprint Center opened last fall.

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Jan. 8, 2009, marked 30 years for Dan Rodricks' column in The Baltimore Sun. Over three decades, Dan has won numerous regional and several national awards for his reporting and commentary -- in print and on the air. "I've had opportunity to write a column and work in both radio and television, never having to leave my adopted hometown of Baltimore to have those experiences," he says. "I consider myself very fortunate." In addition to writing a twice-weekly column for The Baltimore Sun and his Random Rodricks blog, Dan is currently the host of Midday, on WYPR-FM, National Public Radio in Baltimore. An artful story-teller and social critic, he has observed local, state and national political and cultural trends for three decades, and has a lot to say about almost everything.
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