Mayor sure of ballpark support
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DC Mayor Anthony A. Williams said yesterday he is &quot;very confident&quot; that he has the seven necessary votes from the DC Council for his plan to build a ballpark near South Capitol Street Southeast.
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The City Council narrowly approved a taxpayer-financed plan late Tuesday night to build a new riverfront baseball stadium. But it was not clear whether the amended measure
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D.C. mayor signs legislation that will bring baseball back.
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Newly re-elected Mayor Ray Nagin expressed confidence that political opponents and business leaders would unite to rebuild this hurricane-stricken city.
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Washington, D.C., Mayor Anthony Williams on Wednesday signed a nearly &#36;1 billion stadium funding package, clearing the way for the city to begin work on a ballpark for a Major League Baseball team.
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The deal to bring baseball back to Washington DC has been described as close to dead by city mayor Anthony Williams. His pronouncement came after the city council insisted a new ballpark be part-funded by
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Mayor Anthony A. Williams took the final step in bringing baseball back to the District of Columbia on Wednesday, signing a long-awaited funding bill for building of a new stadium.
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The city&#39;s top two political leaders cleared the way tonight for Major League Baseball in the nation&#39;s capital, after daylong negotiations to guarantee the construction
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WASHINGTON - Beaming like a kid who just met his favorite sports star, Mayor Anthony A. Williams signed legislation Wednesday to bring major league baseball back to the nation&#39;s capital.
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CHICAGO -- Mayor Richard M. Daley has had a tumultuous relationship with the Chicago Cubs, the city's third-largest tourist attraction.
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Mayor Thomas M. Menino yesterday said he was relieved that a local group will redevelop Fan Pier after beating an out-of-town rival for the key site on the South Boston Waterfront.
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By Benjamin N. Gedan; Journal Staff Writer  CRANSTON - City Council President Aram G.
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Washington, D.C.'s City Council on Tuesday approved a debt and tax-backed financing plan to build a new stadium for Major League Baseball, moving a step closer to bringing baseball back to the U.S. capital.
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Mayor Anthony Williams (website - news - bio) says the city has returned to a bad habit of not honoring its commitments. He says he made the agreement with the council and baseball to cut this deal.
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D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams said he will try to build public support for a $440 million, city-financed baseball stadium project.
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Mayor Anthony A. Williams predicted Monday he has enough votes in the District of Columbia Council to approve financing for a ballpark for the Expos in the location agreed to in the team's contract to relocate to the capital.
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Baseball supporters sang. A DC Council member waved a bat in glee. The mayor and council chairman appeared together after weeks of feuding.