{"id":32189,"date":"2018-09-08T02:05:57","date_gmt":"2018-09-08T02:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=32189"},"modified":"2018-09-08T02:05:57","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T02:05:57","slug":"amarillos-mpev-superstructure-taking-shape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=32189","title":{"rendered":"Amarillo&#8217;s MPEV superstructure taking shape"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/baseball.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31635\" src=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/baseball-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/baseball-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/baseball-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/baseball.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I am going to send good vibes from the Metroplex back to Amarillo.<\/p>\n<p>An Instagram picture posted by a friend of mine shows that the multipurpose event venue under construction in downtown Amarillo is taking shape, literally.<\/p>\n<p>The digging and excavation must be essentially complete. They&#8217;re beginning now to erect the superstructure of this community-changing venue.<\/p>\n<p>To which I say: <em>woo hoo!!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When it&#8217;s done the city is going to have a 4,500-seat ballpark downtown. They&#8217;re going to play AA hardball beginning in April 2019. The San Antonio Missions are relocating to Amarillo. The name of the new team has yet to be announced. I&#8217;m still pulling for Sod Poodles, but that&#8217;s another story for another time.<\/p>\n<p>Today, I want to express yet again my pride in Amarillo for the bold measures it has taken to reshape the personality and the character of its downtown district.<\/p>\n<p>The MPEV is going to be the major player, the star of this extreme makeover.<\/p>\n<p>I recently drove into downtown Amarillo to purchase some tickets at the Civic Center box office. I zipped past the parking garage and noticed that the retail venues are still vacant. I keep reading that tenants will start pouring into the storefronts when the MPEV gets much closer to completion. Let&#8217;s hope it happens.<\/p>\n<p>Meantime, MPEV construction continues.<\/p>\n<p>Gotta hurry, gang. April is just around the corner.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am going to send good vibes from the Metroplex back to Amarillo. An Instagram picture posted by a friend of mine shows that the multipurpose event venue under construction in downtown Amarillo is taking shape, literally. The digging and excavation must be essentially complete. 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