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Rose Festival Supports Revitalized Memorial Coliseum

January 25th, 2010

Portland, OR—The Portland Rose Festival, newly designated the “Official Festival of the City of Portland,” today announced its support for the Trail Blazers and WinterHawks’ concept for a revitalized Memorial Coliseum.
One of the core strengths of the Trail Blazers/Winterhawks approach is its reverence for the architectural character of Memorial Coliseum and for community uses of [...]


J. Isaac Discusses Concept With Sports Business Radio

January 20th, 2010

On Sunday, January 17, JumpTown project manager J. Isaac, the Trail Blazers Senior Vice President of Business Affairs, was a guest on Sports Business Radio. Host Brian Berger commended Isaac and the Trail Blazers for our community engagement throughout the process.
Isaac and Berger discussed the Trail Blazers development plans in great detail, including specifics [...]


A Preservationist’s Perspective on Memorial Coliseum Plans

January 19th, 2010

Larry Miller on Sunday’s Trail Blazers Broadcast

January 14th, 2010

At halftime of the January 10 game between the Trail Blazers and the Cleveland Cavaliers, Trail Blazers President Larry Miller spoke to Mike Barrett about the state of the team’s plans for Memorial Coliseum and the Rose Quarter. Click on the imbedded video in this post to hear the interview in its entirety, and [...]


Congratulations to the Portland Rose Festival

January 13th, 2010

Congratulations to the Portland Rose Festival, which today was designated the “Official Festival of the City of Portland” by City Council. With today’s announcement and, soon, a newly-renovated John Yeon building to serve as festival headquarters, it is an exciting time for the celebration and the many Portlanders who make the event happen.
Our vision [...]


Examining Memorial Coliseum Proposals (Part 1)

January 11th, 2010

A Rose Quarter Plan Jumps Up

January 9th, 2010

Final Submission to the Stakeholder Advisory Committee

January 8th, 2010

Attached, in its entirety, is the submission made by the Trail Blazers/Winterhawks project team to the City of Portland’s Stakeholder Advisory Committee today in response to the call for concepts for the renovation or adaptive reuse of Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Guided by your public input, the Trail Blazers and our project partners have submitted a project [...]


Blazers Set Coliseum Plan

January 8th, 2010

Blazers Recognize Coliseum’s Worth

January 8th, 2010