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...commissioner would be treated to a nostalgic version of the national pastime. He would see 200 kids lining up early outside a ball park for a $5 bleacher seat despite the hot, sticky Coney Island weather. If he traveled to Memphis, Tenn., he would see families hurrying past downtown landmarks like the Peabody Hotel to get a good seat at AutoZone Park. Outside Chicago, he would see Kane County Cougars players being swarmed by young fans. And in cities and towns from Shreveport, La., to Medicine Hat, Alta., he would see how the major leagues' little siblings have turned themselves...
...Cardinals, are drawing the largest attendance in the minors. Despite finishing last in 2001, the team is on pace this year to outdraw the doomed Montreal Expos. Owner Dean Jernigan originally scanned the suburbs for a site, but his wife and co-owner Jean convinced him that a stadium downtown could help the city. AutoZone Park now anchors a revitalized section of Memphis once occupied by porn shops and empty lots...
...Kirk's strength comes not just from his sunny personality but also from a solid record as a pro-business mayor who took over a city paralyzed by racial bickering and left downtown Dallas with a gleaming sports arena, a successful light-rail system, a new police headquarters under construction and $543 million in funding for development along the Trinity River - without losing powerful minority support. Recalls David Biegler, a Republican energy executive who chaired the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce when Kirk was elected: "The force of his personality drove people to work together and get things done...
Over a plate of piping hot chicken nachos at the downtown shop, José Velasquez, a native Mexican, explains his loyalty to Real Taco...
Sometimes a cigarette isn't just a cigarette. Nowhere is that more evident, these days, than in Cairo. For four consecutive summers, I've met friends for drinks at the Greek Club downtown in the Egyptian capital, but this year there's a new ritual to our gathering: Before sitting down, everyone tosses their pack of cigarettes onto the table for a brand inspection. Gauloise (French), Cleopatra (Egyptian) and Rothmans (Canadian) pass without comment, but a pack of Marlboros demands explanation. Boycotting American cigarettes has become a standard political statement in a city where the vast majority of urban professionals...