New Fillmore in Silver Spring; New Birchmere in College

Originally posted by Urbansprite:
It is important to remember that this is just the beginning of the process.

a tip o' the hat for your rambling, mostly incoherent legal memorandum … i hope you were able to bill that to some poor unsuspecting soul

Go Seth!

Owner of 9:30 Club ready to battle Live Nation over Silver Spring night spot

The owner of the 9:30 Club, Seth Hurwitz, sent a letter Nov. 5 to Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett laying out an aggressive plan for operating a concert facility in Silver Spring and describing why his company should be chosen over competitor Live Nation.

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Ike doesn't sound like he wants to play ball. I may regret voting for that dude.

Ditto.

Originally posted by dfmcpete:
Ike doesn't sound like he wants to play ball. I may regret voting for that dude.

You can see the side by side comparison @ Silver Spring Scene. Who do you think is offering a better deal??!!!

First off - Silver Spring has a "scene"?

Secondly, that's a helluva proposal.

Nice counter grasshopper.

I guess I have a problem figuring out when or if a deal has been made. And if there was an opportunity for all to make proposals. And if there was a deadline. And if the community had a say in the matter. Perhaps this is just BAU for local government.

lmao silver spring has no seen…maybe gangs lol…but for some reaon people think its gonna be a hotspot

From the Post story here are some of the milestoness

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In late July, the county ended negotiations with the owners of the Alexandria-based Birchmere Music Hall. The administration of former county executive Douglas M. Duncan had approached the Birchmere in 2002 about opening a second venue in Silver Spring, and Duncan announced a tentative deal last year. But the county and the Birchmere ultimately could not agree over what Leggett described as "a host of critical issues." "


Live Nation was approached when negotiations with the Birchmere began to break down. Live Nation was spun off in 2005 from Clear Channel Communications, which (under the name SFX) acquired many concert production companies around the country, including Alexandria-based Cellar Door in 1999.


On Monday, Seth Hurwitz, head of Bethesda-based IMP, which owns the 9:30 club (the nation's busiest in terms of ticket sales) and operates Merriweather Post Pavilion, sent a letter to Leggett expressing his "sincere interest in the proposed music facility in Silver Spring." Hurwitz said he had held off, hoping the county and the Birchmere "would all get back to the table because it's probably what belongs there. . . . As a lifelong Montgomery County resident, and with 28 years of experience in the music business, I would have liked to be considered for this opportunity."

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So basically in a two month period no one from the county thought to approach anyone other than Live Nation and critical problems with the Birchmere plan are suddenly addressed.

have a feeling that this will probably work out like the recher theatre in towson… check out this site www.livemusicss.com

well maybe not probably but I think thats its potential…

If you live in Montgomery County, e-mail Ike Leggett and the County Council Members with your thoughts! Silver Spring deserves more than a generic chain nightclub.

Isiah Leggett - e-mail: ocemail@montgomerycountymd.gov
Phil Andrews - e-mail: councilmember.andrews@montgomerycountymd.gov
Roger Berliner - e-mail: councilmember.berliner@montgomerycountymd.gov
Marc Elrich - At-Large - e-mail: councilmember.elrich@montgomerycountymd.gov
Valerie Ervin - e-mail: councilmember.ervin@montgomerycountymd.gov
Nancy Floreen - At-Large - e-mail: councilmember.floreen@montgomerycountymd.gov
Michael Knapp - Council Vice President - e-mail: councilmember.knapp@montgomerycountymd.gov
George Leventhal - At-Large - e-mail: councilmember.leventhal@montgomerycountymd.gov
Marilyn Praisner - Council President - e-mail: councilmember.praisner@montgomerycountymd.gov

Duchy Trachtenburg - At Large - councilmember.trachtenberg@montgomerycountymd.gov

Perhaps this is just BAU for local government.

It is consistent with what happened a block over on Ellsworth, where they spent like $100 Mill in public funding to redevelop it just to hand it over to corporate chains.

Silver Springâ??s Citizens Advisory Board meets at the Gwendolyn Coffield Center (2450 Lyttonsville Rd) from 7pm to 9pm. This event is open to the public, so if you live in the area, please come!