This isn’t always true, but it makes sense: it would be cheaper to renovate Rupp Arena than to build a new downtown arena for the University of Kentucky Wildcats. Everyone agrees Rupp Arena in its present configuration is at the end of its economic life: Wildcats basketball is enormously popular, and there’s more money to […]
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Renovations eyed for Rupp Arena
Since it looks like a privately financed arena for University of Kentucky basketball is all but dead, the city of Lexington is looking at renovation and/ore replacement options for Rupp Arena and the downtown Lexington Center. Mayor Jim Gray announced he would appoint a task force to look at renovation options, which presumably would also […]
