D.C. developer Warren C. Williams Jr. was on his way to a project meeting in 2007 at Metro's headquarters when he got a call telling him that D.C. Council member Jim Graham, a Metro board member and chairman of the council's real estate committee, was displeased.
It's quite easy to breed cynicism. So any wariness regarding D.C. United's new ownership group, introduced Tuesday at a classy affair atop the W Hotel, is understandable. We've seen the pomp and circumstance before. But when it comes to finding the club a soccer-specific stadium, the D.C. faithful know not to get their hopes up.
D.C. United has quietly employed its fan base in urging the District to support the team's plans for a soccer-only stadium at Poplar Point in Southeast in hopes the facility can be built in time for the 2010 Major League Soccer season.
D.C. United has quietly employed its fan base in urging the District to support the team's plans for a soccer-only stadium at Poplar Point in Southeast in hopes the facility can be built in time for the 2010 Major League Soccer season.
