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posted by Kyle Hightower on Jul 25, 2008 12:46:04 PM Orlando Magic and city officials brought out all the bells, whistles and pyrotechnics for this morning's media portion of the Orlando Events Center groundbreaking. Magic radio play-by-play voice Dennis Neumann served as the master of ceremonies for the gathering that included all the usual suspects that have had a hand in helping make the $480 million project a reality. The theme and catch phrase of the day was clearly "Great Day" playing off the spiritual sung by the Negro Spiritual Scholarship Foundation Choir of Orlando Opera. Magic Prez Bob Vander Weide took it a step further and made reference to a U2 lyric in describing what the day meant to him. Orlando and Orange County mayors Buddy Dyer and Rich Crotty were both on hand alongside the top Magic brass in COO Alex... [read full story]
