Local coverage of Centerstage project

Today's RTD featured a story and audio slideshow on the progress of the tax-guzzling Richmond Centerstage project. You know, the place where blue haired old ladies, and Richmond's old money elite (read: .000000001% of the population) will get their opera and theater on.
As usual, the TD ignored the real news beneath the story and opted for a drooling, slavishly business friendly tone. At least they mentioned, in passing, that the project is $8 million over budget. For real coverage of the project, it's best to read the blogs, namely Don Harrison at Save Richmond.com.
As Harrison points out, this is just another case of the elite using the city taxpayer dollars for an endless money pit filled with overpaid con artists and schemers. Who is going to pay the millions for parking, anyway? Oh yeah, all of us. Here's hoping that they will book some artists that appeal to the masses. Highly doubtful considering we already have two new venues in The National and Toad's Place.
Meanwhile, over at Style, we had a story on the Centerstage big-butt chairs whose drink holders are already offending fat cat donors.
And Richmond Magazine had a piece about what kind of artists will be performing at the new arts center. Don't expect any big names until 2009 or 2010 at the earliest.