Jay-Z To Headline Labor Day Weekend Festival In Philadelphia
Source: blogs.forbes.com - Monday, May 14, 2012
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter greets Jay-Z Monday on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Photo credit: Associated Press Music Mogul and entrepreneur, Jay-Z , will host, headline and curate a two-day outdoor music festival in Philadelphia on Labor Day weekend. Jay-Z, along with City of Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter announced the “Made in America” event Monday morning on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Approximately 200 fans gathered to get a glimpse of Jay-Z who spoke briefly with an American Flag in the background. Approximately 28 bands—including rock, hip-hop, R&B, Latin and dance—are expected to be announced on May 21. Jay-Z said during the announcement that 70 percent of acts are signed. There’s no official announcement on the expected crowd but the Benjamin Franklin Parkway , where the event will be held, can easily accommodate well over a hundred thousand people. The music festival will be held on three stages along the mile-long scenic boulevard on September 1, and 2. The event will be produced by Live Nation. Budweiser is a co-sponsor of the event and proceeds will benefit the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania . Tickets are scheduled to go on sale May 23 through Ticketmaster.com and Livenation.com. A limited number of two day tickets will be available for $99 (plus service charges). Tickets will be made available a day early on Tuesday, May 22 on the Budweiser Facebook page . The BenjamSome Mississippi coast casinos could reopen Thursday after Isaac lashing
Source: www.foxnews.com - Thursday, August 30, 2012
Mississippi coast casinos could reopen Thursday evening, with Hurricane Isaac having done little physical damage to the engine of the coast's tourism industry. Casinos and other business owners say they hope business might bounce back over the Labor Day weekend, giving them some revenue. Workers scurried to clean up at casinos and downtown Biloxi restaurants Thursday morning, with storm surge having receded from U.S. Highway 90 The Mississippi Gaming Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, and is likely to vote then to lift its closure order, allowing the 12 coastal gambling halls to turn on the slots. "We have targeted to have all back in operation by noon tomorrow (Friday)," Allen Godfrey, the commission's executive director, told WLOX-TV. He said casinos could reopen at different times depending on their "unique circumstances." Thursday was back-to-work day in Harrison County -- the Mississippi coast's most populous. Traffic flowed and restaurants and stores reopened, even though rain still squalled at times, many traffic signals weren't working and rivers continued to swell. The other two coast counties could be slower to rebound. Jackson County was experiencing flooding driven by heavy rain, and storm surge was still receding Thursday in Hancock County. Spokeswoman Jill Alexander said the Isle of Capri casino, which is furthest out on the point where Biloxi Bay flows into the Gulf of Mexico, hadn't been damaged. That's in p
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