Brad Gregg Pete Rose was banned from baseball for gambling on the game. Suffice it to say, the national pastime and gambling haven’t made for the most harmonious of bedfellows. So imagine our surprise when the Oklahoma City RedHawks announced on April 4 that its ballpark would bear the name of a casino. For an […]
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Profiles in courage
Brad Gregg Candidates for office this week are filing with the state Election Board, meaning that a fair number of incumbents will know who their challengers are amid the legislative session. In previous years, candidate filing occurred in June. And how might this early jump on campaign season impact legislators still facing politically sticky votes […]
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Jobs, jobs, jobs
Brad Gregg Well get off the couch, buddy, because we all know that you’ve simply been enjoying those Maury reruns. (Not that we can blame you — what’s more entertaining than a woman terrified of cotton balls?) According to Gallup’s Job Creation Index, Oklahoma City has been ranked the nation’s top city for job creation. […]
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Take me out to Newcastle …
So imagine our surprise, then, that the Oklahoma City RedHawks ballpark is now named for a casino. For an undisclosed sum, the Chickasaw Nation purchased naming rights to the Bricktown ballpark, slapping on the name of Newcastle Field at Bricktown in honor of its gaming center in the rustic hamlet of Newcastle. An Oklahoma City ballpark […]
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Enter stage Lips
The long-awaited stage musical production of Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, based on the Lips’ 2002 album, is slated to make its world premiere next fall at the La Jolla Playhouse in La Jolla, Calif. At the helm is Tony Award-winning writer-director Des McAnuff, whose Broadway credits include Jersey Boys. Early on, McAnuff was reportedly […]
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Like a prayer
In a news release, Ritze cited the 2005 assault on a Tulsa reverend; the 2009 killing of an Anadarko pastor; and recent bomb threats against Edmond’s Fairview Baptist Church after its pastor, the Rev. Paul Blair, spoke out against an Oklahoma City Council resolution prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation. Conspicuously absent in the release […]
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Identity crisis
Senate Bill 1569, authored by none other than Sen. Ralph Shortey (he of fetus-food bill notoriety) requires candidates in Oklahoma’s presidential primaries to present the state Election Board with a photo ID and proof that they satisfy all requirements for office. Cue the “natural-born citizen” arguments. In a news statement on the bill’s passage, Shortey […]
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Barry dramatic
According to comingsoon.net, Switzer’s 1990 autobiography, Bootlegger’s Boy, is being shepherded to a theater near you by producer Molly Smith (pro: The Blind Side; con: Something Borrowed) and, possibly, the screenwriting team of Patrick Massett and John Zinman (pro: Friday Night Lights; con: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider). Because it’s never too early to think about […]
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I will always suspend you
News anchor Andrew Speno was cooling his telegenic heels for the week, handed a weeklong suspension after making a wisecrack about Whitney Houston on the March 8 newscast. About a story in which the deceased pop singer left her entire estate to her daughter, Speno quipped that the bounty even included Houston’s crack pipe. Speno […]