The American Hockey League (AHL) has just announced that the Bakersfield Condors are moving up from the ECHL (minor league hockey) to the AHL, just one step below the NHL. Technically speaking, the current AHL team for the Edmonton Oilers, the Oklahoma City Barons, will be moving from Oklahoma City to Bakersfield and becoming the Bakersfield Condors. “The Western-based NHL clubs have been in...
This weekend is going to be one of the biggest all year for Nashville's music scene. Diamond Rio, Diana Ross, Loretta Lynn, and Brandon Heath are just some of the bigger acts coming to town. There will also be a number of regional favorites packing the stages around music city. Here are the 5 must see concerts for this coming weekend; #1 Brandon...
There's nothing wrong with wearing nice clothes, but when you take positions for the people and claim to abhor extravagance, it's hard to take you seriously when you engage in that extravagance yourself, especially on the tax payer's dime. Michelle Obama recently wore a $12,000 Carolina Herrera designer gown to the state dinner, mere weeks before President Obama argued income inequality is a major...
Animal health products company Elanco just broke ground on a new $150 million facility in the heart of Augusta. The massive new plant is expected to create over 100 new jobs for our region. Elanco is one of the largest child companies of global pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly and Co. Their new Technology Center will be responsible for developing new enhancements for all of...
What seems like only moments after President Obama pledged to close Guantanamo Bay, republican Senator Tom Cotton had some sharp works for the President "In my opinion, the only problem with Guantanamo Bay is there are too many empty beds and cells there right now," he remarked to a mostly shocked audience "We should be sending more terrorists there. As far as...
The entire bay area will soon have a new place to feel some adrenaline, cool down, and enjoy some music at the region's new $36 million waterpark and entertainment complex. The long-awaited Emerald Glen Recreation and Aquatic Complex will include six massive water slides, one of the Bay Area's largest indoor pools, an outdoor competitive pool, a surf-themed water playground for young children,...
After Fort Monroe's recent announcement they'll be hiring 600 new jobs in the Norfolk area, another Norfolk company just made a huge job announcement. Norfolk Southern Corp. announced that it will be asking at least 500 employees currently working in their Roanoke offices to relocate to Norfolk VA. “This will not involve any involuntary force reductions, and we will provide substantial relocation...
The Charlotte Knights have just announced that they will be hosting the 29th annual Triple-A All-Star Game, which will be aired to millions on the MLB network; The All-Star games will be help in Center City Charlotte from  July 11-13, 2016. Many people had reservations about The Charlotte Knights building their new minor league stadium in uptown Charlotte, but all the doubters...
How much would you pay to eat some of Galotoire's world famous turtle soup? At this world famous New Orleans eatery, reservations are not taken, and some people are willing to go to extreme measures to get their turtle soup fix. Some of the more wealthy of the city have started to pay homeless people to wait in the line for...
Social media has helped the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office arrest over 200 people throughout the region. Local authorities combined their resources and manpower to investigate possible suspects, then follow them up the crime hierarchy. They used Facebook, Twitter, and other popular social platforms to identify evidence and locations of suspects, as well as to discover affiliates, using nothing more than a name. Here are some examples of...