Hard Rock sets its sights on Chicago casino Arts & Entertainment Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - November 14, 2021November 16, 2021 This rendering is of the proposed One Central development in Chicago that would include a Hard Rock casino. (Courtesy Gina Morales, HRI) Chicago officials are considering five proposals from three firms that want to operate a casino in the Windy City. One of the firms is Hard Rock International – owned
Hard Rock Cincinnati opens; $70 million hotel on tap Arts & Entertainment Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - November 11, 2021November 11, 2021 Former Cincinnati Reds baseball player Pete Rose, 80, signed guitars at the Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati grand opening Oct. 29. (Photo via Facebook) The Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati officially opened Oct. 29 with a traditional guitar smash, live music and throngs of eager casino customers. Chairman Marcellus W. Osceola, Hollywood Councilman Chris
Input sought on Big Cypress National Preserve plan Announcements Community News Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 Big Cypress National Preserve (Image via National Park Service website) Public input is being sought on a water management plan that the National Park Service (NPS) says would increase water flow, reduce wildfires and improve the habitat of the Big Cypress National Preserve. A public comment period on the draft “hydrologic restoration
‘Elgin Jumper’s Colorful Journey’ debuts at Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - November 3, 2021November 3, 2021 A documentary about artist Elgin Jumper debuted Oct. 6 at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum. Seminole Media Productions filmed and produced the documentary. (SMP) BIG CYPRESS — When Elgin Jumper was 6 or 7 years old, he picked up a pencil, started drawing and kept at it until it became a part of
Rez Jamz spotlights tribal talent Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 Cypress Billie performs for Rez Jamz, a new musical series at To-Pee-Kee-Ke Yak-Ne Community Center in Big Cypress. (Photo Beverly Bidney) BIG CYPRESS — Tribal singers, songwriters and musicians now have a place to share their talents with the tribe and theworld at large. Rez Jamz is a new musical series designed
Seminole Scenes: October 2021 Community News Seminole Scenes Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 GAMING EXPO: From left, Chairman Marcellus W. Osceola Jr., Hollywood Councilman Chris Osceola, Hard Rock International Chairman and Seminole Gaming CEO Jim Allen and Brighton Councilman Larry Howard attend the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas in early October. Jim Shore, the Tribal Council’s general counsel, was inducted into the
Indigenous site still attracts city dwellers, tourists News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 The circle has been kept buried for its protection but is landscaped in its original shape with stone and vegetation. It is surrounded by a public park. (Photo Damon Scott) MIAMI — In downtown Miami where the Miami River meets Biscayne Bay sits the Miami Circle – an anomaly among anoverdeveloped
Q&A: Jim Allen talks gaming at G2E Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 Hard Rock International Chairman and Seminole Gaming CEO Jim Allen is interviewed by CNBC correspondent Contessa Brewer during a panel discussion about gaming Oct. 6 in Las Vegas. (Courtesy G2E) LAS VEGAS — The Global Gaming Expo (G2E) returned to Las Vegas Oct. 4-7 after a two-year hiatus due to the
Tribal member’s breast cancer message: ‘Get your mammogram, do your self-check, catch it early’ Community Health News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 Lorraine Posada, left, and daughter Lindsey Posada greet Lenore Roberts at the Immokalee drive thru breast cancer awareness event Oct. 19. (Photo Beverly Bidney) Lorraine Posada, who has no history of breast cancer in her family, exercises regularly, eats well and isn’t overweight, was diagnosed at age 43 with breast cancer.
Dollar General in Micanopy draws Native opposition Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 Micanopy residents have been protesting plans for the construction of a Dollar General store in their town. Theproposed location is near Tuscawilla Road in the Micanopy Native American Preserve. It’s in the vicinity of a Native American burial mound and the site of the Battle of Micanopy – fought during