Milestone reached in construction of Hard Rock Hotel New York News Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 The construction team at the site of the future Hard Rock Hotel New York hoists the U.S. flag high above Times Square to commemorate the completion of the fundamental framework of Hard Rock Hotel New York on the 35th floor terrace. The hotel is scheduled to open in spring 2022.
Ft. Lauderdale woman hits Seminole Gaming record $3.85M jackpot News Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 This slot machine rang up a $3.85 million jackpot for a Fort Lauderdale woman in the early hours of July 23, 2020, at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. It is the highest payout in Seminole Gaming history. (Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood photo) HOLLYWOOD – After celebrating her 60th birthday
Chairman Osceola issues Safer at Home Order Community Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 Seminole Tribe Chairman Marcellus W. Osceola Jr. has issued a tribal-wide Safer at Home Order. The order went into effect July 21 and will remain in effect until further notice. The order, which comes as Florida deals with surging COVID-19 cases, highly recommends that everyone living on Seminole reservations remain
Cheyenne Kippenberger to speak at Congressional hearing on mental health Health Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 Miss Indian World and UNITY peer guide ambassador Cheyenne Kippenberger will be among the speakers at a Congressional subcommittee hearing on July 16, 2020. (Courtesy photo) Miss Indian World and Seminole tribal member Cheyenne Kippenberger is scheduled to participate in a remote Congressional oversight hearing about mental health issues among Native
Seminole input – from present and past – sought for Everglades restoration plan Community News Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 A map shows areas of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and Central Everglades Planning Projects. (USACE) 2020 has brought significant challenges to Indian Country that have required considerable attention from Tribal members. While COVID-19 has grabbed the spotlight across the nation, at home another matter continues in importance: the Seminole Tribe’s
Working hard behind the camera puts Alycia Cypress ahead of the game Education Top News Top Story by Sallie James - July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 While covering an event for her school media, Alycia Cypress interviewed former NBA star Dwayne Wade at American Heritage School in Plantation. (Courtesy photo) She was the kid with the long black hair and huge camera lens who relentlessly prowled the sidelines of American Heritage’s sports fields as she worked to
Hollywood honors its 2020 graduates Education Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 Hollywood Coucilman Chris Osceola shakes hands with NSU University School graduate Chandler DeMayo during a graduation appreciation event for the reservation’s 2020 graduates. The event was hosted by the Hollywood Council Office on June 18 at the Classic Gym. (Kevin Johnson photo) HOLLYWOOD — This year’s group of high school graduates
Graduates receive festive recognition in Big Cypress Education Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 Ahfachkee School valedictorian Priscilla Alvarado, left, and salutatorian Leilani Gopher pose at a graduation celebration for 2020 graduates from the Big Cypress and Immokalee reservations June 9, 2020, in Big Cypress. (Kevin Johnson photo) BIG CYPRESS – It’s not often that a lengthy line of vehicles occupies a stretch of Josie
More Seminole casinos reopen News Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 Jim Allen, CEO of Seminole Gaming and Chairman of Hard Rock International, speaks to the media at the reopening of Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood on June 12, 2020. The casino had been closed since March 20 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. (Kevin Johnson photo) HOLLYWOOD – The reopening
Additional Seminole casinos set to reopen Community News Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood and its Guitar Hotel, shown here at night on Sept. 19, 2019, will reopen June 12, 2020, after being closed for nearly three months due to the Covid-19 pandemic. (Kevin Johnson photo) More casinos in the Seminole Gaming family are ready to reopen. Seminole