Newark Beat
Issue date: 11/18/08 Section: Newark/World Beat
The Newark Bears may be around next season, despite recently filing for Chapter 11.
The team's potential buyer is a company called Bases Loaded Group.
Along with new owners, the team may also get a new manager.
There is talk that Tim Raines, a former New York Yankee outfielder, may manage the Bears.
James Wankmiller, president and CEO of the Bases Loaded Group, said, "We want to keep the Newark Bears operating for the 2009 season.
"We are also looking at opportunities to use the venue for other community related opportunities and be in operation more than on days where there's baseball."
There were two other potential buyers, but Bases Loaded Group was the only buyer to commit to the Bears having a 2009 season.
Even professional sports are feeling the crunch in this tough economy.
However, their losses can be your gains.
With slow ticket sales, the Devils and Prudential Center are coming up with a variety of programs to cut prices to draw fans in.
On Thursday nights, college students can get $15 tickets. They are also slashing prices on food at the concession stand.
Ed Horne, NHL senior executive vice president for club business and strategic development, said, "Given where we find ourselves in the softening economy, clubs have redoubled their effort to give people reasons to buy tickets.
"There are a variety of ideas and programs across the league designed to help people stay connected to the league in hard times."
Link Community School held their 11th annual "Taste of Newark" at the NJPAC. The event includes a sampling of food from Newark's restaurants and a silent auction.
Tickets to the event ranged from $100 to $250. The fundraiser raises about 25 percent of the school's annual budget.
A new book from NYU Press titled Newark is a history of, you guessed it-Newark. The full title is Newark: A History of Race, Rights, and Riots in America.
The book chronicles the history of Newark from its founding in 1666 to the election of the city's first black mayor, in 1970. While it might not be your conventional read, the book does have some interesting facts.
The team's potential buyer is a company called Bases Loaded Group.
Along with new owners, the team may also get a new manager.
There is talk that Tim Raines, a former New York Yankee outfielder, may manage the Bears.
James Wankmiller, president and CEO of the Bases Loaded Group, said, "We want to keep the Newark Bears operating for the 2009 season.
"We are also looking at opportunities to use the venue for other community related opportunities and be in operation more than on days where there's baseball."
There were two other potential buyers, but Bases Loaded Group was the only buyer to commit to the Bears having a 2009 season.
Even professional sports are feeling the crunch in this tough economy.
However, their losses can be your gains.
With slow ticket sales, the Devils and Prudential Center are coming up with a variety of programs to cut prices to draw fans in.
On Thursday nights, college students can get $15 tickets. They are also slashing prices on food at the concession stand.
Ed Horne, NHL senior executive vice president for club business and strategic development, said, "Given where we find ourselves in the softening economy, clubs have redoubled their effort to give people reasons to buy tickets.
"There are a variety of ideas and programs across the league designed to help people stay connected to the league in hard times."
Link Community School held their 11th annual "Taste of Newark" at the NJPAC. The event includes a sampling of food from Newark's restaurants and a silent auction.
Tickets to the event ranged from $100 to $250. The fundraiser raises about 25 percent of the school's annual budget.
A new book from NYU Press titled Newark is a history of, you guessed it-Newark. The full title is Newark: A History of Race, Rights, and Riots in America.
The book chronicles the history of Newark from its founding in 1666 to the election of the city's first black mayor, in 1970. While it might not be your conventional read, the book does have some interesting facts.
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