Gene Marrano
Minor League baseball teams are often known for their unusual nicknames – the Sod Poodles, Lugnuts, Jumbo Shrimp and so on. Now the Salem Red Sox are joining that tradition – at least for 9 games this year as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports:
(earlier Red Sox release) The Salem Red Sox have “draughted” an alternate appearance for the 2019 season. Beginning May 2, the team will take the field every Thursday as the Salem Beer Mongers in a nod to the growing craft industry. General Manager Allen Lawrence added, “Craft beer has taken off here locally and across the entire state with the number of breweries increasing for less than 50 in 2011 to over 200 today. We thought it was appropriate to recognize the growth of the craft beer industry and the importance that it plays in our local economy.”
You might say construction at Rosie’s Gaming Emporium in Vinton has reached the homestretch. The offtrack and historic horse racing parlor is shooting for an early May opening. The Historic Horse racing machines look and operate like slot machines. Bettors wouldn’t know where and when those actual races took place.This morning marketing director Nate Mize with the Colonial Downs group demonstrated how betting on historic horse racing will work:
Tomorrow marks 12 years since the Virginia Tech mass shooting that left 32 people dead and many others wounded. A non-profit well-versed in grief counseling is holding a special event for those still impacted by that tragedy. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano:
