Thursday, June 17, 2010
Downtown Raleigh No BLA(h) for Raleigh: State ABC nixes booze name on amphitheater
Posted by Bob Geary @rjgeary on Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 11:15 AM
- What's My Name Amphitheater
The downtown amphitheater in Raleigh won't be the BLA after all. The state ABC says it can't be named for Bud Light or any other booze item. Doggone it, the BLA seemed so perfect.
$300,000 a year times 5 years = $1.5 million down the drain.
What are we bid for your name [HERE] on the city's new amphitheater?
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