Monday Night: Coliseum!

By:  Diane Benjamin The Bloomington City Council is holding a Committee of the Whole meeting Monday night.  The June Committee of the Whole meeting was NOT live streamed or video taped.  Transparency?  NOPE.  That means, you better attend! John Butler and Bart Rogers from CIAM are scheduled to proclaim the greatness of what they have […]

Lap dog media falls for Coliseum report

By:  Diane Benjamin The Coliseum year-end report is finally out.  The year ended 4/30/15. As I have reported many times, what CIAM reports is pure fiction.  The birdcage liner is reporting the Coliseum lost $494,320 for the year.  Of course, that number isn’t accurate.  Worse, they reported CIAM’s reported loss last year of $183,727 instead of what […]

Coliseum: 2 Managers with another job

By:  Diane Benjamin The contract signed between CIAM (Central Illinois Arena Management) and the City of Bloomington state that ONE General Manger is required AND that person is not allowed to have any other job.  You probably know that clause has been broken for years.  Management Agreement CIAM Here’s what the TWO Mangers do instead: […]