| BATS ECN Launches New York City Office
KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BATS Trading, Inc. announced Tuesday the opening of an office in New York City, the company's first location outside of its Kansas City, Mo., headquarters. The office, located at 1440 Broadway, is staffed by the two latest additions to the BATS sales team, account managers Lauren Sbordone and John Denza. Ms. Sbordone spent the past six years at NYSE Group, formerly Archipelago Holdings, and was most recently a director. Mr. Denza, previously a senior sales executive at Island ECN and managing director at Nasdaq Transaction Services, was most recently sales director at Tradeware Global in New York. "We're excited to add Lauren and John, both outstanding sales professionals, to our team," said BATS Chief Executive Officer Dave Cummings, noting that the number of subscribers trading on the BATS platform has increased more than 60 percent since the end of 2006.
Lynn Michaels, Alternative Theater Stalwart, Dies at 83
Lynn Michaels, artistic director of the Open Space Theatre Experiment and a seminal figure in the Off-Broadway alternative theater movement, died on Monday, April 16 in Manhattan after a long battle with cancer. She was 83. She began her theatrical career as a producer, director, and actress in the late 1940s. Her first work as a producer was Bertolt Brecht's The Private Life of the Master Race, adapted by Eric Bentley. The production opened in 1956 and received one of the first Village Voice OBIE awards. Michaels and her husband, designer-painter Harry Baum, opened and owned the St. Marks Playhouse. There, they presented such works as Deep are the Roots, Hop, Signor, Jean Genet's The Blacks: A Clown Show, and LeRoi Jones' The Slave/The Toilet. Starting in 1969, the venue became the home of the Negro Ensemble Company for nine seasons.
St. Al's cardiac kids win playoff thriller
Stephanie Gwin's one-out single in the bottom of the seventh inning capped a wild three-run rally as St. Al came back to beat Salem 3-2 in the first game of a Class 1A second round fast-pitch series at Bazinsky Park.On Saturday, the Lady Flashes won both of their first-round series games against Ethel in the final at-bat. This time they were held scoreless until the seventh when the magic started with some help from Salem (19-6).Two throwing errors on bad relays chased home St. Al's first two runs in the inning. That set the stage for Gwin, who roped a hit to the fence in left-center against a drawn infield and outfield.“I was shaking when I first went up there, but we have won so many games in the bottom of the seventh," Gwin said. “That was probably the best hit I've had all season.
Manhattan Center Studios Launches MCS Records
New York -- April 12, 2007 -- Manhattan Center Studios (MCS), home of the Hammerstein Ballroom and the Grand Ballroom, announces the launch of MCS Records, a new record label that expands creative options to unsigned and established performance artists of several genres including Hip Hop, R&B, Pop, Rock and Reggae. "Our creative possibilities are unparalleled in the industry," says Richie Clarke, Vice President of MCS Records. .
City Council sinks water park bids
FREMONT The city's long-planned water park in Central Park has been docked but just temporarily, city officials said. The City Council voted Tuesday night to reject all construction bids for the project, and to restart the bidding process with the goal of receiving a lower bid. The decision means the park likely will open in 2009, one year later than planned, city officials said. The lowest of the rejected estimates recently submitted by two construction companies was $11.75 million nearly $3 million more than the city's figures. The council's unanimous rejection vote allowed city staff members to start over by re-advertising construction bids beginning today. Bids will be open for submission again in less than five weeks, starting May 1. "I believe staff can generate savings for the city and that's why we're rebidding the project," Deputy Manager Christine Daniel said.
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