#ncga: Steinburg basketball tourney ONE HOT MESS
Once again, we have mail. We’ve covered state Rep. Bob Steinburg’s venture into sports promotion — funded by Currituck County tax dollars — pretty extensively. This time we have a
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#ncga: More Steinburg tourney questions
Okay, let’s review. State Rep. Bob Steinburg — in his rookie season as an event promoter — talked Currituck County into paying him $50,000 to promote a basketball tournament in
Continue reading#ncpol: Steinburg’s B-ball tourney ALREADY violating Currituck rules?
Curiouser and Curiouser. My friends, we learned that state (and state senate candidate) Rep. Bob Steinburg got paid $50,000 by Currituck County to promote an NCAA basketball tournament in Asheville over
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Currituck leaders defend payments to Steinburg, Steinburg Invitational
The VisitCurrituckOBX.com Battle in The Blue Ridge college basketball tournament happened in Asheville over Thanksgiving. Nobody broadcast the games on television. (ESPN didn’t bother streaming it on its ESPN+ service.)
Continue readingSteinburg can’t GIVE tickets away to his tax-funded basketball fiasco
According to Asheville officials, tickets to the visitcurrituckobx.com Battle for The Blue Ridge are — in fact — slower than molasses: The “Battle in the Blue Ridge” basketball tournament that
Continue readingA TV blackout for Steinburg Invitational?
State senator-elect Bob Steinburg promised Currituck County a PR bonanza in return for underwriting his private company’s inaugural sports promotional venture. Yes, college basketball season is upon us. The Tar
Continue reading#ncga: NC Dems going after ‘Backroom Bobby’
We’ve reported frequently on the Bob Steinburg comedy show in the Outer Banks. You may have heard about Steinburg’s straight man, Bobby Hanig, the Currituck County commissioner running for the
Continue reading#ncga: Has Bobby got it in the bag?
(And if so, is it a Donna Karan or Gucci bag? Inquiring minds want to know.) I’ve heard from more than one Outer Banks voter about the scarcity of Republican
Continue reading#ncga: Indicted Steinburg aide ALSO working on Steinburg Invitational?
Judging from this email, it would appear to be so. Most politicians who have aides under indictment send them off to go spend more time with their families. Not Bob
Continue reading#ncga: Drivebys Tee-Up the Steinburg Invitational
The Elizabeth City Daily Advance has decided to wake up from its Rip Van Winklish slumber and call Bob Steinburg’s taxpayer-funded basketball deal what it is: State Rep. Bob Steinburg,
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