A new view: You have just under three weeks to get on the waiting list for one of the new 3,000 seats or 60 suites to be added to Tiger Stadium’s south end zone. Applications and deposits are due on July 31. The Tiger Athletic Foundation has the full details and is accepting applications online here. TAF says it will begin to call donors in mid-August to begin the process of awarding seats and suites.
In training: As Team USA prepares to make the journey to the London 2012 Olympic Games, a pair of Louisiana’s culinary superstars are preparing to show their own well-honed talent at the games. Chefs John Folse and Michael Sichel, executive chef at Galatoire’s in New Orleans, are Louisiana’s representatives on a team of eight Gulf Coast chefs who will take part for four days in a BP-hosted series of events called “Spirit of the Gulf.” BP says three Gulf Coast bands will also get in on the act, which is geared at promoting Gulf Coast tourism.
Imported by the USA: The U.S. uniforms for the Olympics are the traditional American red, white and blue—but they’re made in China, and that has congressional leaders seeing red. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says the U.S. Olympic Committee should be ashamed of itself, and today suggested the uniforms be tossed into a big pile and burned. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi says she’s proud of the athletes but that they should be wearing uniforms made in America. The uniforms were designed by American Ralph Lauren, and Nike has also created many of the competition uniforms.
