The news hit the SoHum blogosphere over the weekend. This press release (and advert for Reggae Rising) from People Productions makes it as official as it gets:
The Dimmick Ranch and People Productions, Tom Dimmick and Carol Bruno, are pleased to announce that they reached a negotiated settlement with the Mateel Community Center on Friday June 13th, ending the long running dispute between the parties.
“I feel a sense of relief that I hope the rest of our community is feeling to finally have this dispute resolved and behind us” said Tom Dimmick. “All of us here at the Dimmick Ranch are really looking forward to making Reggae Rising 2008 the best festival yet!”
“It’s been a long hard road for everyone” added Carol Bruno, “and we’re looking forward to continuing to serve our community.”
At this point, the terms of the settlement are not yet public but we expect to have an announcement soon.
We hope you will join us at this years’ Reggae Rising Music Festival to celebrate the joy of music and community.
This article appears in Crude Figures.
Thank God Almighty, I’m free at last!
ah no… i hope that doesnt mean they will need a real accounting system.. all that loose cash was a boost some very special people. UNITY!
bob, bob, how about some hard hitting journalism? Oh right if you can’t cheer lead for PP and TD you have no interest in covering the story! hee hee. just kidding. not really though…
Consider these facts for story fodder: Like the fact that Reggae on the RIver made a tidy profit on their one day show last year and have already announced the line up for a great 2 day event for 2010!??!?
Or more importantly, how the omnipotent (real deal) Reggae Rising failed to show a profit in 2010 and most, if not all, staff and contractors were left in the rears??? INCLUDING THE CHP?!?!?? Speaking of which, i heard they (the CHP – integral to CUP approval process) gave reggae rising a big thumbs down (being owned in excess of $28,000…) and the CUP will be denied for 2010!! This is huge. Although RR is selling tix they have announced NO line up, and in reality, the show is a NO GO>
now go and be a good reporter.