Take Ontario arena to the bank
There's an open house at the Citizens Business Bank Arena on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. This may be your only chance to explore the arena without buying a ticket for country music, Metallica or hockey.
I can't explain where the arena is located -- unless 4000 E. Ontario Center Parkway means something to you -- but you can find a map on the arena's website.
Now, what are we to call this facility with the unwieldy name? I know Citizens Business Bank ponied up money for the naming rights, but we have to be practical.
At the arena, employees are said to be unofficially calling it "See-buh," a phonetic pronunciation of CCBA.
Sports editor Lou Brewster's column Tuesday suggests "The Bank." He also says the shorthand version may show up in sports stories too.
I've since pointed out to Lou that I suggested The Bank as a nickname in a column on March 9, 2007, right after the ground-breaking.
"Who reads that?" Brewster replied.
Oh.
3 Comments
Leave a comment
About this blog
About this blogger
A journalist for more than two decades, David Allen has been writing a column for the Daily Bulletin since 1997 and blogging since 2007.He lives in Claremont.
E-mail David here or read columns here.
MNG Corporate Site Map | Newspaper Media Kit
| For more local Southern California News: | Copyright ©2010 |
| Los Angeles Newspaper group |
We do, David. I was thinking, when I read his article yesterday, that I thought you had made the same suggestion but couldn't find it.
You deserve all the credit. And who reads sports stories?
I concur, and what is this word "sport" you speak of?
LOL ;)
It's too bad that Orlando already has the O rena...pronounced OH-Rena....that would be perfect for Ontario.