RSD Drops return with special releases at participating record stores on June 12 and July 17
With vaccines on the horizon and a few events being pencilled in for later this year, Record Store Day organizers around the world look forward to the future, but recognize that in 2021, celebrating independent brick and mortar record stores is still best done in the Drops format introduced so successfully in 2020.
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Mar 4, 2021
With vaccines on the horizon and a few events being pencilled in for later this year,
Record Store Day organizers around the world look forward to the future, but recognize that in 2021, celebrating independent brick and mortar record stores is still best done in the Drops format introduced so successfully in 2020.
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How the PPP helped Treasure Valley businesses weather COVID-19
In March 2020, Congress passed the CARES Act to provide $2.2 trillion in stimulus as the economy buckled under a global pandemic. The legislation included the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which through the Small Business Administration provided more than $525 billion in potentially forgivable loans to struggling businesses. Navigating stay-at-home orders and having little clarity around safety precautions for continued operations, many previously booming businesses were facing waves of uncertainty.
Rediscovered Books, an independent bookstore based in the Treasure Valley, was one such business. “With three great locations and a phenomenal staff, we started off 2020 with so much optimism and thought it was going to be our year, then COVID hit,” explained Bruce DeLaney, who co-owns Rediscovered Books with his wife Laura. “In March, suddenly there was so much uncertainty. Our strength here is in our staff. Thei