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Clark County theaters in limbo after glitch delays applications for federal grant
Published: April 23, 2021, 6:03am
Share: A pair of moviegoers wait for their concessions on Wednesday at Battle Ground Cinema. The multiplex was one of a handful of local theaters that reopened earlier this month. (Joshua Hart/The Columbian)
April 8 was supposed to be the big day. After three months of waiting, stage and screen venue operators were finally going to get their chance to apply for Shuttered Venue Operator grants, a major federal lifeline for one of the hardest-hit industries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stephen Pick of Vancouver-based Journey Theater was ready to go that morning, with all of the company’s supplemental documentation lined up. But when he went to the application portal on the U.S. Small Business Administration website, he found that something had gone wrong.
Vancouver’s Boomerang Therapy Works plans big move
Downtown wellness center moves to central Vancouver this summer
Published: April 20, 2021, 6:04am
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6 Photos Boomerang Therapy Works is moving to a new location next month because its current building is set to be demolished to make way for an apartment building. The taped-off section of the exterior wall was where a car drove into the building recently. (Joshua Hart/The Columbian) Photo Gallery
After four years in downtown Vancouver, Boomerang Therapy Works is preparing to move out of its gym building and setting up shop in central Vancouver. If all goes according to plan, its new location will debut June 1.
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Oregon’ filmmaker shines light on hunger
Documentary on civil war in Yemen gets Oscar nod By Kristi Turnquist, oregonlive.com
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PORTLAND – Skye Fitzgerald’s film, “Hunger Ward,” is nominated for an Academy Award in the best documentary short subject category.
It’s the second time in three years that one of the Oregon-based director’s films has earned an Oscar nomination. But in a phone conversation, Fitzgerald sounds more concerned about the tragedy the film depicts than about honors.
“I’m angry,” says Fitzgerald. “I’m angry as a filmmaker. I’m angry as a human being. I’m angry as a dad that our tax dollars are being used to starve children.”