June Shagaloff Alexander, whose work for the NAACP and its legal arm in the 1950s and '60s put her at the forefront of the nationwide fight for school integration and made her a close confidante of civil rights figures like Thurgood Marshall and James Baldwin, died March 29 at her home in Tel Aviv, Israel. She was 93.
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It was a good week after a bad year.
Although no urban hoteliers have had it easy these past 15 months, for those in Washington, the pandemic was but the first in a series of unexpected challenges and complications. The streets of the capital are no strangers to protests, but those in 2020 were particularly intense. Museums, a large draw for tourists, were closed. Election years (and the subsequent inauguration) are typically good for business, but this year saw upheaval, then insurrection and heavy security. The inauguration crowds who typically buy up the city s room inventory were told to stay home. And the city s rules on indoor dining have been more restrictive than even New York and its vaccine rollout slower.
There is a lot of moving parts that goes into the price of an item - whether it s raw materials, packaging, freight and transportation. And when there are fluctuations there, yes, it does get passed on, said Taylor James, Castle Retail VP.
James works for Castle Retail, the company which owns Cash Savers in Memphis and High Point Grocery. James said while some parts of the country are seeing prices spikes, and national chains may be raising prices, as an independent grocer - so far - his stores have not made drastic changes. Up to this point, it s been okay. But there is always a possibility that things can change, said James.