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Leonard Cohen, the acclaimed Canadian poet and novelist, was only 30 when Donald Brittain and Don Owen of the National Film Board of Canada decided he was worthy of a biopic. Ladies and Gentlemen …. Mr. Leonard Cohen was released in 1965, and in honor of Canadian Jewish Heritage Month, this spare and affecting 44-minute black-and-white documentary will be broadcast online during May.
Indianapolis-based Markey’s Rental & Staging was on its way to becoming a $40 million business annually before the pandemic.
The employee-owned company built its brand on staging captivating in-person events such as conferences, award shows and evenings with prominent figures such as former first lady Michelle Obama.
But in mid-March, all events stopped during the government shutdown. As time wore on, the company cut workers and reduced salaries.
“When the meetings and events industry stopped, it stopped us as well,” said Mark Miller, president and CEO.
Like some other businesses faced with the reality that their services were needed in a different way due to the pandemic, Markey’s switched gears to survive. The company turned its focus to producing virtual conventions and other remote events that could take place online.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown Indianapolis-area small businesses for a loop. Some business models were rendered moot practically overnight, an environment in which owners had to quickly adapt.
This story catalogs the experiences of four of those business owners, a rental and staging company, a tech company that works with nonprofits, a City Market barbecue place and residential and commercial building deep-cleaner.
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Cal Anderson Park is closed. The park has been closed, technically, for months. That hasn t stopped most residents from spending time in the park. Even four days after the Seattle Police Department arrested 25 people during a very public encampment sweep at the park, people are still out and about. Sponsored Enjoy 25% off every day on The Hollingsworth Cannabis Co. Find it only at Uncle Ike’s!
I crisscrossed Cal Anderson for around 20 minutes yesterday in the middle of a rainstorm so intense for Seattle it trended on Twitter. I saw at least ten people in Cal Anderson: One man jogged, another played fetch with his dog, a couple walked through huddled under an umbrella, some pasty white boys chatted under a tree. I watched a man do countless burpees in the middle of the field. A Seattl
Sirphey Offers Delicious Array Of Holiday Gift-Wrapped Boxes Themed Around Sugar, Spice And Everything Chai-ce
Holiday spirit has taken hold at Sirphey.
For the first time, the local startup has prepared an array of purchasable gift boxes that allow shoppers to bring a bit of global food and drink to their own pantry with bundles priced 25-40 percent lower than retail value.
All six holiday boxes are gift-wrapped and themed around Sugar, Spice and Everything Cha-ice.
The Middle Eastern Sugar Box provides an array of truffles, Turkish delight, baklava and more, while the Americas version includes the three most popular blends of Santa Fe’s Kakawa Drinking Chocolate with housemade marshmallow blossoms.