COVID marks new chapter for independent bookstores
Updated Feb 16, 2021;
Posted Feb 16, 2021
Zelmon Zee Johnson adjusts the shelves in her Olive Tree Books-n-Voices, a community bookstore on Hancock Street in Springfield. (Don Treeger / The Republican)
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SOUTH HADLEY For Joan Grenier, owner of the Odyssey Bookshop across from Mount Holyoke College, 2020 was a year of constant reinvention and gratitude.
With business interrupted by the coronovirus pandemic, Grenier said she was faced with the possibility of closing. The crisis prompted her to set up a GoFundMe online fundraiser seeking help from longtime customers and supporters of independent booksellers.
Grenier said she was overwhelmed when donors came forward with $70,000 to help the bookstore stay open and make payments on bills totaling nearly $150,000.
TC Studios and Shadowlight Merge to Create One of the Largest Creative Studios in the Nation
Two powerhouse studios join forces.
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LANCASTER, Pa., Dec. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ TC Studios, LLC, a leading provider of Commercial Photography and Video, has acquired the shadowlight group ltd, also a leading provider in the industry. The combination creates a leading commercial studio serving top brands nationwide. The result is a team of approximately 65 creative professionals and 135,000 sq. ft. of space, including a 10,000 sq. ft. sound stage for dynamic video production.
The integration of both studios will take place over the next few months. TC Studios will relocate to Shadowlight s existing studio in Leola, PA. Ted Clements, previously co-owner of TC Studios and a former long-time team member at Shadowlight, will serve as the combined entity s CEO. Phil and Kristen Hiestand, co-owners of Shadowlight, will support the stu