Anne Schrager February 11, 2021Updated: February 16, 2021, 7:11 am
Each year Valentine’s Day and Presidents Day are kissing cousins on the calendar.
The federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February celebrates our first president, George Washington, and all the presidents who’ve led our country. San Francisco’s City Hall typically celebrates the holiday by illuminating the building in red, white and blue. The schedule varies from year to year, but look up and see if you can catch it if you’re driving around the area after dark.
This year’s three-day weekend also celebrates the start of Lunar New Year (Feb. 12) and love’s holiday on Feb. 14, with long-standing traditions such as San Francisco Beer Week shifting toward virtual and safe, social distanced options. The Chronicle Wine Competition’s Public Tasting event, usually held over the long weekend, will not take place this year but the annual wine competition is on track and awards are set
New federal paycheck protection loans available By Jim Day, Albany Democrat-Herald
Published: January 14, 2021, 6:21pm
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The $900 billion federal relief package signed by President Trump in December contains $325 billion in aid for small businesses.
The funding, part of a bill that also includes unemployment funds and stimulus checks for individuals, expands on the earlier Payroll Protection Program in that businesses who received funding in earlier iterations of the program still are eligible for the new funding.
Businesses also are encouraged to act now, said Corey Wright, a venture catalyst with Oregon Regional Accelerator and Innovation Network, or RAIN.
Wright noted that applications for first-time recipients opened Monday, while those who were previous recipients can apply starting Wednesday.
Duval County Public Schools high school graduation rates hit a record high last school year, new data shows.
On Thursday, the Florida Department of Education released its annual graduation rate report. The state data measures the percentage, by school district, of students who earn a regular high school diploma within a standard four year period.
Overall, the education department reported a 3.1 percentage point increase from year to year of Florida high school graduates, with a rate of 90 percent for the 2019-20 school year.
Duval County beat that standard, with a 90.2 percent rate for the same school year. That marks a 3.7 percentage point increase compared to one year prior and means the district has beat its own record high.
Industrial outlook: Victoria leads capital cities into 2021
B.C. capital has the lowest industrial vacancy rate in North America and the highest lease rates in Canada. December 30, 2020 Omicron and partner building a $100M industrial park in Greater Victoria. | Omicron With a 0.7 per cent vacancy rate – the lowest in North America – and average lease rates the highest in Canada, Victoria, B.C. has the strongest industrial market among capital cities in Western Canada. Local agents say the small industrial market of 9.3 million square feet remains driven by owner-occupiers. At least for now. “We are seeing a lot of developers coming out of Vancouver who will plan and build industrial for lease and for sale,” said Ty Whittaker, vice-president with Colliers International, Victoria. “But Victoria is really an owner-occupier market.”
Couples have been rushing back to altars and into receptions to celebrate their weddings. This time, they can bring up to 150 people to celebrate with them!
One such couple was Terry and Emily Constantinou, who recently partied it up with family and friends, eight months after their original wedding date in April.
“We made the decision back then to push it back to the fourth of December and we’re quite lucky we chose that date because the restrictions eased…But we spent the whole year wondering if it would happen or not,” Ms Constantinou said.
Sealing the deal with a kiss Photo: Photo: Corey Wright Photographer