Twenty Nova Scotians who have inspired others, raised spirits or helped people cope during the COVID-19 pandemic have been chosen to receive the Dr. Robert Strang Community Hero Award. A committee chose the 20 winners based on 179 outstanding applications.
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In 2020, the 14th edition of Art Dubai went completely online due to the coronavirus outbreak, with programming focused on performance art and healing curated by Marina Fokidis, a live broadcast of the Global Art Forum, and a digital catalogue. “We didn’t have a model to follow,” Pablo del Val, Art Dubai’s Artistic Director explained. “The online viewing rooms came later and the art industry has shifted to make these platforms meaningful. The future was unknown so we worked blindly.”
The present, arguably, is no more certain. After an aggressive summer 2020 lockdown and a spike of coronavirus cases in the winter, Dubai has reopened as part of the government’s efforts to spur the trade and tourism that fuel its ailing economy, with speedy vaccine rollouts and approximately half the UAE’s population immunized. It’s no surprise then that Art Dubai 2021 focused its showcase around the theme of physical presence, with safety measures in place. The only digi
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Hunterdon County softball season preview, 2021
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Rebecca Phillips (left) of South Hunterdon, shown with assistant coach Emily Zengal in 2019, hopes to have a lot to celebrate in her senior season.
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When Rebecca Phillips laces up her cleats for varsity softball this spring, she will embark on her 12th varsity sports season, the maximum for any high school athlete.
To help explain why Phillips prefers not to specialize in one sport, which has become so prevalent among amateurs, it’s clear just from watching her compete that she’s a natural athlete whose talents lend themselves to multiple sports.