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Tony Chiappetta For those in the shoe business, understanding the supply chain is more important than ever, said Tony Chiappetta, chief executive officer at Kenosha-based Chiappetta Shoes. “Oracle Bones” by Peter Hessler opened his eyes to what…
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For those in the shoe business, understanding the supply chain is more important than ever, said Tony Chiappetta, chief executive officer at Kenosha-based Chiappetta Shoes.
“Oracle Bones” by Peter Hessler opened his eyes to what life is like in China, one of the world’s largest footwear producers. The 2007 New York Times Bestseller was recommended by “a well-seasoned shoe dog” from New Zealand, Chiappetta said. The two were talking shop one day a few years ago.
A Salute to Broadway
Sing Napa Valley is launching a virtual salon featuring songs from Broadway musicals on YouTube on Feb. 21.
It will feature songs from shows such as âFiddler on the Roof,â âOklahoma,â âGuys and Dolls,â âPhantom of the Opera,â âFrozen,â âCabaret,â âBeauty and the Beast,â âThe Little Mermaid,â Anything Goes,â Wickedâ, âJesus Christ Superstar,â and âThe Prom.â
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Performers include Karen Brocker, Toni Chiappetta, Ben Covone, Susan Dunaway-Tsujihara, Sharron Emig, Eva Facey, Ian Frost, Karen Frost, Jeanette Fuqua, Camden Gilgallon, Shelby Lanterman, Dana Zaccone, and more.
In March, Rodger Collinson was suddenly faced with the prospect of working more than he had ever in his 17-year career with the Napa Fire Department. Demand for emergency services amid a budding pandemic could very well skyrocket, Collinson knew â but the same could not be said of Californiaâs restaurants, which were being asked to shutter their doors to the public and revert to take out service only.
As he wondered if there was some way to reconcile heightened need for essential workers with the unprecedented closures facing Napa Valleyâs restaurant industry, Collinsonâs mind turned to Facebook. Originally, the firefighter-paramedic said, the idea was to create a group to encourage his colleagues â firefighters, nurses, EMTs and the like â to ârely on local foodâ to fuel them during their day-long shifts. Collinson figured he would organize the page, which he originally named âSave Napa Restaurants!â and then begin his outreach to p