JenTen Productions is providing free streaming of the âHearts of Glassâ documentary film to the greater Teton community now through April 17.
The hourlong film captures the beginnings of Vertical Harvest, which co-founder Nona Yehia describes as a âfor-profit business with a nonprofit soulâ in the film.
The hydroponic greenhouse in downtown Jackson not only grows food but also provides meaningful employment for people with disabilities. The film weaves the story of the projectâs first 15 months of operation with the personal journeys of employees.
Since its premiere at the 2019 Wild and Scenic Film Festival, the documentary has graced the screens of film festivals across the nation and has been picked up by PBS on its public broadcast stations. Awards include the 2020 American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilitiesâ Media Award and the Best Feature Documentary at the 2019 Black Hills Film Festival.
Coronavirus Economic Weekly News 18April 2021
News posted last week about economic effects related to the coronavirus 2019-nCoV (aka SARS-CoV-2), which produces COVID-19 disease, has been surveyed and some articles are summarized here. We cover the latest economic data, especially the new coronavirus relief bill and stimulus checks, government funding, the latest employment data, housing market reports, mortgage delinquencies & forbearance, layoffs, lockdowns, and schools, as well as GDP. The bulk of the news is from the U.S., with a few more articles from overseas at the end. (Picture below is morning rush hour in downtown Chicago, 20 March 2020.) News items about epidemiology and other medical news for the virus are reported in a companion article.
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Marchers Set Fire at Apple Store and Shatter Windows Across Downtown Portland After Police Killing The scale of damage tonight recalled the riots last May. A bartender in a downtown restaurant continues work after the storefront window is smashed. (Justin Yau) Updated 3:08 AM The powder keg lit by the police killing of a man in the Lents neighborhood Friday morning exploded in downtown Portland on Friday night. Protesters who for nearly a year have demanded the defunding or abolition of the Portland Police Bureau responded to the fatal shooting by carving a trail of property destruction through downtown. The spree lasted into Saturday morning. They shattered windows of banks, restaurants and a church, wrote “No More History” on the Oregon Historical Society’s front entrance, and faced off with riot p
April 17 2021
A fatal police shooting spurred a nighttime crowd that smashed windows and set fires in downtown Portland on Friday.
Fires, gunshots and broken glass set the beat for a riotous evening in downtown Portland on Friday, April 16.
Portland Police Bureau officers made multiple arrests while Portland Fire & Rescue crews were kept busy extinguishing at least a half dozen separate blazes, including a major fire that engulfed the awning and boarded-up windows of the Pioneer Tower building that is immediately adjacent to the downtown Apple store.
Demonstrators gathered in the heart of the city for two events: a peaceful vigil that saw candle-bearing marchers briefly shutting down traffic on the Hawthorne bridge, and a separate direct action style protest that gathered at Director Park.
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