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It’s so new that its website shows only a slick video of a young couple going behind a scaffolded entrance, past a worker chipping away tile, and into a sleek elevator that delivers them to their room.
But Civilian Hotel the latest creation of architect David Rockwell, set to open in October and run by SIXTY Collective is a celebration of old-time Broadway, dressed by Broadway insiders.
You can t book a room yet, but once you can, it will likely be the most Broadway of Broadway hotels.
Rockwell, a Tony-winner for the jewel-box set he created for 2016 s “She Loves Me,” will tap Broadway designer friends to curate permanent and rotating art displays, of their work as costume and set designers and photographers, in Civilian’s restaurant, its secret garden and its bars on the second floor and the rooftop.
How being a veteran cost restaurant owner bite of COVID relief
By: Newsy Staff
and last updated 2021-07-22 18:12:12-04
Bob Freeman is the majority owner of the Buena Vista Cafe, a restaurant long known for serving Irish coffee to tourists visiting San Francisco.
Freeman is also a Navy veteran.
âThe military was good to me,â Freeman said, sitting at the same bar Andy Garcia picked up Meg Ryan in the â90s film, âWhen a Man Loves a Woman.â
Odd as it sounds, Freemanâs status as a veteran became a problem when he applied for a federal COVID relief grant for the iconic eatery just above Fisherman s Wharf.
July 22, 2021
Lawsuits blocking women and minority restaurant owners from getting COVID relief appear to be also locking out military veterans.
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Bob Freeman is majority owner of the Buena Vista Cafe, a restaurant long known for serving Irish coffee to tourists visiting San Francisco.
Freeman is also a Navy veteran.
“The military was good to me,” Freeman said, sitting at the same bar Andy Garcia picked up Meg Ryan in the ‘90s film, “When a Man Loves a Woman.”
Odd as it sounds, Freeman’s status as a veteran became a problem when he applied for a federal COVID relief grant for the iconic eatery just above Fisherman s Wharf.
If you were around Casco Bay between 1982 and 2004, you certainly saw the majestic Scotia Prince ferry. At the time, it was pretty much the only cruise ship that you would see in Portland harbor. The Scotia Prince would sail folks from Portland to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The ship was 470 feet long and held 1120 passengers. Round trip would take about 24 hours. It was a pretty fun experience and once the ship was 3 miles out from Portland, you could gamble at their small casino. The story of this iconic ship after it stopped sailing in Maine is pretty interesting. From more ferry service to helping hurricane and war victims, the ship ended up going all over the world!
Courtesy Orpheum Theatre
Something many have missed during the COVID-19 pandemic is live theater and musical performances. The good news is, live event spaces are beginning to reopen their doors as restrictions are easing and more people are getting vaccinated.
Erin Glasnovitch, executive director of the Orpheum Theatre in Galesburg, said COVID forced the venue to think creatively when it comes to fulfilling its mission of providing entertainment. We are a very small four person staff here at the Orpheum, we all you know, have been performers for a good portion of our lives, Glasnovitch said. We got together at the baby grand piano here on stage and we ve been putting out what we call musical mix tapes on our YouTube channel, so that people get a little bit of entertainment from afar with show tunes and jazz standards and things like that.