The live music industry and entertainment venues are one of the industries to take a giant hit from the pandemic, and any help to keep them running is necessary.
Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced on Wednesday that over 100 live music and entertainment venues across the state have received a $3.4 million grant. The grant came through the Michigan Stages Survival Grant Program which was incepted to help music venues that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
101 venues in 30 Michigan counties were eligible for the grant and each were awarded up to $40,000 to help cover payroll, rent, mortgage, any other costs to help the venues reopen. A full list of the venues that received the grant can be seen here. The following 15 are located in West Michigan:
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With the City Council split on a decision to enact a policy requiring masks on Boulder city property, Mayor Rusty Giulio cast the deciding vote to remain with the current state mandate, which calls for masks in indoor public places, until it changes, that is.
Those attending the Jan. 19 meeting in person, however, were maskless, at odds with the agenda, which states that face coverings are required for attendees. Signs on City Hall doors call for the same.
Giulio, along with Council member Michael âBearâ Taylor were maskless, as well as City Clerk Ellen Harne, and four members of the public, to include Jefferson County Commissioner Leonard Wortman.Â