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Cinematek and Flagey are collaborating on a mega Halloween film feast.

Belgium’s chic seaside resort Knokke-Heist is a colourful all-year-round destination. Visitors can of course head to the beach – a vast stretch of sandy shoreline – and whatever the weather, take advantage of a full programme of alternative entertainment. In addition to three outstanding art-orientated events lined up this autumn, the North Sea resort overflows with attractions, appealing to a wide range of interests.

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K&W submitted its reorganization plan on March 31. Judge Benjamin Kahn for the federal Middle District of N.C. approved the plan Tuesday. “Confirmation of the plan is in the best interest of the debtor, its estate, creditors and all other parties in interest,” Kahn wrote. K&W president Dax Allred said Wednesday the company “is grateful our Chapter 11 reorganization plan has been accepted.” “Although our geographic footprint has contracted, we look forward to operating K...

Tue, 04/27/2021 LAWRENCE — Charles H. Kahn, the first dean of the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Urban Design (now School of Architecture & Design), died at the age of 95 on April 8, 2021, at his home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Kahn served as dean from 1968 until 1981 and continued as a professor until 1991. Beyond his relevance as the first dean of the school, Kahn was a civil rights activist and educational innovator whose socially engaged approach made KU a unique insti...

Bankrupt coal company Blackjewel was ordered by a federal judge last month to clean up a Kentucky mine site. In a bankruptcy court ruling, Judge Benjamin

Blackjewel’s Bankruptcy Filing Is a Harbinger of Trouble Ahead for the Plummeting Coal Industry The company wants to walk away from almost 200 mining permits in four states, potentially leaving thousands of acres of environmentally damaged land. March 3, 2021 Unemployed Blackjewel coal miner David Pratt holds his daughter Willow as he walks across railroad tracks that lead to one of the companys mines near Cumberland, Kentucky in 2019. Blackjewel miners found themselves unemployed when the co...

By Matt Hepler and Molly Moore UPDATE, Jan. 11, 2020: Following multiple objections to Blackjewel’s proposed Chapter 11 plan, Blackjewel filed an amended plan the morning of the December 17 hearing, striking the use of a reclamation trust. During the hearing, Judge Benjamin Kahn denied former Blackjewel CEO Jeff Hoops’ petition to move the bankruptcy proceeding from a Chapter 11 reorganization plan to a Chapter 7 liquidation plan, but did not rule on the proposed Chapter 11 plan, given th...

The Winston-Salem restaurant chain disclosed its latest bankruptcy reorganization proposal in a status report filed Friday. "While we were hopeful we would find a buyer for K&W Cafeterias, given the current COVID-19 climate, we were not surprised that a buyer did not come forward with an acceptable offer," K&W president Dax Allred told the Winston-Salem Journal on Friday. "We are working with our attorney to finalize a reorganization plan to be presented to all parties of interest, where K&W wi...

K&W said it may "seek a modification of the sale procedures order and the bidding procedures, and hold the auction on a later date." K&W, a staple of Southern comfort foods for 83 years, filed for bankruptcy protection Sept. 2 as the latest step in a corporate downsizing that began before the COVID-19 pandemic. The initial bankruptcy filing listed assets of more than $30 million. The company has liabilities of more than $22 million, of which $12.56 million is with creditors holding secured clai...