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A hill of BeanCoins gives New Orleans bars new hope Not another cryptocurrency but a crowdfunded collective helping the city’s watering holes stay afloat during the lean times of the pandemic 14 February 2021 - 07:53 Shannon Sims Devin De Wulf, leader of the Krewe of Red Beans, with BeanCoin posters in New Orleans, Louisiana, US, on February 11 2021. Picture: BLOOMBERG/BRYAN TARNOWSKI Houston — New Orleans drinking holes are facing financial disaster as city leaders ...

Station orders three stand-up specials with a focus on working-class upbringings Tom Mayhew, Jacob Hawley and George Fouracres are the latest comics to land stand-up specials for Radio 4 – all making reference to their working-class roots. Tom Mayhew is recording his show, Benefit Scum, next week. It’s an autobiographical half-hour about growing up working-class and his time on benefits.  The BBC says: ‘[It] takes a wry, sideways look at the prejudices that people have towards benefits...

Plans moving forward for Fourth of July and Chocolate Festival Suzette Lowe Reporter The Events Committee for the City of Ripley is doing just what the name implies. The group is already making plans for the Fourth of July and the annual Chocolate Festival. Mayor Carolyn Rader shared with City Council the basic plan that the committee, which consists of Rader, Bobbi Ferrell, Matt Anderson, and Mike Ruben, has been discussing. “This year the Fourth of July falls on a Sunday,” she said. “Ou...

She currently serves as Capitol correspondent for GPB’s Lawmakers. Donna Lowry is an award-winning journalist with a passion for storytelling. She currently serves as Capitol correspondent for GPB’s Lawmakers. Donna spent nearly 30 years at WXIA-TV, 11Alive News, the NBC affiliate, where she created the acclaimed Class Act and Class Notes segments, which allowed her to honor hundreds of metro Atlanta teachers while giving her a unique view of education in action. Most recently, she served a...

1 month ago Share Eight actors and actresses are bringing the story of lyricist Ed Kleban to life through ‘A Class Act’ at the Garden Theatre. It’s only fitting that the story of a renowned composer and lyricist’s life is told through a musical on stage. Edward “Ed” Kleban is best known as lyricist of the Broadway hit “A Chorus Line,” but he accumulated numerous accomplishments over time — sharing a Pulitzer Prize for drama, working with Columbia Records and wi...

GO in to any Irish pub from Aberdeen to Adelaide, Clydebank to Chicago or Dundee to Dunedin and it won’t be long before the haunting strains of Dirty Old Town waft out from the jukebox or sound system. The archetypal Irish ballad, you might think, and a hugely popular one at that, thanks to the efforts over the years of groups like the Clancy Brothers, the ­Dubliners and the Pogues. But Dirty Old Town wasn’t written about Dublin and it wasn’t written by an Irishman. It was the crea...

For parents of school-aged children, it’s finally sinking in: This will be a long COVID winter. We’re already eleven months into isolation, which feels like the previous winter never really ended. We simply went from bundling up our kids before they played in the yard to slathering them with sunscreen (for the same yard) to bundling up again. And our hearts sink every time they wander back indoors. What to do next? In both our families, the answer is always books. Not only does an author r...

Ive never been able to find a good way to display Christmas cards; I am not a "hang them around the door frame" kind of person (it grates on my minimalist sensibility), so last year I put out a big bowl in our dining room and put them all in there (to be fair, I took the idea from a friend — Im not that quick). It keeps them neat and tidy, and my kids love going through them all year long. As weve added to the bowl this year, Ive spent some time perusing last years cards. What a difference...

Ive never been able to find a good way to display Christmas cards; I am not a "hang them around the door frame" kind of person (it grates on my minimalist sensibility), so last year I put out a big bowl in our dining room and put them all in there (to be fair, I took the idea from a friend — Im not that quick). It keeps them neat and tidy, and my kids love going through them all year long. As weve added to the bowl this year, Ive spent some time perusing last years cards. What a difference a ...

MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: December 12, 2020 684 After safely celebrating a social distant Halloween, we replaced door knocking with some candy drop off/exchanges, I felt more hopeful that we could find some ways to replace or amend or holiday traditions while staying safe and trying to keep fun for the kids who are already missing out on so much. This year there are new, local ways to participate in holiday activities and many are free. And if you’re looking to — or for — help, loca...