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After an extremely successful summer, maintaining momentum at the box office won't be easy, especially with the actors' strike.

Shuttered since 2016, South Bay Cinemas has undergone a $1.3 million renovation and is slated to reopen in June.

"We have to constantly be enhancing the customers' experience," says one LI theater owner.

Dahl Restaurant Group, led by award winning chef owner Lisa Dahl, will open its second Pisa Lisa location in Sedona’s Village of Oak Creek.

Chef Lisa Dahl is expanding her culinary footprint, opening the sixth Dahl Restaurant Group location in Sedona

Moviegoing was already on the decline preceding the pandemic, and attendance is recovering slowly from 2020's industrywide shutdown.

Almost two years into the covid-19 pandemic, about 630 movie theaters remain closed across North America. And many may never reopen.

Almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, about 630 movie theaters remain closed across North America. And many may never reopen.

(Bloomberg) -- Almost two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, about 630 movie theaters remain closed across North America. And many may never reopen. The casualties stretch across the continent, afflicting big chains like AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. and mom-and-pop outfits.

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