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In a lengthy interview with  Portland Monthly, Desi Thonis, an employee at Oregon’s COVID-19-born Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, says she believes inefficient leadership in the program caused tens of thousands of self-employed Oregonians to go without any income for months after the state closures of businesses in March. We interviewed dozens of self-employed Portlanders who were all trying to fight through the problems to get the money they were owed and needed. At last count, Or...

Save Our Restaurants encourages people to order from a local restaurant at least once a week and share the experience and spread the word on social media. At times, the year 2020 has brought out the worst in people, but it has also brought out the best in people. Save Our Restaurants is one example of locals doing what they can, where they live, right now to make things better. Edwards residents Melinda Gladitsch and Beverly Freedman have been thinking about ways to help out local restaurants d...

Save Our Stages could mean relief for arts venues | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Relief may be in sight for Capital Region theaters and other cultural institutions. The $900 billion federal COVID relief bill recently approved by Congress includes the Save Our Stages Act, which provides $15 billion in grant programs for music venues, performing arts centers and others. “First, the entire bill of support is a welcome relief for the country and the community,” said Proctors Collaborative CEO Phi...

Fort Worth Weekly The Post is one of several 817 venues hoping to receive help from the feds soon. Image courtesy of Facebook Local venues will be receiving some much-needed financial assistance. With the passage of the $900 billion federal stimulus package, they will receive $19 billion along with theatrical producers or live performing arts organization operators, museum operators, motion picture theater operators, and talent representatives. The disbursement could take weeks if...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The second stimulus bill passed by Congress Monday night is giving hope for survival to Chicagos live music venues, which have been completely shut down since March. Many of those business owners are grateful for the stimulus bill, which they hope will keep them afloat until customers and performers can return. Back when there were concerts, in the days before COVID-19, it was not unusual to see Chance the Rapper on stage or in the crowd at the Tonic Room in Lincoln Park. Tonic...

UpdatedTue, Dec 22, 2020 at 9:38 am ET Replies(7) A $4.2 billion boost for MTA, more rental assistance and a Broadway lifeline are included in a pandemic relief deal. (Shutterstock) NEW YORK CITY — A large slice of a $900 billion coronavirus relief deal will go toward struggling New York City workers and institutions, but many argue that piece of pie for the Big Apple isnt so sweet. The House and Senate voted to approve the deal Monday and it awaits a signature by President Donald Trump. But...

Hologram Santa Raises Money for Mental Health in SoCal By Tech mogul Alki David donated his technology to Electric Noel and Kelly Slater donated a priceless surfboard It was a new kind of entertainment event–a “Drive Thru Christmas Experience”–put together by David Ruff of DEED Entertainment and Joey Nittolo of the non-profit Save Our Souls. They called it Electric Noel (which runs until Jan. 3) and they knew they needed a finale people would remember though, so they called Malibu neigh...

Your whole history as a senator has been getting bills through and working across the aisle. I was looking at your stats and you introduced 92 bills and resolutions between 2017-19, which was number one in the Democratic party. You co-sponsored 591 bills, the most of any Senate Democrat with ten or plus years. How does Save Our Stages bill rank in terms of ease or difficulty and getting people to sign on and what does it say about the venue industry as whole? Senator Amy Klobuchar:  It was by ...

Rolling Stone ‘We Saved the Music’: Amy Klobuchar on Getting $15 Billion for Venues Into Stimulus Bill “People embraced music and culture more and more,” says Minnesota senator. “But they were just alone doing it on their computers and their phones, and they want it back” By Jenn Ackerman for Rolling Stone As the coronaviruspandemic began to destroy lives and livelihoods this spring, the music industry quickly realized the dire straits they were facing. Venues were ...

NJIVA looks to boost support for local live venues statewide NJIVA looks to boost support for local live venues statewide New Jersey Independent Venue Association (NJIVA) seeks to give live entertainment independent venues and promoters a stronger voice, as those venues continue to face the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic. The association was formed by Hopewell Theater and other independent theaters, as venues statewide continue advocating for financial relief from the state to preve...