Community steps in to save Dexter, Mo. movie theater
Dexter Twin Cinema struggling to stay open By Brooke Buckner | February 8, 2021 at 5:13 PM CST - Updated February 8 at 6:08 PM
DEXTER, Mo. (KFVS) - Dexter Twin Cinema has been operating for more than 40 years and now the owners are asking for the communityâs help to keep its doors open.
âWe were hesitant at first, we really didnât want to do that,â said owner Chris Costin.
Owners Chris Costin and Alysa Lewis started a GoFundMe Tuesday in hopes the community will donate to keep the theater open.
âOur sales are down about 90 percent compared to what would be normal, so itâs hard to keep a staff at that point,â Costin said.
For any kid of the 70 s, 80 s and early 90 s, shopping malls were everything. A chance to get out of the house and gather with friends. A chance to keep up with the latest fashion trends, grab some new music or books or even get lost for hours in a mall arcade. Today s kids may not even comprehend this, but weekend nights were spent at the mall. It wasn t just malls either, standalone department stores and five-and-dimes permeated Maine for decades and were embraced with love. So let s take a trip down memory lane and look at 16 stores you shopped at in Maine that your kids probably have never even heard of.
Dexter Revival Adds Michael Cyril Creighton in Recurring Role
Given the extremely controversial ending
Dexter had when the series ended in 2013, fan excitement and anticipation for the upcoming Showtime limited-series revival has been pretty great with fans curious to see not only how the series story will develop, but what the cast will end up being as well. Now, according to
The Hollywood Reporter, Michael Cyril Creighton has been added to the cast of the Dexter revival in a recurring role for seven episodes of the 10-episode revival.
Creighton will play Fred Jr., the owner of Fred s Fish & Game, a shop inherited from his father. Fred Jr. is described as having grown up in Iron Lake and is a regular, well-known, and well-loved fixture around town whether it s line dancing at the local tavern or singing in the choir . Fred Jr. is married to Brian, the pastor of the town s small congregational church.
Racial profiling focus of 2021 Washtenaw Reads book
Meredith Bruckner, Community News Producer, All About Ann Arbor
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ANN ARBOR – The Washtenaw Reads program is an initiative by local public libraries to encourage reading and civic dialogue.
Launched by the University of Michigan Life Sciences, Values and Society Program in 2003, the project aims to promote a shared experience and community discussion across a variety of topics.
One book is selected each year and participating libraries include Ann Arbor, Chelsea, Dexter, Milan, Salem-South Lyon, Saline and Ypsilanti.
This year’s Washtenaw Read is “All American Boys” by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. A timely choice in the wake of George Floyd’s killing, the book centers around an event in which teenager Rashad is profiled by a white cop, Paul Galluzzo, who begins to brutally punch the boy after mistaking him for a shoplifter. As the violence unfolds, Rashad’s friend Quinn Collins who was ra