CLEVELAND, Ohio For Cleveland’s music venues, it’s been more than a month since applying for the Small Business Administration’s Shuttered Venue Operator’s Grant. As of Thursday, June 10, those funds still haven’t arrived. It follows a lengthy lobbying push from organizations like the National Independent Venue Association , arriving after the pandemic caused closures and financial strain on .
The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant was meant to help small independent venues, theaters and other entertainment spaces hit hard by the pandemic. But it's taken six months to get up and running.
Thursday on Political Rewind: As businesses continue to open up, many Americans are looking forward to returning to their local movie theaters. As New York Times chief film critic A.O. Scott writes in his recent piece, “What I Learned About Democracy From the Movie,” he received as much of his education about American life from what he saw in the movies as he did from teachers and parents.