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The pandemic's effect on the housing market helped some - but others are left behind Jacqueline Rabe Thomas and Kasturi Pananjady, ctmirror.org April 5, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail A real estate sign is seen in front of a house for sale in West Los Angeles on November 19, 2020. (Chris Delmas/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)CHRIS DELMAS / TNS Last November, Nicolas Rodriguez and his wife Carmen had to scale back their hours at the medical equipment factory where they have worked for 21 years. He never fully recovered his lung capacity after catching COVID-19 in the fall, and coughing and gasping for breat...

The coronavirus put Connecticut and the world in an economic tailspin one year ago. The CT Mirror began a three-part series last Monday that mapped the damage that has fallen primarily on low-wage workers and the neighborhoods they live in and the lack of improvement for months. Today, an exploration of Connecticut’s current housing situation, the hot housing market and its impact on the poor. Coming n ext week: the face of hunger has changed during the pandemic. This is the story of the state’s uneven recovery — so far. Last November, Nicolas Rodriguez and his wife Carmen had to scal...

The pandemic's effect on the housing market helped some - but others are left behind Jacqueline Rabe Thomas and Kasturi Pananjady, ctmirror.org April 5, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail A real estate sign is seen in front of a house for sale in West Los Angeles on November 19, 2020. (Chris Delmas/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)CHRIS DELMAS / TNS Last November, Nicolas Rodriguez and his wife Carmen had to scale back their hours at the medical equipment factory where they have worked for 21 years. He never fully recovered his lung capacity after catching COVID-19 in the fall, and coughing and gasping for breat...

Guest speakers are Amy Berquist, VP conservation, education & sustainability, and Ana Esteves, director of hotel operations. They'll talk about the sustainable ethos that has been the driving force behind Lindblad from its inception. Esteves will then delve into another aspect of sustainability — food. Host Joyce Landry SustainableShips.com to be a catalyst for change and highlight leaders in the sustainable cruising movement. The Jan. 21 session is set for 1 p.m. EST/6 p.m. GMT. Registration is here.

| An excursion leaves Lindblad Expedition's National Geographic Endeavour II in the Galapagos. Photo Credit: Ralph Lee Hopkins Lindblad Expeditions and Island Conservation have launched the Galapagos Island Relief Fund to provide financial assistance for island residents, 80% of who depend on tourism and have been financially devastated by the impact of the Covid19 pandemic. Donations received by the fund will enable a local nonprofit, Fundacion Un Cambio Por La Vida (Funcavid), to make microloans to the people of the Galapagos. The funds will provide immediate financial relief, address the b...