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Seattle's indie movie theater scene hangs on by a reel “We were just flat out closed. Nobody. Nothing” said Jeff Brien, managing partner at Faraway Entertainment. They operate eight theaters in western Washington, including the Admiral in West Seattle and Varsity in the University District. Except for a few weeks in June, movie theaters are been shut down since March with little or no revenue, and they’re running on fumes. Justin Pritchett, the new managing director of the Ark Lodge Cinemain Columbia City said, “The clock has run out. We're depending on (rent) moratorium ...

Seattle businesses, non-profits hope for some of that federal stimulus money Few people know everything that's in the new federal stimulus bill yet, but local businesses and non-profits hope there's something in it for them. All over the greater Seattle area, businesses, non-profits and cultural institutions are holding out hope that the stimulus will help them survive through the end of the pandemic. The bill revives the the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), for example, which helps businesses keep their staff employed. Cori Myka plans to apply for some of that PPP money. She runs the Orca...