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“Where there is disruption, there is opportunity”: What does the future hold for nonprofit newsrooms? On March 18, 2020, the staff at Isthmus, a 45 year old alt-weekly newspaper in Madison, Wisconsin, were scrambling to assemble that week’s newspaper for a coronavirus edition; they had just scrapped their original cover story. But after the paper ran the next morning, Isthmus’ owners told staff that the alt-weekly’s best chance for survival was to pause operations indefinitely. Within a week, all 23 full-time employees were laid off. “It was incredibly fast,” said Judith David...

Print Assistance League of Inland North County reopened its Thrift Shop at 2068 E. Valley Parkway and hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. The shop features clothing and household items on sale. The store is the main fundraiser for the League’s programs that help children and adults in the community. Visit assistanceleague.org/inland-north-county. To promote the re-opening, volunteers, (left to right) Debbie Gemmill and Marolyn Miglin, dressed up in bunny costumes to greet people in the parking lot. CARLSBAD ‘Pajama Genealogy’ topic of online...

Asiaha Butler brings pride and access to an outcast community Asiaha Butler (Photo courtesy of Tonika Johnson) Black women like Asiaha Butler are key to improving the quality of life for Black individuals and families in communities across the nation. Much like other courageous Black women of the world, Butler is an activist and community advocate working to mobilize people and resources to create change in community and economic development, civic empowerment, education and youth engagement, It’s a Herculean task, but Butler is building an oasis in an otherwise relatively challenge...

Center hosts ‘Noble Purpose’ sessions The Carlsbad Senior Center hosts a free series of classes, based on the book “Noble Purpose: Igniting Extraordinary Passion for Life and Work” by Barry Heermann, from 7 to 8 p.m. March 9 Tuesday. The interactive class focuses on “discovering your Essential Self” and meaningful endeavors. The class is conducted via conference calls beginning with an introduction describing the course and answering questions on Tuesday and continuing weekly from 7 to 8 p.m. starting March 23. Register at carlsbadconnect.org (search for “noble”) or call (760)...

Survivance: Life One Year in the Pandemic: A Digital Time Capsule for Greater Chicago ALAANA Share Article The Henry Williams Love Foundation in partnership with The Pisces Life Podcast and Network announce the storytelling project: Survivance: Life One Year in the Pandemic: A Digital Time Capsule for greater Chicago ALAANA. Survivance: the ongoing survival; the continual reclaiming of one’s presence and voice; a collective renunciation of systemic oppression and intentional harm on a person and/or a people. “This is a moment for the culture, for ALAANA to share what our experiences have ...