Lou Conter, Last Survivor of the Battleship Arizona, Dies at 102
Escaping injury in the Japanese attack on the ship in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, he went on to help in recovering bodies and putting out fires. NYT > Obituaries
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Is This ‘Saturday Night Live’s’ Last Chance for Survival?
Tina Fey isn’t lacking for work. The “Saturday Night Live” hit the ground running after leaving the NBC institution. She created and starred in NBC’s Emmy-winning “30 Rock” and produced Netflix’s “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” in…
Butchertown Hall, Last Chance Liquors owners open bar and restaurant Cherries to Dickerson Pike
Amaranth Hospitality’s latest project, in partnership with local developers, adds a new bar and restaurant to Dickerson Pike — featuring a large outdoor space and wood-fired-focused menu. Nashville Business News – Local Nashville News |…
Last 3 men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan governor found not guilty
Eric Molitor and brothers William Null and Michael Null were among 14 men charged over the alleged plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. ABC News: Top Stories
FEMA is down to its last $3.4 billion as Maui wildfires, Hurricane Idalia slam U.S.
Biden called on Congress Thursday to pass $ 12 billion in additional funding for FEMA next month at the latest when hurricane season reaches its peak. U.S. News
Richard Barancik, Last of the World War II Monuments Men, Dies at 98
He played a role in the celebrated Allied operation to preserve European artworks and cultural treasures stolen by the Nazis. NYT > Obituaries
After ‘no’ last year, Metro again pursues $5 million federal grant for East Bank planning
Metro sought the same $ 5 million grant last year but did not receive it. Metro’s application this year notes that its pitch advanced to the final round of selection and was graded “highly recommended”…
Johnny Johnson, the Last World War II ‘Dambuster,’ Dies at 101
With the Royal Air Force, he took part in a morale-boosting strike on Nazi Germany’s industrial heartland, breaching dams and unleashing devastating floods. NYT > Obituaries
Brent Leary on Partnering with Amazon for the Last Mile
Recently, Small Business Trends Executive Editor Shawn Hessinger spoke with Brent Leary, Managing Partner at CRM Essentials, about his visit to Atlanta’s Amazon delivery station and the importance that small businesses play in the company’s…
‘Ferngully: The Last Rainforest’ – When Entertainment Trumped the Message
The idea of “Ferngully: The Last Rainforest” (1992) was that you could make an environmentally conscious animated film for children and, perhaps just as importantly, you didn’t need The Walt Disney Company to do it.…