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Cool Event Ideas From October 2023
Once a month, BizBash brings you even more inspiration for your own gatherings with our “Cool Event Ideas of the Month” column, where we round up some of the creative ideas we haven’t had the chance to cover yet. Our October 2023 roundup includes Birkenstock’s interactive “Birkenfield” parks in the heart of New York City, Pandora’s giant…
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Open-access reformers launch next bold publishing plan
The group behind the radical open-access initiative Plan S has announced its next big plan to shake up research publishing — and this one could be bolder than the first. It wants all versions of an article and its associated peer-review reports to be published openly from the outset, without authors paying any fees, and…
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Mitigating ghost fishing
Abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear, often informally called ‘ghost gear’, accounts for 10% of global ocean plastic pollution. It is also the deadliest form of marine plastic, with discarded nets, hooks and trawlers entangling and killing marine life. Such ghost fishing represents largely unaccounted ecosystem damage and food waste. This is a preview of subscription…
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Rematches highlight second round of football playoffs
<!– SHOW ARTICLE –> After sending 12 of its 17 football-playing schools into the playoffs, Mahoning County flexed its muscles in the opening round of the state football tournament. Ten Mahoning County schools posted first-round victories. Teams advancing to regional quarterfinal play include: Austintown Fitch, Ursuline, Canfield, Poland, West Branch, Struthers, South Range, Western Reserve,…
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Uihlein-Ironman Sports Fund awards over $30K to athletes, organizations
<!– SHOW ARTICLE –> LAKE PLACID — The Uihlein-Ironman Sports Fund at Adirondack Foundation recently announced this year’s grant recipients. A total of 13 aspiring Olympians and 10 organizations will be awarded $30,500. The fund — established by the Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation, the World Triathlon Corporation and Adirondack Foundation —…
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Healthy Hunter’s event showcases preparation calls for health awareness
RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Tariq Moore of Williamsport tries his hand at a game of lighted buttons that tested reaction times at a UPMC hunter health expo at the Liberty Arena in Williamsport on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Acting as score keeper is Ethan Lindermuth an on-site heath educator with UPMC. Ray Anderson is an avid…
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Northeast Michigan health departments join housing effort
<!– SHOW ARTICLE –> ALPENA — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Michigan State Housing Development Authority have launched a program called Good Housing = Good Health and partnered with health departments across Michigan, including Northeast Michigan agencies, to increase access to housing. The Northern Michigan Public Health Alliance — a…
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Mound House lecture series, programmming announced
<!– SHOW ARTICLE –> Mound House lecture series and programming announced Submitted The Town of Fort Myers Beach recently announced that the Mound House will host a lecture series on Tuesday, Nov. 7 from Dave Scheidecker, Research Coordinator for the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Tribal Historic Preservation Office. The Mound House has also begun opening…
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Community Calendar of Events
News Photo by Darby Hinkley Carved pumpkins are lit up at the Alpena Pumpkin House on Oct. 31, 2022. <!– SHOW ARTICLE –> ∫ Art in the Loft, on the third floor of the Center Building at 109 N. 2nd Ave. in Alpena, is displaying its juried exhibit, “METALS” now through Nov. 9. Gallery hours…
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The ‘and’ consumer: Affordable nutrition trend gains further traction in APAC amidst dairy and RTE category growth
The demand for health, nutrition and deliciousness in food and beverage products has been on trend in APAC for several years now, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, but in the more recent past the added element of affordability has also gained significant traction amidst rising economic and inflationary challenges. “What this means is that…