Justice For All The goal of Saturday, June 13th’s peace march is to instill a spirit of hope and empathy at a difficult time in our nation. Politics shall be set aside as fellow residents will gather in solidarity with the aim of facilitating an uncomfortable yet essential dialogue about race relations and police brutality. […]
As part of MyNorth’s never-ending quest to understand their audience’s travel plans, they are excited to give you access to additional results from a second survey. From May 15th through June 3rd, over 1,900 respondents answered 5 questions on how they will plan their 2020 travel both locally and regionally. Reaching Up North Travelers MyNorth’s audience is looking to […]
Author Sheri Hunter’s new memoir, Daring to Live: How the Power of Sisterhood and Taking Risks Can Jump-Start Your Joy, is being made into a film: DeVon Franklin, the producer behind the drama Breakthrough (that made over $50 million worldwide in 2019), has signed on to produce the film adaptation of Daring to Live for Paramount Pictures (additional details here). But don’t wait for the movie – increase your […]
EXHIBIT BY PRESIDENT FORD’S PERSONAL WHITE HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHER TO BE DISPLAYED AT GERALD R. FORD PRESIDENTIAL MUSEUM Exhibit opens March 25 with ribbon cutting and discussion featuring David Hume Kennerly and Susan Ford Bales Pulitzer Prize winning and presidential photographer David Hume Kennerly’s exhibit “Extraordinary Circumstances: The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford” will be […]
Just wondering, what do you think of when you hear the words “Maple Bourbon Pecan Toffee” – hmmm? I hope it would be something like…party in my mouth delicious festive yum yum, what do you think? From the titans of toffee comes a collaboration of epic proportions! A match made in Michigan from an idea […]
Yvonne Maria Irby was born on 14 October 1941 in Asheville, N.C. She is the firstborn of Mary Elvira Wilson and James Edward Irby. Both met and married in Washington DC. There were five children in that marriage. Yvonne was the eldest and was referred to as Irby. Her beautiful godmother MaryAnna helped raise, love […]
GRAMMY nominated artist Tori Kelly will kick off a North American headline tour on October 18 at The Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA. The run is in support of her new project, Hiding Place, a powerful collection of R&B infused gospel songs that was produced by 12-time GRAMMY Award winner Kirk Franklin. In addition to playing […]
Today The Economist launched its first real-time midterm model, which uses statistical forecasting to predict how many seats in the House of Representatives each party is likely to win in this year’s US midterm elections. View the model here: Applying cutting-edge machine-learning techniques to political science, the model combines information from polling, past elections, special elections, […]
Vide Noir, the highly anticipated new album from Lord Huron is out now on Whispering Pines/Republic Records. Additionally the band’s music video for their lead single, “Wait by the River,” debuts today—watch/share it here: http://bit.ly/2J62veY. Vide Noir can be purchased here: http://LordHuron.lnk.to/VideNoirPR The new music continues to receive widespread critical praise while the band is […]
As automakers try to plug into consumers’ future needs, electric cars are stirring boardroom curiosity – but not a lot of sales. Some car manufacturers are banking on a different story in the future, though. Electric cars comprise less than 1 percent of U.S. auto sales, yet some major automakers are planning to manufacture many […]
