Molly Fish has a vision for a downtown bookstore that encourages kids to read with colorful board books and a stellar selection of YA novels. What better place to put such a store than next to the Madison Children’s Museum?By Independent Bookstore Day this spring, April 29, Fish intends to open Lake City Books, 107 N. Hamilton St.Lake City Books will stock a little bit of everything — the latest bestsellers, nonfiction, cookbooks and popular fiction. But the kids’ section will be the main event.“At least a third is going to be kids and YA,” said Fish. “I’ve been so…
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African heads of state and global CEOs at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting backed the launch of the first of its kind report on how public-private partnerships can support the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). AfCFTA: A New Era for Global Business and Investment in Africa outlines high-potential sectors, initiatives to support business and investment, operational tools to facilitate the AfCFTA, and illustrative examples from successful businesses in Africa to guide businesses in entering and expanding in this area. The report aims to provide a pathway for global businesses and investors to understand the biggest trends,…
Sporting Sustainability on April 29 | Sporting KC vs. CF Montreal Launched in 2018, the club’s Sporting Sustainability platform aims to raise awareness around the impact of food waste prevention while utilizing educational tools to encourage the adoption of sustainable practices such as recycling, composting, water conservation and use of renewable energy sources. The collaborative platform unites eight prominent organizations – Sporting Kansas City, Compass Minerals, Missouri Organic Recycling, The Nature Conservancy, BIOLO, Dairy Farmers of America, Anheuser-Busch, Huhtamaki and Sun Solar – to achieve key sustainability outcomes across the Midwest region. The annual Sporting Sustainability night comes during Keep…
Pope Francis in Nairobi, Kenya, during his first papal visit to the African continent in 2015. Nichole Sobecki/Getty ImagesDuring his planned visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan in February 2023, Pope Francis intends to be in dialogue with African Catholics – but also to listen to political leaders and young Africans.This visit comes at a defining moment in what is regarded as a fairly progressive papacy.Pope Francis has convened a worldwide consultation on the future of the Catholic church. This consultation, called a synodal process, began in 2021 and will conclude in 2024.It is the…
As she left, she said it was a “lovely” nursery and that the children “seemed really happy”.She posed for selfies with parents and told them: “They looked after me very well. It was good fun.”The Princess warned last year that “not enough is being done” to nurture Britain’s youngest children, as she vowed to use her role to do “everything she can” to protect the next generation.Writing in The Telegraph, she said she was determined to “shine a light” on the “crucial” early years.Rated “outstanding” by education watchdog Ofsted, Foxcubs Nursery is run by the Early Years Alliance, which offers…
The local AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program is looking for compassionate and friendly people to join our volunteer team. Many older taxpayers with low to moderate incomes miss out on credits and deductions they’ve earned because they can’t afford a tax preparation service.With the help of people like you, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide offers free tax-filing help to those who need it most. We’ll provide the training and support to help you learn new skills, and you’ll get a great feeling from helping those in need. The program is looking for individuals to volunteer in person in several roles to provide help…
When DC edtech company Beanstack made an appearance on a 2014 episode of “Shark Tank,” it achieved the dream most founders seek while trying their luck on the show: funding. But as it turned out, the television success wasn’t enough to get the founders’ initial idea off the ground. “We got Mark Cuban as an investor, but we didn’t get a lot of sales,” cofounder Felix Lloyd told Technical.ly. “When it came on TV, we had lots of traffic, so it was clear that we were getting attention and that Shark Tank worked, but our product for that audience didn’t…
The great right-hander remains the Proteas’ third-highest run-scorer across formats and leaves the game as a roundly respected great of his generation South Africa great Hashim Amla has retired from professional cricket, bringing to an end a legendary career that spanned more than two decades and featured 34,104 runs across all formats. The 39-year-old hit 28 Test hundreds in 124 appearances and a further 27 in one-day internationals to be recognised as one of the finest players of the modern era. He became the Proteas’ first triple-centurion in 2012, finishing unbeaten on 311 at The Oval in a comprehensive win…
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 18 (Reuters) – South African consumers opened their wallets in November as Black Friday sales and online specials spurred demand for clothes, electronics and furniture, a sign consumption was starting to pick up despite rising interest rates and high inflation.Data from Statistics South Africa on Wednesday showed retail sales rose 0.4% year on year in November after falling by a revised 0.7% in October.That was a surprise rise compared to the average forecast of economists polled by Reuters for a 0.2% drop.The resilience of spending was in line with inflation figures that point to a gradual easing of…