All Together Arts Week marks Mercer County eighth year
Art week organizers cite unity and collaboration as core goals. McKinney emphasizes bringing people past divides to grow progress through a vibrant, collective arts scene. The eighth annual All Together Arts Week showcases Mercer County creativity with artist collaboration and community events. Contact Blake Stowers at bstowers bdtonline.com.
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McKinney
Mercer County
Blake Stowers
Bstowers
Bdtonline
City revamps site to showcase Bluefield assets
Spencer notes the new Bluefield website helps attract visitors and new residents by highlighting the city’s positive assets. Mayor Tom Cole recalls the old site was cold and unfriendly, while the updated site aims to present a warm, inviting image and counter negative portrayals.
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Spencer
Bluefield
Tom Cole
Jim
Cole
Notable climate docs explore Earth’s fragile future
A survey of streaming films probes climate response with titles like Revolution and Fossil Free. Critics praise immersive Earth focused works featuring Guy McPherson Gary Snyder and Rob Stewart while activists in Our Rising Oceans Fractured Earth and Oil and Water highlight scientific warnings and industry clashes across oceans lands and skies.
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Vimeo
Guy McPherson
Gary Snyder
Earth
Rob Stewart
Stewart
Antarctica
Louisiana
Shiitakepalooza grows as log farming expands
The article notes rising shiitake log growers from 179 to 216 across 2012-13 and 2014-15, with 216 producers each managing at least 200 logs. It details the labor intensive inoculation process, assembly lines, and the involvement of local growers like Nick Laskowski, Katy Marshall, and Ryan Baxter, plus plans to expand log inventories and aging cycles.
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USDA
Sive
Nick Laskowski
Dana Forest Farm
Waitsfield
Katy Marshall
Ryan Baxter
Swanton
Andy Bojanowski
Eddy Farm
Laskowski
Leopards Lose 75 Percent of Historic Range Across Regions
A three year study published in Peers reports leopards have declined by 75 percent across Africa Asia and the Middle East. It notes drastic losses in China Southeast Asia and the Arabian Peninsula while African leopards face rising threats from habitat loss prey decline livestock conflict hunting and illegal trade. The report cites chiefs wearing leopard skins including South Africa's President Jacob Zuma.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Africa
Asia
Middle East
China
Southeast Asia
Arabian Peninsula
South Africa
Jacob Zuma
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