Downtown shops brace for phased reopening orders
Downtown businesses grow anxious as Governor Roy Cooper plans a staged reopening through May to July. Phase 1 allows most stores with social distancing. Phase 2 bans in house dining. Phase 3 loosens rules by mid summer. Small shops laments over big box stores and slow return.
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Versatile Spalding family settles into shutdown routine
Simon and Sarah Spalding, teachers and musical performers, balanced day jobs with shows while raising twins. During the COVID-19 shutdown they maintained work from home, with Sarah teaching family literacy at James Smith Elementary and Simon contracting in music. Their new normal includes work, school, caring for a special needs child, and performances.
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India Opens Neighborhood Stores Amid Partial Lockdown Easing
The Associated Press reports tentative global easing of coronavirus lockdowns with India reopening neighborhood stores while malls remain closed and many quarantined towns stay restricted. In the United States Georgia Oklahoma and Alaska ease curbs as death toll passes 50,000, sparking caution from health experts while the poor rely on small shops for income. Architect Amit Sharma praises the move as needed to restart the economy and support families in crowded slums.
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NC Public Schools Closed For Rest Of Year Amid Pandemic
Gov Roy Cooper announced in a press conference that all K 12 public schools in North Carolina will remain in remote learning for the remaining weeks of the school year to protect students and staff from COVID 19. He warned the next school year may not be business as usual and outlined health guidelines for reopening. The move follows strong efforts by educators and nutrition staff to support learning and meals during remote instruction.
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