Digital drive-ins face extinction as studios drop film
The AP reports that drive-in theaters face digital conversion costs as studios abandon film. With 357 nationwide and 29 in Ohio, many owners avoid $70,000 projectors, risking closures later this year. Some insist on fundraising while others already go digital or close.
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Cleveland
Ohio
the Plain Dealer
New York
Pennsylvania
United Drivein Theater Association
D. Edward Vogel
Bengies Drive-In
Baltimore
Pat Corcoran
National Association of Theatre Owners
Mansfield
North Ridgeville
Deb Sherman
Rich Reding
Lynn
Natasha Peters
Mount Gilead
Sunset Drive-In
Peters
Delta Queen could sail again from Cincinnati if bills pass
Ohio lawmakers push Senate and House bills to grant a 15 year exemption from the Safety at Sea law allowing the Delta Queen steam boat to carry overnight passengers. If approved, the 86 year old vessel could return to the Ohio River homeport in Cincinnati, boosting local tourism and jobs.
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America
Congress
Ohio River
Xanterra Parks & Resorts
Cornel Martin
Delta Queen Steamboat Co
Ohio
Mississippi
Tom Meserau
Xanterra
Denver
Martin
New Orleans
Delta Queen
Sacramento
San Francisco
U.S. Navy
U.S
Sherrod Brown
D-Avon
Senate
Rob Portman
Steve Chabot
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