The days of entering your favorite local business without worry to have a chat and a waltz around seem distant. For those business that have kept their heads above water during the coronavirus pandemic, their operations are likely different than they were back in 2019. Even as some regulations have eased, the surge of the…
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About: Tess Howat
Tess Howat is from South Glastonbury, Connecticut and is a Skidmore College graduate with a Bachelors degree as an English major with a focus in music journalism and a business minor. A poet and folk singer/songwriter all her life, Tess has fostered a uniquely creative writing skillset and a strong love of language. She hopes to pursue a writing or advertising career in the entertainment industry.
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Writing Through a Historic Event: What Journaling Has to Offer During a Global Pandemic
The world has never felt as unfamiliar as it does in this very moment in history. Because that’s what this is—a moment in history, and an important one at that. We’re likely going to be talking about the year 2020 (& 2021) our entire lives; the pandemic, the political landscape, the fight for human rights…
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How COVID-19 Has Changed the Music Industry
It’s been clear for months that the effects of COVID-19 have no bounds. Whether you’re working from your kitchen table or belong to the millions of people that filed for unemployment in the U.S. in the past several months, you’ve felt it—the world turning at a different pace. If you’re like me, your inbox is…
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Drive-In Movie Theaters: A Brief History and Why They’re Thriving During a Pandemic
During a time when the spirit of Americana seems as far away as ever, what once was a thing of the past is now a safe night of fun. That’s right, we’re talking drive-in movies. With indoor movie theaters still shut down, if you’re lucky enough to live within driving distance to one of…
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How Small Businesses Can Adapt to New Consumer Habits
With new CDC guidelines in place across the country, small businesses everywhere have been tasked with finding ways to maintain their customer base. As stores and restaurants of all kinds open their doors for indoor and outdoor shopping and dining, a variety of factors can make or break a customer’s decision to enter an…
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Maintaining Business Relationships From Home
These days, very few of us are able to work the way we used to. If you’re used to seeing your colleagues in person on a daily basis, working from home can be a difficult adjustment. There’s something special about working with people face to face, a connection that’s hard to recreate through a screen.…
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Becoming the Teacher: A Parent’s Guide to Balancing Your Kid’s Curriculum With Your Own
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed more than most of us anticipated. Not only are we washing our hands like mad men, but we’re turning our homes into offices, gyms, and with the cancellation of schools, classrooms. With the sudden addition of homeschooling to parents’ schedules, juggling work and home responsibilities on top of being…
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