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Irish Independent
25-07-2025
- Business
- Irish Independent
New pilot grant to support Waterford's night-time economy
Waterford Purple Flag and Waterford City and County Council have teamed up to announce the launch of the Night-Time Economy (NTE) Pilot Grant for 2025. The new scheme is designed to support creative, cultural, and community activity during off-peak evening hours in Waterford city. The pilot scheme seeks to energise the city's Purple Flag Zone with fresh, engaging events that will take place between Sunday and Thursday after 5pm, bringing new life to Waterford after dark and diversifying its cultural and social offering for residents and visitors alike. Waterford City and County Council has a long-standing commitment to support the cultural and creative life of Waterford, said a spokesperson. 'In 2025 the elected members approved a budget of €1.6 million to support festivals, cultural events, and artistic programming across the city and county. 'The launch of this new NTE pilot grant reflects and compliments that same commitment, with a specific focus on stimulating safe, inclusive and imaginative activity during traditionally quieter hours.' Grants, ranging from €500 to €1,000, are available to artists, venues, businesses, community groups and creative collaborators who wish to trial events such as live performances, exhibitions, wellness evenings, guided tours, workshops, and more. Collaborative, multi-partner applications with larger ambitions may also be considered, subject to available funding. The project aligns with Waterford's Purple Flag goals, which are the recognition of excellence in evening and night-time management and the local authority's 'ongoing commitment to nurturing a vibrant, safe and sustainable cultural life for all.' Michael Quinn, director of services with Waterford City and County Council explained: 'The NTE grants will give artists, groups and businesses the opportunity to develop night-time initiatives that not only contribute to Waterford's evening economy but place an emphasis on Waterford's city centre as a safe, accessible and vibrant place after dark. 'The importance of the nighttime economy cannot be overemphasised, and the introduction of new, engaging and value-added initiatives will only serve to complement and enhance what's on offer throughout the day.' Jim Gordon, Chair of the Purple Flag Committee, welcomed the launch, saying: 'The NTE Pilot Grant builds on the great progress already made in enhancing Waterford's night-time economy. It provides targeted support to creative projects that bring life into the city centre in the evenings and encourages collaboration across the community. 'We're pleased to see Waterford City and County Council continue to lead in this space, helping to grow and sustain the Purple Flag standard.' Applications are now open and the deadline for submissions is 4.30pm on Friday, August 22. All supported events must take place Sunday to Thursday after 5pm between September 4, and November 13, within Waterford City's Purple Flag Zone.
CTV News
20-06-2025
- CTV News
Jim Gordon Boardwalk reopens in Greater Sudbury
The Jim Gordon Boardwalk reopened Friday at Science North in Sudbury, and the former mayor was on hand to celebrate the event. The Jim Gordon Boardwalk officially reopened Friday at Science North in Greater Sudbury. The popular area closed in April 2024 to allow the science centre to replace the wooden section of the boardwalk and it's now open for public use again. 'The Jim Gordon Boardwalk is very important to us,' said Lara Fielding from Greater Sudbury's tourism department. Jim Gordon Former Greater Sudbury Mayor Jim Gordon is seen Friday in front of the boardwalk that bears his name at Science North. (Madison Marier/CTV News) 'It connects Science North to Bell Park -- and many of our tourists love taking in Bell Park and the activities that we have going on there.' A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place Friday morning with special guest Jim Gordon, the city's former mayor, after whom the boardwalk is named. 'This boardwalk represents for the public a way to get closer to nature,' Gordon said. Jim Gordon Boardwalk reopens The Jim Gordon Boardwalk officially reopened Friday at Science North in Greater Sudbury. (Madison Marier/CTV News) After being closed for six months through a gruelling winter, officials at Science North said they were happy to reopen the walkway. Popular with the public CEO Ashley Larose said members of the public let them know they wanted the boardwalk reopened as soon as possible. 'It did tell us how important this piece of infrastructure is to the community,' Larose said. Now that it's open again, it's again part of the Trans Canada Trail, which spans more than 28,000 kilometres. Larose said she hopes to see a lot of tourists and locals back on the trail once again this summer. 'I mean, you couldn't ask for a better setup in terms of tourism,' she said. 'It's really easy. It's really accessible. And so, we can't wait to see the impact that that's going to have.'
CTV News
20-06-2025
- General
- CTV News
Popular boardwalk reopens in Sudbury
Northern Ontario Watch The Jim Gordon Boardwalk reopened Friday at Science North in Sudbury, and the former mayor was on hand to celebrate the event.
Geek Dad
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Dad
Review – Batman/Superman: World's Finest #40 – Fight Night in Metropolis
Batman/Superman: World's Finest #40 cover, via DC Comics. Ray: One of the fun things about doing an ongoing flashback series is that you can do stories that wouldn't make their way into a continuity-dense ongoing series. Supergirl and Robin's date from hell is a prime example – and this issue is another oddball team-up that has some great twists. It's set in the early days of Batman and Superman's career, with Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne facilitating a podcast appearance for Jim Gordon and Perry White to defend their cities' reputation to a shady manosphere podcaster. While Bruce riles Clark up by flirting with Lois, the two older men spar with the creepy media magnate, who tries to play them against each other. It's all a day in the life – until a giant kaiju bursts through the wall, menacing Metropolis. Instead of ordering an evacuation, the podcaster orders his people to keep filming – and it falls to Gordon and White to save as many people as they can. Fight night. Via DC Comics. Of course, the headline attraction here is Superman and Batman taking on the giant monster, with Batman debuting what's essentially a Bat-Gundam to fight the creature on its level. There are some fantastic visuals here, as Waid indulges his taste for big old-school action. But as the newsman and the Commissioner investigate, they discover some odd things – for one thing, the monster doesn't seem to have come from anywhere, just appearing in the middle of the city. A conspiracy starts to develop, and our heroes race against time to find the culprit before he lets the whole city burn. This is an incredibly packed issue for only around 20 pages, and it delivers in every way. It's action-packed, it's funny, and it even has some important commentary about the state of alternative media. It's great to see characters like Perry White and Jim Gordon get to play the starring role for a change. To find reviews of all the DC issues, visit DC This Week. GeekDad received this comic for review purposes. Liked it? Take a second to support GeekDad and GeekMom on Patreon!
