AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoIndependent Restaurants Under Pressure: Locally owned eateries say utilities, labor, food, and alcohol costs are squeezing margins so hard they’re begging diners to “think local first,” with one owner calling the last stretch the worst she’s seen. Local Comedy Scene: Salem’s Cinema Salem drew a crowd for the pilot debut of “Witch City,” a locally produced comedy created by area comic Allie Del Franco. D.C. Culture & Community: Trump announced the National Garden of American Heroes will be built at West Potomac Park, replacing softball fields with a statue-filled public space. Tech & Memory: Muskogee’s Memory Lab helps families preserve old VHS and other media by converting it to modern formats. Sports Spotlight: Dystany Spurlock is set to make NASCAR-affiliated history as the first Black woman in a national touring series, while ProKidney reported Q1 2026 results and progress in its kidney disease trials. Arts & Debate: A new survey finds nearly all professional visual artists strongly dislike generative AI, citing income and career security fears.
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