EVANSTON, Illinois, Sept. 30 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: A comic tale of youthful liberation and a master class led by Grammy Award-winning soprano Christine Goerke open the 2024-25 season of voice and opera performances at the Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music. Benjamin Britten's "Albert Herring" tells the story of a young man finding his independence amid the societal pressures and rigid expectations of a small English village in the early 1900s. Direct  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 1 -- Dirks, Van Essen and April, a merger and acquisition firm, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: Harrison, AR - Carpenter Media Group (CMG) and Phillips Media Group (PMG) announced today they have reached an agreement for CMG to acquire PMG's 16 community newspapers spread across Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois, as well as Nowata Printing Company in Springfield, Missouri. Dirks, Van Essen & April, a media merger and acquisition firm based in Santa  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 1 -- Dirks, Van Essen and April, a merger and acquisition firm, issued the following news release: Napa, CA - September 30, 2024 - The Napa Valley Register, St. Helena Star and Inside Napa Valley magazine have been sold to the Hoffmann Media Group, publisher of a dozen local newspapers and healthcare-related digital products in Florida and Michigan. Dirks, Van Essen & April, a media merger and acquisition firm based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, represented Lee Enterprise  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 1 -- Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: * * * Terry Brunner brings decades of experience and leadership to. * * * Today, Mayor Tim Keller announced the appointment of Terry Brunner as the new Chief of Staff for the City of Albuquerque. In this role, Brunner will oversee the daily operations of the Mayor's Office, managing various areas such as public affairs, constituent services, communications, intergovernmental r  more

HAILEY, Idaho, Oct. 1 -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release: * * * Conservationists File Protest Against Plan for Massive Solar Development on Public Lands, Citing Neglect of the Old Spanish National Historic Trail * * * The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) must take steps to protect the integrity of the Old Spanish National Historic Trail as part of its updated Western Solar Plan, according to a formal protest filed by PEER, former National Park Superintendent J  more