“The economics of a small-town theater are not terribly attractive.”
David Lanterman, Co-Owner of Lincoln Cinema 4
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Folks are buying up and building movie theaters in small towns in Illinois. They’re not doing it to get rich, but instead to enrich their communities. Research shows that other businesses benefit from theaters—like restaurants and ice cream parlors—and these sorts of gathering places attract newcomers to the towns. These small town movie theater moguls get the big picture.
Talk of the Town . . . and World
The radio station in Boonville, Indiana, WBNL, serves up a blend of local news and weather, advice, youth sports, a delightfully eclectic mix of music, and much more. The content is targeted to the folks of Boonville, but since the station started streaming onto the Internet a few years ago, listeners from the around the world have e-mailed their support—the mayor says they’ve even gotten a phone call from “merry old England.” Take a listen yourself on WBNL.
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