Chapter 11

Feb 16 2011

Closing 200 stores

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—According to a court filing in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, Borders Group plans to close about 200 of its stores nationwide, including three in the city of Los Angeles, and stores in other parts of the Southland, including Orange County, it was reported today.

The nation's second-largest book retailer said in a statement that the moves were being made "in light of the environment of curtailed customer spending, our ongoing discussions with publishers and other vendor related parties, and the company's lack of liquidity.''

Sep 10 2010

Will remain open during reorganization

IRVINE - The Irvine-based parent of the Claim Jumper restaurant chain announced today it is selling substantially all of its assets and operations to an existing investor through a pre-arranged Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing to eliminate debt.

The 45 Claim Jumper eateries, which are located throughout the West Coast and parts of the Midwest, will remain open during the reorganization, company officials said.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”