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No part of the economy is being hit harder by the COVID-19 pandemic than the hospitality sector, effectively eviscerating the incomes of people who work in bars, restaurants and live-entertainment venues.

Despite Nashville Mayor John Cooper’s request to close down Lower Broadway on Sunday as a public health emergency in Nashville due to the coronavirus, countless bars have refused to shut their doors.

Kid Rock is refusing to close down his Nashville bar despite a city order to do so.

As the confirmed cases of the coronavirus grew to 39 in Tennessee, Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced major changes to the area on Sunday (March 15), including closing the bars on Lower Broadway and limiting restaurant capacity, as first reported by the Tennessean.

Two tornadoes touched down in Nashville early Tuesday morning, killing at least eight people, destroying homes and businesses, and leaving more than 50,000 residents without power.

After a seven-month search, the Sundance Institute has named Tabitha Jackson as the new director of the Sundance Film Festival. Jackson was chosen following a worldwide search and will replace outgoing director John Cooper, who announced in June that he was stepping down.

By Dino-Ray Ramos

Filmmaker Tabitha Jackson has been named the incoming director of the Sundance Film Festival, succeeding outgoing director John Cooper.

The Sundance Film Festival awards are underway.

By Dominic Patten

By Dominic Patten

John Cooper, the outgoing director of the Sundance Film Festival, has been on Robert Redford’s payroll for 30 years.

Luke Evans has bagged the lead role in a new ITV crime drama about murderer John Cooper.

Michael Angelo Covino's The Climb is set for a theatrical simulcast at the Sundance Film Festival and in 10 theaters nationwide Jan. 26, to include the director's post-screening Q&A playing live from The Ray Theatre in Park City.The collaboration between Sony Pictures Classics and Trafalgar Releasing will allow filmgoers not at Sundance to take in the festival experience.