Dennis Hart gives a summary of Iowa news from the past week.
Neil Upadhyay, Director of Hotel Operations and Assistant General Manager of Gateway Hotel and Convention Center, describes the struggle to stay afloat in the hotel business with little clientele due to reduced travel and drastic staff reduction Although some other area hotels have had trouble, the Gateway is positioned to remain open despite operating at a loss during the pandemic. Also, Upadhyay, who is 24 years old, tells a little bit of his own story as an Inian-American from Chicago who moved to Story City as a teenager and eventually ended up a manager of the Gateway.
Sudhanva Kashyap, award-winning landscape photographer, describes his process and artistic mission. His work, which features landscapes in extraordinarily beautiful color and design, is currently being exhibited at Morning Bell Coffee Roasters on Main street in Ames. Kashyap is a postdoctoral researcher at ISU in science, from Bangalore India.
Nadav Mer, owner of Morning Bell Coffee Roasters, talks about the meaning of art work displayed at the coffee shop, which has taken on even more importance in Pandemic times. Mer assures us that Morning Bell Coffee Roasters is surviving the pandemic.
