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Bluespring Wealth Partners Announces Partnership with Christopher Street Financial

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023
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Industry-leading acquirer and partner of best-in-class wealth management firms, Bluespring Wealth Partners, LLC (Bluespring), today announced the acquisition of Christopher Street Financial , a Manhattan-based investment firm whose financial professionals provide financial planning and oversee approximately $700 million in client assets nationwide.

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  • Industry-leading acquirer and partner of best-in-class wealth management firms, Bluespring Wealth Partners, LLC (Bluespring), today announced the acquisition of Christopher Street Financial , a Manhattan-based investment firm whose financial professionals provide financial planning and oversee approximately $700 million in client assets nationwide.
  • Established more than 40 years ago, today Christopher Street Financial is led by President Jen Hatch, CFP®, and Chief Executive Officer Mark Franczyk.
  • Christopher Street Financial has been associated with Bluespring Wealth Partners’ sister company, Kestra Financial , for 15 years – representing a long-term partnership that has deeply supported the firm through the various stages of its business life cycle.
  • We are eager to elevate Christopher Street Financial in the marketplace and provide them with the resources and expertise necessary to reach more clients nationwide,” said Stuart Silverman, Chairman of Bluespring Wealth Partners.

BTIG Fixed Income Continues Expansion with Several Key Hires

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Thursday, October 6, 2022
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BTIG announced today that it has hired four senior professionals in its Fixed Income Credit group.

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  • BTIG announced today that it has hired four senior professionals in its Fixed Income Credit group.
  • These hires continue BTIGs ongoing expansion in the Fixed Income market and demonstrate the continued growth of its services to the institutional and corporate client base.
  • We are pleased to welcome these new hires to BTIG, commented Michael Carley Sr, Co-Head of Fixed Income Credit at BTIG.
  • Earlier in his career, he was an Associate Director within Credit Sales Fixed Income at Barclays Capital Inc. and a Vice President within Credit Sales Fixed Income at Nomura Securities International.

Pride Live to Open New Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center, Reuniting the Historic Stonewall Inn in New York City

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022
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NEW YORK, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pride Live, a social advocacy and community engagement organization for the LGBTQ+ community, today announced plans to open the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center (SNMVC). Set to be the first LGBTQ+ visitor center within the National Park Service (NPS), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Interior, the center marks a landmark achievement and leap forward in American history. The SNMVC is scheduled to open in the summer of 2024 and will occupy nearly 3,700 square feet at 51 Christopher Street, between Waverly Place and 7th Avenue South in New York City. With support from Google, the groundbreaking ceremony will be livestreamed at YouTube.com/c/pridelive at 10:30AM ET on June 24. For more information, visit www.stonewallvisitorcenter.org

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  • NEW YORK, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pride Live , a social advocacy and community engagement organization for the LGBTQ+ community, today announced plans to open the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center (SNMVC).
  • "The opening of the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center is a remarkable moment in the history of Stonewall," said Ann Marie Gothard, President of the Pride Live Board of Directors.
  • The Stonewall National Monument is the first U.S. national monument dedicated to LGBTQ+ rights and history.
  • The Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center will be funded by donations from the community and allies.

CASETiFY Unveils Latest Pride Campaign

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Friday, June 10, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This Pride month, CASETiFY is honored to announce its latest brand Pride campaign to celebrate the diversity of the LGBTQIA+ community. Launching with the campaign, CASETiFY introduces its Pride Collection, featuring a range of customizable accessories with an exclusive Pride Camera Ring, artwork from LGBTQIA+ identifying partnered artists, and charitable donations to the nonprofit Christopher Street West. Those looking to show their support can shop the collection now at casetify.com. 

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  • The global lifestyle brand shows their support to the LGBTQIA+ community with an exclusive Pride Case, artist collections, and partnerships with LA Pride.
  • LOS ANGELES, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This Pride month, CASETiFY is honored to announce its latest brand Pride campaign to celebrate the diversity of the LGBTQIA+ community.
  • Launching with the campaign, CASETiFY introduces its Pride Collection, featuring a range of customizable accessories with an exclusive Pride Camera Ring, artwork from LGBTQIA+ identifying partnered artists, and charitable donations to the nonprofit Christopher Street West.
  • While we're best known for producing the LA Pride Parade & Festival (one of the largest Pride celebrations in the country, thanks to you!)

Come Face to Face with Endangered Animals in New York City

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Friday, April 1, 2022
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NEW YORK, April 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Australian artists and conservationists, Gillie and Marc Schattner, are unveiling their "Faces of the Wild" installation today in Greenwich Village's Ruth Wittenberg Triangle. The four-month exhibit, made possible from a collaboration with the Village Alliance Business Improvement District and permitted as part of NYC Department of Transportation's Art Program, features nine sculptures representing some of the most endangered animals in the world.

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  • For "Faces of the Wild," Gillie and Marc created six-foot-tall busts of the endangered animals, offering the public a unique opportunity to, according to Gillie, "really look deep into the eyes of all these incredible animals and fall in love."
  • Each of the sculptures, including the western lowland gorilla and the African forest elephant, contains a QR code that provides information on each of the animals, including the threats to their survival.
  • By scanning the code, the public will have an opportunity to make a direct donation to World Wildlife Fund, Gillie and Marc's charity partner, to help support the protection of endangered animals.
  • The husband-and-wife artists are passionate eco-warriors witha deep respect for the close spiritual bond between humans and animals.

Call of Duty: Vanguard’s Graphics Are So Real, Actual War Journalists Went Inside the Game Engine to Capture Photographs of It

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Thursday, October 21, 2021
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Renowned long-time war photojournalists Alex Potter and Sebastiano Tomada Piccolmini have vast experience shooting in conflict regions, including numerous battles throughout the Middle East.

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  • Renowned long-time war photojournalists Alex Potter and Sebastiano Tomada Piccolmini have vast experience shooting in conflict regions, including numerous battles throughout the Middle East.
  • For the upcoming release of the World War II-themed Vanguard, which is scheduled for release on November 5th, the two ventured inside the game engine for an exclusive photoshoot held at publisher Activisions motion capture studios.
  • Call of Duty: Vanguard captures the epic intimacy of World War II in an incredibly immersive manner, said Fernando Machado, Chief Marketing Officer, Activision Blizzard.
  • Photojournalists Alex and Sebastiano waited for the right moments to snap their shots the same way they would on the ground.

Pride Montrose Block Party - Bringing it Back to Where It All Started

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Wednesday, September 22, 2021
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However, in light of the pandemic, the event sans parade, which usually takes place in June, has been scheduled as a block party in Montrose for October 2, 2021.

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  • However, in light of the pandemic, the event sans parade, which usually takes place in June, has been scheduled as a block party in Montrose for October 2, 2021.
  • Attendees are encouraged to present a negative COVID-19 Test within 72 hours of the Montrose Block Party or wait in line for limited onsite testing at the event.
  • Pride Houston might have had to pivot during this pandemic but has found a way to bring back the old-school Pride jubilee.
  • Pride Houston needs the community to buy tickets in order to help support the nonprofit organization's scholarships for LGBTQIA+ Youth.