Of Interest

Adam Clayton reports today in the Register-Star that Leora Barish, the screenwriter best known for writing the screenplay for the 1985 film Desperately Seeking Susan, has purchased 20 acres of land on Fish and Game Road outside Hudson and is partnering with the Hawthorne Valley Association and the Farmer Veteran Coalition to create Heroic Food, an organization to teach farming to veterans: "Screenwriter gives back to local veterans."