10 Years Ago March 28, 2014 Ritz Theatre founder Bruce Curless felt hopeful that his business could stay afloat after community members raised over $30,000. Curless had made an emotional appeal online the previous Friday, saying that he couldn’t raise the $50,000 by March 31, which would force him to close. The money raised so far would allow the company to pay royalty fees for “The Wild Part”…