How one Ohio family found peace in natural burial
By H.L. Comeriato, TDS Staff Reporter Photos by H.L. Comeriato Jeremy Ferrato loved blackberries. Now, they grow rampant...
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‘One Year in Loveland’: Elizabeth’s Bookshop celebrates first anniversary with joy and community
By H.L. Comeriato, Devil Strip Staff Reporter Rachel Elizabeth Cargle is filled with gratitude. Behind a table lined...
Highland Square’s PorchRokr returns in August
By H.L Comeriato, Devil Strip Staff Reporter PorchRokr — Highland Square’s beloved music and arts festival — will...
Death positivity can help us die better deaths. One death doula wants to bring the movement to Akron.
Writing, reporting and photos by H.L. Comeriato Angela Laakso traces a name etched in stone with the tip...
Marcy Bones tells a strange, heartfelt tale in animated series “The Other Town”
Writing and reporting by H.L. Comeriato Photos and illustrations created by Marcy Bones & H.L. Comeriato At the...
By 2050, community health workers hope the city no longer needs them. This is their story — and their vision for the next 30 years.
Reporting, writing and photos by H.L. Comeriato Ericka Malone leans over the edge of a wooden park bench....
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Akron is moving to protect its tree canopy. Here’s why it matters.
Reporting, writing and photos by H.L. Comeriato Jon Malish dreams of trees. “It’s a passion that I have,...
Summit County has paused its use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Here’s what you need to know.
Reporting, writing and photos by H.L. Comeriato Two days after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
A story in stone: North Hill Marble & Granite serves Akron families for more than a century
Writing, reporting and photos by H.L. Comeriato For more than a century, North Hill Marble & Granite has...
Everything you need to know about Summit County’s mass vaccination site
Interview and photos by H.L. Comeriato On March 30, I sat down with Summit County Public Health Commissioner...
Just a Dad From Akron founder Kenny Lambert talks parenthood, sobriety and building community in the face of loss
by H.L. Comeriato Kenny Lambert didn’t always know who he was. Now, he’s absolutely sure of it. At...
Akron man turns loss into hope, opens breast cancer resource center on Kenmore Boulevard
Reporting, writing and photos by H.L. Comeriato Lavar Jacobs is a man on a mission. On a bright...
Everything you need to know about how to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Summit County
Interview and photos by H.L. Comeriato On March 1, Summit County Public Health Commissioner Donna Skoda sat down...
‘Great care can’t wait:’ Oak Street Health opens new Akron location serving older adults on Medicare
Reporting, writing and photos by H.L. Comeriato Oak Street Health is humming with excitement. After months of preparation,...
An Akron doctor answers our COVID-19 vaccine questions
Interview by H.L. Comeriato In the lobby of Oak Street Health’s newest location in Firestone Park, Dr. Laolu...