If you adopted a dog during the pandemic, here’s what you need to know April 27th, 2020 by Sandy Maxwell It’s a great time to adopt a new pet! As people find themselves at home with more time on their hands, pet adoptions are skyrocketing. As a former administrator for a dog rescue, I am...
Hunger in Akron ‘probably doubled or tripled’ in March during Covid-19 lockdown, advocates say April 27th, 2020 Local agencies help hundreds of families struggling from Coronavirus fallout words and photos by Rosalie Murphy Cars snake around the Akron Zoo during the last freezing day of the spring. A dozen volunte...
Six Feet | Anna Yoho April 20th, 2020 words and photos by Ilenia Pezzaniti Anna Yoho, 26, is sitting on her porch in Highland Square, drinking a beer with her friend Brandon Craddock who is 25. Her son, Jeremiah, is playing nearby. “I’ve been o...
“It literally consumes everything I do”: Ohioans desperate to reach unemployment hotline as calls dropped, claims languish April 20th, 2020 By Cid Standifer Marcia Gassaway was in the first wave of Ohioans put out of work by COVID-19. The single mom from Cleveland went to the emergency room on March 15. Due to her coronavirus-like symptoms, ...
Northeast Ohio Living Room Talent Show aims to bring people together in a fun and innovative way April 20th, 2020 by Allyson Smith If this were a normal spring, summer concert and festival season would be right around the corner. However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many shows and tours are postponed or even canc...
Akron Makerspace sends face shields to the front lines in Ohio’s coronavirus fight April 20th, 2020 by Derek Kreider At 541 South Main Street #951 a light will be on through the night and into the morning as the folks of the Akron Makerspace work tirelessly to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) t...
Pregnant in Akron during a pandemic April 20th, 2020 How COVID-19 has changed life for local expecting mothers by Aja Hannah With COVID-19 changing the landscape of the medical field, pregnant women may be feeling especially down at this time. Baby showers...
Ohioans must ‘act now’ to vote in the primary election April 16th, 2020 by Allyson Smith The Ohio primary election, which was originally scheduled for March 17, was extended to April 28. Here is everything you need to know about making sure your voice is heard in the primary el...
Homeless Akronites have ‘nowhere to go’ during pandemic April 8th, 2020 by Kyle Cochrun For Akronites without a place to live, life is constantly spent around others: On city buses, in libraries, in crowded kitchens, in homeless shelter dayrooms and overnight-stay dormitories.&...
Six Feet | Tiffany Roper April 6th, 2020 by Ilenia Pezzaniti Tiffany Roper, 35, is waiting to pick up food outside of Upper Crust pizza in Highland Square. “Today is the first day we’ve been out in about 10 days,” she says. “I work for...
