Colleges fight hunger, fill basic needs to keep students in school
Lee Chilcote and Asha Fairley Taking five classes at once is a heavy load for any college student,...
COVID-19
How the pandemic shaped ‘Reely Scared,’ a podcast for horror film buffs
Reporting and writing by Brandon Meola From a young age, Taylor Cleek was an avid reader and writer...
Akron chefs put food on the table for other restaurant workers
Reporting and writing by Emily Anderson When restaurants were ordered to close their doors in March to reduce...
Custodians adapt to pandemic guidelines to keep Akron’s schools safe
Reporting, writing and photos by H.L. Comeriato Every morning, John Carter looks out over the field behind Betty...
Akron family moves into a van, documenting a nine month cross-country road trip during COVID-19
Reporting and writing by Abbey Marshall They named their new home Silver, short for silver lining. It’s quite...
How a housing-first strategy could save domestic violence survivors during a pandemic
By Conor Morris Things were finally looking up for Ohio resident Caroline earlier this year. After being forced...
Brian Lisik’s ‘Gudbye Stoopid Whirled’ wasn’t supposed to be about the pandemic — but it is
Reporting and writing by Karla Tipton It’s not the way things were supposed to go. Brian Lisik’s new...
Ohio’s Appalachian region was already losing child care providers. Then the pandemic hit.
This article provided by Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism in partnership with the...
Federal eviction moratorium has taken effect for some tenants
By Doug Livingston, Akron Beacon Journal, and Noor Hindi, The Devil Strip On Voris Street in Akron’s University...
Many Akronites adopting “pandemic puppies” during COVID-19 self-isolation
Reporting, writing and photos by Abbey Marshall In a time when companionship is sparse, many people are adopting...
‘Updates from Lunch Lady Land’: Child nutrition workers make sure Akron students eat, even when the job puts them at risk
Reporting, writing and photos by H.L. Comeriato The chocolate milk is a hit. From kindergarten to senior year,...
Losing a mother to COVID-19 in a nursing home
Essay and photos by Karla Tipton The coronavirus arrived on U.S. shores in January. I watched the news...
Why did 77 Ohio prisoners die of COVID-19, but just 10 PA inmates?
A look at how overcrowding and poor design contributed to two of the worst national outbreaks By Cid...
Trouble With Old People | Adventures in Quarantine
by Steve Van Auken When you hang around the house for what feels like decades at a time,...
The election is three months away. Register and make your voting plan now.
by Steve Van Auken With a presidential election coming on Nov. 3, in the middle of a health...