The show must go on: How live music is adapting to the pandemic
by Abbey Marshall The old adage demands, “The show must go on.” But during the COVID-19 pandemic, musicians...
Public Health
‘The Theater and the Plague:’ A call for radical envisioning
by Tessa Gaffney When the shutdowns started, I was in a Directing II class at The University of...
‘I don’t want to die’: Restaurant workers choose between earning money and risking infection with COVID-19
by Abbey Marshall When Tori Haye went to the hospital in the first few weeks of the stay-at-home...
Akron declared racism a public health crisis. What happens next?
H.L. Comeriato During a June 8 meeting, Akron City Council voted unanimously to approve a resolution declaring racism...
Independent movie theaters prepare to reopen, but ‘nothing will be the same’
by Abbey Marshall With movie theaters across the country shuttering amid the COVID-19 pandemic, including AMC hinting at...
Tens of thousands of Ohioans told to repay unemployment benefits
After waiting weeks for unemployment insurance payments, some are receiving letters demanding they pay back thousands; software troubles...
The pandemic is making it harder for Ohioans with disabilities to access food
by Alicia M. Hopkins The average person can go to a grocery store and buy the food they...
‘Stay safe:’ A grocery store employee on becoming an essential worker
by Lauren Whitley “Stay safe,” I said to the customer as I stuffed the receipt into one of...
Families weigh the risks of sending a loved one to a nursing home during the coronavirus pandemic
By Ginger Christ and Rachel Dissell Data analysis and Graphics by Cid Standifer This article provided by Eye...
Tyron Hoisten on how and why he created Zoom-based pandemic web series “Nova’s Quarantine”
by Charlee Harris Nova’s Quarantine is a web series that centers on the lead character, Nova, and her...
Uphill Battle Ohio Job Seekers Face
Buckeyes Battle Uneven Playing Field; COVID-19 exacerbates trends; Women and Young Workers Hit Particularly Hard By Kevin Williams ...
CDC reverses course again on using race as testing criteria
Minority Groups with Higher Case and Death Rates Deemed a Priority, Then Not By Afi Scruggs This public...
Sober Chronicles | Stop Resisting
In this edition of Sober Chronicles, floating with the ‘paradigm shift.’ by Marc Lee Shannon I’ll admit that...
Coffee Talk with Vanessa Michelle | No money, no business — now what?
Thoughts on adjusting your business during COVID-19 by Vanessa Michelle Well, here we are in the midst of...
Child asthma runs rampant in Akron
Thousands of Akron’s children are registered as ‘high risk’ asthma patients words by Noor Hindi, illustration by Chris...