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In the studio with metalsmith Shani Richards

January 4th, 2021

Reporting, writing and photos by Noor Hindi Shani Richards is “not interested in making pretty objects.” A low-lit basement studio on West Market Street is where the 41-year-old metalsmith artist ... Read More...

Emilia Sykes wanted to be a dancer. Now she’s a powerful Ohio legislator.

July 30th, 2020

words by Noor Hindi, photos by Ilenia Pezzaniti If you ask representative Emilia Strong Sykes if she always wanted to be a politician, she’ll tell you, “never, never, never.” As a kid, Sykes was a ... Read More...

The Succession: How brain surgery and personal loss led M.Black to a second act in music

December 31st, 2015

Singing for the cruelest teacher by Brittany Nader “Experience is the cruelest teacher. It gives the test, and then it gives the lesson.” - Unknown Two days after Christmas in 2013, Michael Black was in tears ... Read More...

Cover artist, Miller South grad Adana Tillman, tells her story with quilts

ArtsNow launches $50,000 Artist Relief Fund for Summit County artists

In the studio with metalsmith Shani Richards

The National Center for Choreography celebrates five years

On the Street: Aimee & Trae

Polish American Citizens Club of Akron turns 100

Helping Summit County’s 90,000 older adults stay safe in their homes

Pastor Dee Williams is called to ‘love the hell out of people’

On the Record | Relaxer Saves the City from Destruction

Peachcurls showcases NEO musicians on new album ‘Meadow’

Brian Lisik’s ‘Gudbye Stoopid Whirled’ wasn’t supposed to be about the pandemic — but it is

Longtime rocker Harvey Gold is ‘all the versions’ of himself on new album

How to Cultivate Resilience in Your Child

The doctor is in: Infant eye color

Dealing with transitions in a blended household

Shame and Laundry

In the studio with metalsmith Shani Richards

Emilia Sykes wanted to be a dancer. Now she’s a powerful Ohio legislator.

The Succession: How brain surgery and personal loss led M.Black to a second act in music

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