By Steven Gu Editors note: At this writing, Marin County, California has reported 223 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 12 confirmed deaths. Before John Wildgust, a supervising nurse in Marin County, enters the hospital every evening, he’s required to have his temperature taken at the front door. If it’s normal, he gets a clearance sticker Read more about The Front Line Nurse/Dad[…]
By Nina Joss April 13 I watch the news and they talk about things starting to calm down, the deaths in NYC are less than 700 per day now. My first reaction is rather perverse. To be honest, it is a, “No! Don’t tell us we’re not gonna have another snow day, that the storm Read more about When This Ends[…]
Name of Community: Plymouth, MI Established (date): 1867 Land area: 2.21 sq mi Population: 9,168 Population over 65: 15.8% Population per sq. mile: 4,130.3 Racial Makeup: 94.3% white, 2.5% Asian, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American Persons per household: 2.09 Per Capita Income: $54,862 Bachelor Degree or above: 58.1% Number of Coronavirus cases: 33 (as Read more about Plymouth by the Numbers[…]
By Alexis Angelus Everyone has a way of coping, of getting through their weaknesses to be successful in everyday life. For me, I deal with uncertainty in life by planning. Since I was a child, establishing a routine and plan Bs has been my steadying force. I have a backup plan, and a backup plan Read more about Being Type A during COVID-19: Journal | April 8[…]
By Alejandro Rodriguez Munoz It was a perfect day for ice-cream. So Laura, my host mom, Caylee, her dog, and I walked to the 7-Eleven that is five minutes from our house. We arrived at the store, only to realize that neither of us was wearing a mask or gloves. But we didn’t want to Read more about My Trip to 7-Eleven: Journal | April 20[…]
By Gabi Williams and Frances Gichner As the weather warmed this spring and Richmonders took to the James River, we designed a walking tour of Belle Isle, a historically significant island in midstream, tracking graffiti and modern human influence on the river. Why did we do this? Belle Isle has a long and detailed history Read more about Artistry on the Isle[…]
By Jacob Taylor How ordinary citizens are impacting the health and preservation of the James River Park System The James River will always be partially defined by its rich, winding history, but it is the people that care about preserving and improving Richmond’s unique feature who are taking action to make sure America’s founding river Read more about River Angels[…]
By Frances Gichner It’s a warm Wednesday in April, late afternoon, and roughly two dozen people stand on a soggy patch of land at the base of a 60-foot-high stack of granite and cement. The James River, in flood stage, surges past, just a few feet away. To get to the base of this wall, Read more about Climbing RVA’s Riverfront Ruins[…]
This is placeholder text for a blog post by Don Belt, explaining how students of journalism, geography, math, and environmental science all came together to craft stories about the city they live in, using the slow journalism methods of Paul Salopek and others.