How moms of young children are coping with a lack of vaccines, lifting of mask and testing restrictions, and overall stress of the pandemic in the DMV. By Jacqueline Smith WASHINGTONThe COVID-19 pandemic has posed many challenges to most Americans, but mothers especially have faced uncertainty and isolation. For many new mothers, giving birth duringContinue reading “COVID-19 Continues to present challenges for new moms.”
Author Archives: Jacqueline Smith
The show must go on!
Theaters Steal the Stage Back After COVID-19 Shutdown. By Jacqueline Smith WASHINGTON – Ginger Moss is the Operations Manager for D.C. nonprofit The Actors’ Center, and has been with the organization since November 1985. The 60-year-old Longwood University graduate has worked with Arena Stage, Source Theatre, Horizons Theatre, and Trice Talent Services. Moss has experienceContinue reading “The show must go on!”
Tompkins County community members stay connected and COVID-safe
News Feature. By Jacqueline Smith TOMPKINS COUNTY – Tompkins County Legislature Chair Leslyn McBean-Clairborne was skeptical of the COVID vaccine at first but became one among the 50,000 residents to be vaccinated after informing herself. Having recently lost her close cousin to the virus, she now uses community platforms to encourage others to get vaccinatedContinue reading “Tompkins County community members stay connected and COVID-safe”
Mayor Michael Newhard: a jack of all trades and prodigal son returned
Profile. By Jacqueline Smith WARWICK – Mayor Michael Newhard is strolling across the floors of his family’s department store, meticulously straightening trinkets on each end-cap display and warmly greeting customers who browse around the quaint shop on Main Street. In the small town of Warwick, New York, where the village population is 6,881, Newhard isContinue reading “Mayor Michael Newhard: a jack of all trades and prodigal son returned”
A case of the (virtual) concert blues: what might the music industry have in store?
Lifestyle. By Jacqueline Smith NEW YORK – A carpet-clad stage is covered with sound systems, and the overhead spotlights cast a shadow on the equipment. Cords connecting to amplifiers and an assortment of musical instruments are sprawled across the space. Singer-songwriter Annie DiRusso finishes soundcheck with her band, and they all await their signal toContinue reading “A case of the (virtual) concert blues: what might the music industry have in store?”
The future of fashion – a flourishing or failing industry?
Opinion. By Jacqueline Smith WASHINGTON – I’m a clothes hoarder. My closet is perpetually bursting at the seams. Most days I use the entire force of my 5-foot-3 frame to push up against the double white louver doors, just to seal them shut and enclose the color-coordinated selection of garments. I grew up a proudContinue reading “The future of fashion – a flourishing or failing industry?”
The pandemic continues to threaten restaurants as outdoor street dining ends and winter approaches
Local restaurants must reinvent and turn to the support of customers as outdoor street dining ends and New York State COVID regulations threaten business as winter approaches. By Jacqueline Smith WARWICK – Local restaurants must resort to indoor dining at limited capacity, curbside pickup, and delivery orders to-go as New York State COVID regulations threatenContinue reading “The pandemic continues to threaten restaurants as outdoor street dining ends and winter approaches”
New York voters rely on early voting periods to make their votes count despite COVID-19 implications
Despite the rainy weather, Orange County residents wait in line outside of Warwick Town Hall to ensure their ballots are casted and counted in this upcoming election. By Jacqueline Smith WARWICK – New York State’s early voting period, Oct. 24 to Nov. 1, has provided a flexible option for voters, who are still concerned aboutContinue reading “New York voters rely on early voting periods to make their votes count despite COVID-19 implications”
Nonfiction nominees of the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award share work in Politics and Prose virtual event.
Hurston/Wright Legacy Award nominees for the nonfiction genre read segments of their nonfiction work and amplified voices of Black authors at virtual event hosted by Politics and Prose as part of its Live! Series. By Jacqueline Smith WASHINGTON – Nominated authors read segments of their nonfiction work competing for The Hurston/Wright Foundation, which honors theContinue reading “Nonfiction nominees of the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award share work in Politics and Prose virtual event.”
Mount Pleasant ANC discussed neighborhood crime with MPD Lieutenant Chambers and other proposals at monthly meeting
Mount Pleasant residents enjoy local “Streatery” following ANC 1D September monthly meeting, where commissioners discussed neighborhood crime and voted on other proposals. By Jacqueline Smith WASHINGTON – The Mount Pleasant Advisory Neighborhood Commission for Ward 1 discussed neighborhood crime and other policing matters with Lieutenant Chambers of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) 3rd District, atContinue reading “Mount Pleasant ANC discussed neighborhood crime with MPD Lieutenant Chambers and other proposals at monthly meeting”