Death positivity can help us die better deaths. One death doula wants to bring the movement to Akron.

By H.L. Comeriato

For students, COVID-19 is the new normal. Meet two young people facing big pandemic challenges in the new academic year.

By H.L. Comeriato

‘That’s how you know how hard we miss him’: One Akron family on losing a son and brother to gun violence

By H.L. Comeriato

Akron is moving to protect its tree canopy. Here’s why it matters.

By H.L. Comeriato

How one Ohio family found peace in natural burial

By H.L. Comeriato

Summit Safe Syringe Exchange ‘plants a little bit of hope’ through harm reduction

By H.L. Comeriato

By 2050, community health workers hope the city no longer needs them. Here’s their story – and their vision for the next 30 years.

By H.L. Comeriato

A Story in Stone: North Hill Marble and Granite serves Akron families for more than a century

By H.L. Comeriato

Summit County has paused the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Here’s what you need to know.

By H.L. Comeriato

From lonely deaths to high funeral costs, COVID-19 is changing the way families grieve.

By H.L. Comeriato

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

By H.L. Comeriato

Custodians adapt to pandemic guidelines to keep keep Akron’s schools safe

By H.L. Comeriato

Akron’s death care workers feel the strain as Ohio tops 10,000 COVID-10 deaths

By H.L. Comeriato

Just a Dad From Akron founded Kenny Lambert talks parenthood, sobriety and building community in the face of loss

By H.L. Comeriato