by April Allman | Jul 28, 2020 | Career, Home Decor
On the welcoming front porch sit home builder (left) Tracee Dore and (right) homeowner Karen Miller. They sit on an old church pew that Karen refinished — stripping away nine layers of paint. The relationship between homeowner and contractor is a delicate one. Like...
by April Allman | Jul 27, 2020 | COVID-19, Family
Although Angel Hamilton (pictured also with husband Dustin) was a stay-at-home mom to her two sons, Christian, 4, and Isaiah, 2, prior to the pandemic, she has had to adjust her routine and expectations. One day, the history books will include paragraphs about the...
by April Allman | Jul 26, 2020 | Family, Just Ask Joyce
Q: “Our family has gone through a transition because of the recent pandemic. My husband is depressed because he had to close his business. He’s snappy with the kids and me and has relinquished his parenting duties, until he doesn’t like a decision I’ve made. Then we...
by April Allman | Jul 25, 2020 | COVID-19, Family
As the pandemic began, Melanie House-Mansfield, pictured with husband William, continued to be a high school theater instructor, as well as provide preschool activities and speech therapy protocols for her 4-year-old son, Israel. One day, the history books will...
by April Allman | Jul 24, 2020 | Family
ACTIVELY CHOOSING ANTI-RACISM Catherine McGeeney, director of communications at the Coalition for the Homeless and mother of three, says the first step in raising a racially sensitive white child is to accept the systemic racism present in our city. “I’m a white mom...
