A North Carolina county is taking extreme measures to prevent coronavirus from spreading in its community. Dare County, a popular summer vacation area in the state’s Outer Banks, has established checkpoints around the county to stop visitors and non-resident property owners from entering. “These restrictions may be inconvenient, disappointing and have financial impacts, however, they…… MORE
Behind the headlines of poverty and grit, Detroit has sprouted a surprisingly vibrant food scene. “We’re known for Motown and cars and manufacturing. But in the last three years, there has definitely been a culinary boom,” said David Rudolph, a public relations representative for several local eateries. Then the coronavirus came, hitting the Motor City…… MORE
As cabin fever and anxiety set in across America, a team of New Jersey police officers tried to restore a sense of calm through a town-favorite comfort food: pizza. With a lot of cheese, pepperoni and goodwill, three police associations in Toms River, New Jersey, joined forces to purchase 300 pizzas for their community, which…… MORE
If there has ever been a weird time to date, this is it. But even as millions of Americans stay at home due to the coronavirus pandemic, nothing is stopping them from dating online. Daniel Ahmadizadeh and Christopher Smeder designed Quarantine Together, a dating app for exactly this moment. “People need to stay home and…… MORE
James Dolan, owner of the NBA’s New York Knicks and the NHL’s New York Rangers, has tested positive for coronavirus, according to the Knicks PR Twitter account. “He has been in self-isolation and is experiencing little to no symptoms. He continues to oversee business operations,” according to the tweet. Both the NBA and NHL suspended…… MORE
This month, New York University, like many colleges and universities across the country, announced it would transfer to remote classes as the coronavirus epidemic spreads. For students at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, though, the situation presented a challenge. Without performance and rehearsal space, voice lessons and other necessary aspects of art school, could…… MORE
As nearly a third of the world’s population lives under coronavirus-related restrictions, weeks of self-isolation have become the new norm. And people are starting to get bored. Luckily, the J. Paul Getty Museum, based in Los Angeles, gave art fans something different to do besides Netflix and chilling. “We challenge you to recreate a work…… MORE
Please “wash your hands,” doo doo doo doo doo. “Baby Shark,” the viral children’s song that cracked the Billboard Top 100 last year and got stuck in our heads for months, is back. A new rendition of the earworm baby tune is here to help all of us fight the novel coronavirus. The best way…… MORE
Cue the flutes. But this time, Future wants your mask on. The rapper behind the 2017 hit “Mask Off,” Future is partnering with a sewing organization to provide face masks to hospital workers and patients in a campaign appropriately titled “Mask On.” The FreeWishes Foundation, founded by Future, his sister and his mother, announced the…… MORE
New York City police lost its first detective to Covid-19, marking the third NYPD death to the disease that has afflicted the department. Detective Cedric Dickson, a 23-year veteran, worked in the 32nd Precinct in Harlem, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said. “May we never forget the sacrifice of those workers who put themselves in harm’s…… MORE
