“We’ve entered the sixth month of the year, home to the strawberry moon and longest day of the year, and — unique to our little spot of the earth — the time of year when T-ball season starts.”

YS High School senior Llnyah Grant won the Division V state titles in the 100- and 200-meter dashes earlier this month at the state track meet held at the Jesse Owens Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University.

“I spent a lovely night at the Hall. The fire was in, I had a bag of crab rangoons and a good zombie novel — “The Girl with all the Gifts” by MR Carey.”

“I’m writing a diary that one day my children might find interesting and hopefully later generations will, ahem, ‘treasure.'”

“The Scorpions of Patterdale Hall is now for sale at The Barrel House. The drink is smoky, briny, bitter and fiercely spicy. It is also delicious, surprisingly. I was reminded of a spicy Oaxacan mezcal.”

Over the past 100 years, humans have transformed the night, erasing the natural darkness with which we evolved. While artificial light at night is crucial to our modern world, it comes at a cost.

Now in its fourth decade, the Feminist Health Fund provides direct financial assistance to women facing unaffordable health care costs including prescriptions, diagnostic testing, dental care and trauma recovery.

“Every time it warms up a bit, I consider turning the water back on but then I check the weather forecast only to discover a week of temperatures below freezing.”

“Our main sewage line froze and then un-blocked, miraculously. Then, this morning, the water lines to our kitchen froze, which is frustrating but not unexpected. Plumbers will be making a fortune when all this thaws out.”

The final buzzer sounded on a 42–28 championship win, and for a moment the gym felt still. Then the noise came: teammates rushing the floor, fans on their feet and a community celebrating something bigger than a trophy.