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Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley expand Nashville “Store”


Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley expand Nashville “Store”

The Store, the nonprofit organization run by Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley, is expanding to include a location at TriStar Centennial Medical Center. The Paisleys have donated $1 million to the effort. Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams Paisley partner with Belmont for a free grocery store in Nashville The store’s capital raising campaign is underway […]

Milwaukee’s food programs are seeing increasing demand


Milwaukee’s food programs are seeing increasing demand

Volunteers help set up the mobile food distribution at the Dominican Center, 2470 W. Locust St. (Photo provided by Dominican Center) Milwaukee residents’ need for food continues to grow. Food insecurity peaked in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic but declined with the help of financial assistance programs. Now that those programs are ending, service providers […]

Where to get free COVID-19 tests in 2024: Free at-home COVID-19 tests will be available again as a new vaccine is approved, officials say


Where to get free COVID-19 tests in 2024: Free at-home COVID-19 tests will be available again as a new vaccine is approved, officials say

WASHINGTON– The federal government will resume its free COVID home testing program in September as authorities prepare the country for the upcoming respiratory virus season. Dawn O’Connell, assistant secretary for preparedness and response at the Department of Health and Human Services, said Friday that this was the seventh time the Biden-Harris administration has allowed Americans […]

Gullah’s food truck show highlights the importance of food and connection


Gullah’s food truck show highlights the importance of food and connection

Bernard Bennett, owner of the Okan food truck, serves Caribbean and West African cuisine from his South Carolina truck and store. He says his goal is to show African Americans that group food is more than fried chicken and collard greens. “I want to show the story behind it,” Bennett said. “I take dishes from […]

Reducing food insecurity among children


Reducing food insecurity among children

Study: Emergency allocations in the SNAP program and food shortages in households with childrenPhoto credit: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com Question: Was there a relationship between emergency allocations under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and changes in the risk of food insecurity in households with children? In a recently published study JAMA network openedResearchers are […]

Which cities in Ohio have the best and worst life expectancies?


Which cities in Ohio have the best and worst life expectancies?

Where Ohio residents live indicates their life expectancy. Life expectancy varies by zip code, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Across Ohio, life expectancy ranges from 60 years in a Columbus neighborhood to just over 89 years in a northeast Ohio city. In general, the life expectancy of Ohio residents […]

OSF OnCall provides home monitoring for young children with viral respiratory diseases


OSF OnCall provides home monitoring for young children with viral respiratory diseases

Baby’s nostrils are cleared The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched a national campaign to inform the public about common respiratory viruses and available vaccines. The campaign, Risk less. Achieve more., aims to raise awareness of vaccines that reduce severe illness from influenza (flu), COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial […]

Paterson City Council supports $50 million loan for new parking garage


Paterson City Council supports  million loan for new parking garage

3 minutes reading time Joe Malinconico | Paterson Press The historic Negro Baseball League ballpark in Paterson, NJ, has been renovated. Our photojournalists take you through the renovation process of Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson – from its dilapidated state in 2019 to its fresh and clean state in 2023. Tariq Zehawi, Danielle Parhizkaran and John […]