Hope abounds among households anxious to make up for last year’s “lost holiday season” devoid of large family gatherings, messy piles of gift wrap, boisterous get-togethers and inevitable travel delays. Another quiet Christmas? “Not on your life,” according to Florida native Jennifer Brown, who says that her family’s holiday plans are going to be bigger, […]
Special to TheHUB – Like a strange sequel to the movie, Florida’s boomers have been acting out their own version of “Home Alone” since the pandemic began. Although for most it’s been a temporary state, many people lament they have experienced far too much time in isolation during the COVID-19 crisis. A little solitude is good […]
Updated 6.22.21. Special to TheHUB – It’s been a mother of a year and, for moms, it’s not over yet. But it is getting better, according to Rachael Quinn, a mother of three and the founder of the Your CBD Store national franchise, and owner and operator of four Florida-based Your CBD Store locations. The pandemic […]
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, and Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers to encourage everyone across the region to remain safe heading into the holiday season. “When it comes to fighting this virus, we are all on […]
Small businesses are beginning to ramp back up and adjust to new business requirements. Maintaining recommended safety requirements and social distancing are key to Detroit small shop owners’ respective ability to re-engage customers and restore consumer confidence, particularly in bricks and mortar shops, according to Mark S. Lee, the founder of The LEE Group. Lee […]
We are currently experiencing a double pandemic of a deadly virus and the disease of racism on Black communities across our nation. Trayvon Martin. Eric Garner. Mike Brown. Sandra Bland. Philando Castile. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. George Floyd. These are a few names of Black Americans that have died by the hands of law enforcement […]
On December 31, 2019, the year 2020 seemed hopeful, dreamlike, full of rare possibilities. A clean slate, unblemished by human hands. It was a future yet unwritten –– over there, in the abstract. But once 2020 was here and the world went from real to surreal, and now oddly cubist, it’s hard to see past […]
2020 is reminding me of 1967. As a youngster in ’67, I can vividly recall images of parts of a major American city, Detroit, being devastated due to a civil disturbance. Once vibrant streets sat empty for years in the aftermath of the ’67 civil riots on hot, July days. Empty and hallowed out store […]
It’s a given. No kid should ever go hungry. That has become increasingly difficult as schools closed due to the coronavirus crisis, eliminating healthy meals for millions of children. To help get more nutritious food to those children, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), has partnered with No Kid Hungry, to support its grantees ‒ schools, food […]
As interest grows nationally in the use of CBD, or the plant-based compound cannabidiol, more adults with arthritis are asking questions about whether this product may help them with discomfort and related issues associated with chronic joint pain. Curiosity about this product is increasing, and there are important questions patients are asking about its usage […]