COVID AID
Another major summer event for Central Ohio has been cancelled. ComFest will not take place in June due to the COVID-19 pandemic and make up date has not been announced as of yet. According to NBC4i.com, ComFest 2020 will not take place June 26-28th. The Community Festival, which would have celebrated its 50th event in […]
Home Depot and Costco are initiating some new guidelines and shopping times for their stores that will affect shoppers. Starting Friday, Costco will allow no more than two people to enter any of its warehouses with each membership card. According to NBC4i.com, the company’s website states,”“This temporary change is for your safety and the safety […]
Awwwww Man! DJ Jazzy Jeff feels that he may have contracted the coronavirus. He has not been tested as of yet but explains that the illness he has shows all the signs of COVID-19. He posted this message on his Twitter: Yesterday (March 30th), Jeff tweeted that he is battling pneumonia. He wrote, “Pls say […]
Our first responders put their lives on the line every day to make sure that we are safe. Eight Columbus firefighters have tested positive for COVID-19 virus. According to NBC4i.com, Battalion Chief Steve Martin said that two of those firefighters have already recovered and are back at work. The other six are still at home. […]
Sunday evening (March 29th) the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction confirmed that an officer at the Marion Correctional Institution (MCI) had tested positive for COVID-19. According to Clevescene.com, MCI is located about an hour north of Columbus and this is the first known positive case among inmates or staff within Ohio’s expansive prison system, […]
Now we all know that this coronavirus pandemic is not easy to handle. The world is affected and we are beginning to run short on a lot of every day products. It looks like condoms could be added to that list. According to the DailyMail, Malaysia’s Karex Bhd makes one in every five condoms […]
There are so many different unanswered questions that are surrounding COVID-19 and one of them has to do with if contacts or glasses are safer to wear during the outbreak. So which ones should you wear? According to CNN, the short answer is there’s no real proof that glasses offer any TRUE protection from it. […]
The ‘Stimulus 2020 Package‘ is making it easier for Americans struggling with the financial fallout from COVID-19. You can now  draw on the trillions of dollars in your 401 K and other retirement accounts with no withdrawal penalty. For a limited time, Americans will be able to withdraw money from tax-deferred accounts without penalties under […]
Everyone is talking about COVID-19 but have we talked about the longstanding impact the virus will have on the black community? Pastor Yaves Ellis and Pastor Taelor Gray sit down and deal with some hard questions concerning COVID-19 and underserved populations, as well as layout some of the resources that you can utilize right now […]
We all know that the Coronavirus COVID-19 is having an impact on the global scale but have you thought about how is this affecting our local neighborhoods in Central Ohio? That’s why we came put together the Columbus and the Coronavirus: An Urban One Form with Urban One’s Yaves Ellis, City Newwss and Divine Martio […]
The COVID-19 virus is hitting Central Ohio citizens in many ways and many agencies and corporations are here to help you through these trying times. We’ve collected a list of transportation help, child care, shelter, employment help, educational, info on local courts, health care and more. See below for information on help: […]