Emma Vanden Einde

2 weeks ago | kunc.org | Emma Vanden Einde

Tristan Kubik walks up to Keith Helart Park in Louisville with a handful of long, white butterfly nets. His shirt pictures a girl holding a beetle, and he’s donning black sunglasses that take on the appearance of scientist goggles. “Let's go find some insects, shall we?” he says to a group of adults and kids, with a smile.

2 weeks ago | coloradosun.com | Emma Vanden Einde |Dana Coffield

At Mountain View High School’s outdoor fields in Loveland, the baseball team isn’t the only group preparing for the game this afternoon. “I don’t know if we’re gonna be ready for first pitch, but we’ll see,” JD Jacob, a teacher at Mountain View, said. “Better late than never, right?”Today, he’s helping students unpack cameras, set up equipment and pilot one of their first sports broadcasts. Some students take to the stands, keeping track of runs, outs, and who’s on base.

2 weeks ago | kunc.org | Emma Vanden Einde

At Mountain View High School’s outdoor fields in Loveland, the baseball team isn’t the only group preparing for the game this afternoon. “I don't know if we're gonna be ready for first pitch, but we'll see,” JD Jacob, a teacher at Mountain View, said. “Better late than never, right?”Today, he’s helping students unpack cameras, set up equipment and pilot one of their first-ever sports broadcasts. Some students take to the stands, keeping track of runs, outs, and who’s on base.

3 weeks ago | kunc.org | Emma Vanden Einde

Kevin Lombardo's house is not like the others in his Louisville neighborhood. It's cube-shaped and has steel siding. Some say it's odd. “People have come up and asked us questions about our house, ‘Why did we do this?’ And, ‘What is that?’” he said. But each decision of the custom build was made with a purpose. Lombardo steps outside and points up to a honeycomb-shaped vent on the side of his house. It traps flying embers. “There's holes on the outside, and then there's a finer mesh inside,” he said.

1 month ago | rmpbs.org | Alec Berg |Carly Rose |Chase McCleary |Emma Vanden Einde

DENVER — Abi Loihl kept a close eye on the news during her time as an AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) member. As the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency slashed funding for environmental and social service programs, she feared AmeriCorps, a 32-year-old federal program that sends workers from 18 to 26 years old around the country to do service work, would be next.