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1 week ago | 
wosu.org | Rachel Abbey McCafferty
The COVID-19 pandemic – and the sudden shutdown of many craft shows, art festivals and the like – could have meant the end of Jessica and Jason Brown’s woodworking business. Instead, it led to the start of a new venture: the Ohio Artisan Collective in Aurora.
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2 months ago | 
sbnonline.com | Rachel Abbey McCafferty
John M. Wilson Jr. grew up seeing his father work as a doctor, helping people get and stay well. His life’s work has been focused on helping ponds and lakes do the same. That’s why he calls his company Aqua Doc. Wilson first got started in the pond and lake management business back in 1983, working for a neighbor who dug lakes and ponds. He often heard customers asking about how to care for those water features: what to do about algae or weeds, how to care for fish or make it safe for swimming.
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Jan 31, 2025 | 
northeastohioparent.com | Rachel Abbey McCafferty
It can be tough to teach something if you are not confident in the skill. Amateurs aren’t often expected to lead orchestras or train medical students. But we all got through math class, right? Still, many parents realize just how many years ago they first learned those skills—and how different the approach was back then—when their child asks for homework help.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
wvxu.org | Rachel Abbey McCafferty
The end of the year was a critical time for some startups. For entrepreneurs in the retail or restaurant space, the holiday season was crunch time. For those in other industries, it was either business as usual, or quite a bit quieter. Either way, startups need to be ready to react and adjust with the start of a new calendar year, said Lorne Novick, chief services officer at JumpStart.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
crainscleveland.com | Rachel Abbey McCafferty
January 16, 2025 05:50 AM Inequities in education can be tied to funding, or the lack thereof, but not always in obvious ways. In urban districts, it might be a matter of overcoming the barriers raised by poverty in the larger community; there are more student needs to be met, so it’s tough for funding to keep up.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
maudlinhouse.net | Rachel Abbey McCafferty
and then I apply sunscreen, SPF 120, and get in my boat to row to work. The sun shines harshly, the former shifting of seasons done, leaves permanently burnt on twisted limbs, green growth relegated to the tops of tides. I see three stickleback fish, seven pikeminnow and one remora searching for a host on my way. My office is on an island, manmade, devoid of flora. The gulls make their homes on cement. The monsters leave us alone in the shallows, but the shallows have been getting deeper.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
theportager.com | Rachel Abbey McCafferty
Portage County voters by and large supported renewal and replacement levy efforts in the Nov. 5 election. Every one on the ballot passed, according to final unofficial numbers provided by the Portage County Board of Elections. Additional levies, which would have raised new funds, didn’t fare as well. A Ravenna City School District levy failed, as did one for the Community Emergency Medical Services District. Aurora City School District’s bond issue was also voted down.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
northeastohioparent.com | Rachel Abbey McCafferty
Next school year, Ohio students might find themselves in a pre-Y2K throwback: a classroom without cellphones or very limited use. In May, Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 250 into law, requiring Ohio school districts to create official cellphone policies. While the law leaves the specifics up to each district, the goal is to decrease the amount of time students use their phones during school.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
ideastream.org | Rachel Abbey McCafferty
To launch a startup, you need an idea. You need some expertise to make it happen. You’re probably going to need funding, outside your own bank account. You need the right equipment to bring it to fruition. And if what you’re trying to make is a physical product, that equipment can be large, and complex, and expensive.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
northeastohioparent.com | Rachel Abbey McCafferty
Creative costumes. Spooky decorations. Fun-sized candy bars. It’s almost time for Halloween, but for families of children with food allergies, the holiday can be a time of stress. Dr. Ashley Ramos, a pediatric psychologist in the division of allergy/immunology and rheumatology at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s, says it’s “normal” for children with food allergies and their parents to feel anxiety around food-centered holidays like Halloween.
