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​On The Camino, Going Up Slowly: An Essay

Cleveland Magazine | Sept. 2022
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After Decades of Underfunding, Cleveland's Youth Football League Gets A Raise

The Land | Sept. 2022

When Crops Are Low, The Wind in O'Brien County, Iowa, Remains Gold.

RTBC | April 2022

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The Vanishing of Andrea Knabel

Narratively | Feb. 2022

They Flip Houses to Investors Two-Thousand Miles Away. What Can Cleveland Do?

SCENE | Jan. 2022

*Winner of two Ohio Press Club Awards

​An Apache Tribe's Innovative COVID-19 Contact Tracing Model Saved Lives. It Could Work Elsewhere Too.

TIME | Nov. 2021

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Cleveland Peacemakers Wrestle With Record Year in Gun Violence

SCENE | August 2021

'Blue Dot, Red Sea.' Can a Progressive Reshape Lima, Ohio?

Belt | April 2021

A Sustainable Way to Survive COVID: Go Full Co-op.
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The Land | Dec 2020

​The Rise of the Creep Patrol
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SCENE | August 2020

​After the Vindy, Mahoning Matters

NPR | August 2020

Hispanic Coalitions Fight To Spread Urgent Message For The 2020 Census: 'Be Counted'

Belt Magazine | March 2020

​Should City Council Have a Public Comment Period?

Cleveland Magazine | March 2020

After a Year of Record-Breaking Floods, Some Farmers Face a Choice: Stay or Leave?

The Counter | Dec 2019

Is Weaponized Fentanyl the Next Terrorist Threat?

OZY | Nov 2019

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​The Judge Who Made His Own Bail Rules to Stop Jail Deaths

OZY | Nov 2019

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​The Tow Truck Turf War and
​The Driver Left For Dead

Narratively | July 2019

GM 'Unallocated' Its Lordstown, Ohio, Plant. What's Next for The Village?

Pacific Standard | April 2019

​The Spread of Fake News Has Deadly Consequences in Mexico. Meet the People Trying to Stop it. 

Pacific Standard | Feb 2019

Chaos, Competition and Insecurity in Latin America's Largest Open-Air Market

Mexico News Daily | Nov 2018
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In This Mexican Town, One in 5 People is a Glass Maker

Atlas Obscura | Nov 2018


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​​​What Will Mexico Do When Its Deadliest Volcano Erupts?

Pacific Standard | Oct 2018

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Days in the Life of a Mexican Feminist Activist

Pacific Standard | June 2018

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​Tasting the History of Puebla's Calle de Dulces

Atlas Obscura | Sept 2018

​The Transformation of Lady J

Cleveland Magazine | Aug 2017

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In Heroin's Heartland

Pacific Standard | Jan 2018

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​This All-Amputee Softball Team is Changing the Way We Think About Trauma

Narratively | Aug 2017

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​Men of Steel

Belt | June 2017

​Can Cleveland Institute of Art Professors Lift East Cleveland?

Crain's | May 2017

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The Greatest Sleight of Hand: Chaos At The 2016 Republican National Convention

Fresh Water | July 2016

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​Adega Chef Could Be On The Cusp of Culinary Stardom

Crain's | August 2016

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​Ramping Up the Odds

Fresh Water | Jan 2016

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