NEIGHBORS: An Anchorage doctor’s office has become a destination for patients whose lives have been upended by long COVID
Dr. Luke Liu’s clinic will soon begin recruiting patients for a pilot study of a treatment for long COVID symptoms.
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NEIGHBORS: A blessing for mothers in pandemic times
Blessed is every coiled soccer sock you unroll before putting it in the wash…
NEIGHBORS: After years of pandemic disruption, Alaskans are setting more places at the Thanksgiving table
Over the last year, life in the city has inched back to normal for many people who had their usual routines hijacked by the pandemic.
NEIGHBORS: The pandemic years changed shopping in Anchorage. Maybe forever.
As the holiday season approaches, the experience of shopping and what’s available to buy has changed in major ways over the pandemic years. Economists project it’s unlikely to recover soon.
NEIGHBORS: Where have the workers gone?
I got curious about why there are still long drive-thru lines, long waits at restaurants and so many help-wanted signs in Anchorage.
NEIGHBORS: Who helped you through?
In this story, I wrote about how micro-communities we formed during the pandemic have blossomed into deep friendships.
Elders: Join me for a free pandemic writing reflection workshop
This free two-day writing workshop for people 55+ is meant to help writers craft and refine short pieces of nonfiction work.
NEIGHBORS: Alaska’s child care sector is in crisis, but market conditions are great for small entrepreneurs
It isn’t easy to gauge how many, but high demand has made conditions right for some longtime early childhood workers to quit their jobs and work on their own.
NEIGHBORS: Chaos for homeless ripples into downtown Anchorage, where ambassadors guard a fragile recovery
For the NEIGHBORS project, I took a look at how the pandemic changed downtown through the eyes of two downtown ambassadors, charged with waking people sleeping on the street in the mornings.
NEIGHBORS: After 2 pandemic years, these Anchorage seniors are reclaiming their community, one card game at a time
There’s still a risk, but seniors are flooding back to Anchorage Senior Center