Dan and Amanda Munro, with their children, Adelaide and Charles. Dan Munro found out he lost his job via a Zoom call. Dan Munro hide caption toggle caption Dan Munro Dan and Amanda Munro, with their children, Adelaide and Charles. Dan Munro found out he lost his job via a Zoom call. Dan Munro Dan […]
Grocery Cashier Is ‘Putting A Little Positivity’ Into Seniors’ Shopping Trips
Courtney Meadows says the coronavirus has changed how other people see her job as a grocery store cashier. Courtesy of Mark Covey hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Mark Covey Courtney Meadows says the coronavirus has changed how other people see her job as a grocery store cashier. Courtesy of Mark Covey Courtney Meadows, a […]
‘It’s Just … Empty’: This Truck Driver Has Little To Haul
Neftali Dubon, a truck driver at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, says he needs at least five or six runs a day to make a living. By mid-March he was doing one or two. As an owner-operator, he still has to keep paying down a loan on his rig. Courtesy of Neftali […]
Set Builder: ‘It’s New York City … Eventually, Events Have to Come Back’
Before they were laid off, Maxwell Kirsner and Natalie Borowicz, his fiancée, both worked for a company that staged big events in New York City. Courtesy of Maxwell Kirsner hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Maxwell Kirsner Before they were laid off, Maxwell Kirsner and Natalie Borowicz, his fiancée, both worked for a company that […]
She Supports 8 People On $480 A Week And Is Figuring What Payments To Defer
Dyan Navejar says her landlord told her he needs her rent on time to be able to make his mortgage payments. Courtesy of Dyan Navejar hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Dyan Navejar Dyan Navejar says her landlord told her he needs her rent on time to be able to make his mortgage payments. Courtesy […]
He Keeps Driving For Lyft ‘Because People Need Us’
Jerome Gage, a Lyft driver in Torrance, Calif., has been joining protests urging the ride-hailing companies to treat workers better. Courtesy of Jerome Gage hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Jerome Gage Jerome Gage, a Lyft driver in Torrance, Calif., has been joining protests urging the ride-hailing companies to treat workers better. Courtesy of Jerome […]
A Trombonist Wonders When An Audience Will Gather To Hear Music
David Roode and his wife, a concert pianist, have done some recording while on lockdown in Cincinnati. And they’ve tapped into savings they typically rely on during the slower summer months. Courtesy of David Roode hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of David Roode David Roode and his wife, a concert pianist, have done some recording […]