The Good News Thread

A young local Cleveland photographer and photo-realist painter, Frank Oriti, creates amazing portraits!

A segment on our local PBS station about Oriti's work recently won a regional Emmy award:
www.pbs.org

Ideastream Public Media Specials | Frank Oriti Paints His Generation

Cleveland artist Frank Oriti paints millennials struggling in wake of Great Recession.
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Frank Oriti on Instagram: “Well I never thought I’d see my name on an Emmy award... but here it is. Thanks @dave.deoreo for making that happen! #cleveland #emmys…”

651 Likes, 46 Comments - Frank Oriti (@frankoriti) on Instagram: “Well I never thought I’d see my name on an Emmy award... but here it is. Thanks @dave.deoreo for…”
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https://frankoritijr.com/section/92549.html



This designer's shoes bring a smile to the face, and probably pains to the bunions, etc: :lol:
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Dave DeOreo’s Instagram video: “Check out these crazy shoes from @kobilevidesign”

7 Likes, 0 Comments - Dave DeOreo (@dave.deoreo) on Instagram: “Check out these crazy shoes from @kobilevidesign”
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https://www.instagram.com/kobilevidesign/
 
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I posted this in the PI forum but later I thought may be it belongs in the Good news thread.

Since last October Phoenix has been receiving about 200 people per day, that is 1400 per week. Local organizations are helping them. So far 80,000 have been helped. The fb post below gives names and links of the organizations and what they do to help.

We don't actually have a border here in the Phoenix area. The organizations here just help whoever needs help (mostly asylum seekers).

Below is the post on facebook.

Phoenix has helped almost 80,000 people since this crisis began in October. We are receiving approximately 200 people into Phoenix, seven days a week. That’s about 1,400 people every week. 1,400 people who would’ve ended up in the streets, week after week, if these organizations and their volunteers didn’t step up to the plate to help.

Your help is very, very needed.

Following, you will see some ways to get involved, immediately. You can go to the websites and connect with the volunteer opportunities.

All Hands AZ (allhandsaz.org)
  • On-site volunteering
  • Food prep and serving
  • Family hosting in your home
  • Driving/Transporting
  • Clothing sorting/donating
- Spanish speakers
*CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO JOIN THE CLOTHING DONATION TEAM!
One Hundred Angels (onehundredangels.org)
  • Medical care
  • Small comfort toys for children
- Over the counter medications
Gathering Humanity (gatheringhumanity.org)
  • Backpacks
  • Hygiene supplies
- Nonperishable snacks
SOMOS America ([email protected])
- They make food bags and bring them to the asylum seekers at the bus station, daily. They need help, right now.


Uber fan of Yuzuru Hanyu
 
For ballet aficionados and everyone interested in second chances and overcoming challenges, here's a fasinating interview with former New York City Ballet dancer Kathryn Morgan, on Andrew East's podcast, Be Directed:
www.youtube.com

Kathryn Morgan | Ballet to Broken and Back Again with Andrew East

Check out the full podcasts on my website! http://www.andrewdeast.com/podcastWhat an unbelievable conversation I have for you guys today. It was my pleasure ...
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This may be a weird article to include in this thread, but here's a story of a man in Idaho released from prison after being wrongfully convicted of a murder of an 18 year old woman in 1996. The person who helped free him was the victim's mother who felt uneasy about the whole thing. She reviewed the interrogation and his confession and realized it was not above-board. He had been under interrogation for many hours. She requested the recording of the interrogation and "confession" and said it took more than 70 hours to review just half of the tape. He just started naming imaginary accomplices or anybody he knew to get the interrogation the stop. The DNA at the crime scene also did not match his, but the prosecutors felt the strength of his "confession" and a witness who overheard him speak about the murder, who later said she was pressured to falsely testify about hearing that, was enough to get a conviction anyway and they were right.

Not only did she free him, but she caught the rightful murderer through her efforts.

www.nytimes.com

The Jury Said He Killed Her Daughter. She Helped Clear His Name. (Published 2019)

Something about the confession did not sound right. So an Idaho mother pushed to use the emerging technique of genetic genealogy to find another suspect.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
 
skatesindreams said:
Acclaimed dancer to return to the stage; after illness, and many years away:
www.cnn.com

Doctors couldn't explain why an acclaimed ballet dancer was ill. Finally, she's resurrecting her career

After beating an underactive thyroid that caused her to put on weight and lose her hair, Kathryn Morgan has pulled off a rare feat -- resurrecting a ballet career at an age when many dancers are considering retirement.
www.cnn.com www.cnn.com
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Hey, I didn't see that you had posted this article when I posted a few posts later the interview with Kathryn Morgan on Andrew East's podcast!

The podcast interview is the first I'd heard of Kathryn Morgan. FSU ballet aficionados are probably already familiar with her from when she was a rising star at NYC Ballet. :)
 
Vash01 said:
Such a sweet story. It made me teary eyed.
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This brings to mind sad but sweet memories of a dear friend, who used to live in the basement suite of the house we rent. We were neighbors and good friends for about 20 years, and one of things she loved about living in this space was that she could garden, something she'd wanted to do for many years. She grew flowers and fruit, though not very well according to our next door neighbor. She suffered from Type 1 diabetes, and in the last year of life (she passed at 65), was losing her eyesight.

The next door neighbor and her husband were always upset about how our front and back yards looked. As renters, we didn't have the same incentive to put money into our yard as she did, but IMO did quite a good job taking care of them.

The last months of my friend's life were May and June, and she was trying to get her garden in order for the summer, even though her eye sight was failing. One day the next door neighbor criticized her so bad that she ended up weeping in her kitchen, and I went to comfort her. After which I tried to explain to the neighbor that she was going blind!

And then she died not too long later. RIP dear friend.
 
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