Category : Lifestyle

McCarty At Victory’s Doorstep

Robert J. Hansen | OBSERVER Staff WriterTwo political experts are calling the Sacramento mayoral race for Assemblymember Kevin McCarty.“It’s over,” Paul Mitchell, vice president of a bipartisan voter data firm Political Data, told The OBSERVER on Tue...

Power Of Posture: Change How You Sit & Stand For Success

Raise your hand if you have terrible posture. Yeah, me too. Don’t feel bad, we’re not alone. According to the Arthritis Disease Center, more than 31 million Americans complain of lower back pain and more than half of those cases are attributed to pr...

VP Records: Reggae Legend King Jammy’s Unites The World With Dub

By VP Records Photos: VP Records\YouTube Screenshots So much trouble in the world….Elder Reggae statesman King Jammy returns to his Dub laboratory to forge a new sonic message of positive vibrations in Dub. Jammy’s hand-picked peacekeeping for...

Calls Grows For Trump To Nominate A Black Person For His Cabinet

NewsOne Featured Video Donald Trump listens to Colorado Gov. Jared Polis in the Cabinet Room of the White House May 13, 2020, in Washington, D.C. | Source: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty Nearly two weeks after Donald Trump first began nomina...

Safer Communities Grant program awards more than $1M to area nonprofits

In a torrent of violent crime that makes it difficult to keep count, one of the latest incidents involved a shooting at Central High School on Monday afternoon. A teenage suspect now faces attempted murder charges in the incident. And as always, the...

Raise for underpaid county workers workers fails in commissionon

Underpaid Shelby County Circuit Court employees – half of the county’s payroll – will have to settle for the already budgeted 6% pay increases for all employees after county commissioners shot down a supplement during the Monday, Nov. 18...

Raise for underpaid county workers workers fails in commission

New Mt. Healthy library hosts celebration events

Contributed by& & Public LibraryThe Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library opened the new Mt. Healthy Branch after renovating a 10,000-square-foot CVS building. The opening celebration on Nov. 2 provided guests with activities, CHPL...

8 Natural Ways To Lower Your Cholesterol

When your doctor sits you down to explain that your cholesterol levels are high, your mind might ask: What does this mean for my health? How did this happen? What even is cholesterol, anyway? It’s a lot to process, but understanding the basics can m...

Detroit’s Drinking Water Is Safe: Addressing Lead Service Line Concerns and Ongoing Replacement Efforts

Detroit residents have recently received federally required notifications about the material of their water service lines, sparking concerns about water quality. However, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) assure...

COTS Detroit’s Santa Shop Brings Hope to Families in Need

For many families in Detroit, the holiday season is a bittersweet reminder of joy interwoven with struggle. For parents experiencing or at risk of homelessness, the desire to provide a magical Christmas for their children can feel out...

Reviving Legacy: How Detroit’s Historic Higginbotham School Becomes a Beacon of Affordable Housing

Detroit’s Eight-Mile-Wyoming neighborhood witnessed a powerful moment on November 19, 2024, as the historic William E. Higginbotham School began its transformation into the Higginbotham Art Residences. This monumental project will provide 100 afforda...

How Medicare Could Put Kidney Patients at Risk in 2025 and Beyond…

& Kidney failure is a life-altering condition affecting approximately 800,000 Americans, forcing over 550,000 of them to depend on dialysis for survival by replacing the role of the kidney and removing many of the toxins from their body. As pa...

COLUMN: Will Republicans Save America from Donald Trump?

By James S. Bridgeforth, Ph.D. As President-elect Donald Trump assembles his cabinet with the likes of Matt Gaetz, Tulsi Gabbard and Pete Hegseth, it’s clear this administration isn’t a typical parade of statesmen. Nope, it’s an army of loyalists—a l...

Eden Career Institute Grand Opening at mHUB Chicago Promises to Transform Vocational Education

Photo Courtesy of Eden Career Institute Eden Career Institute, a faith-based nonprofit focused on providing vocational education and technical skills training, is proud to announce its grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 21. The ceremon...