What it’s like to live as a high-risk individual during COVID-19

Kaidence Stephenson is 13 years old. She received her first heart transplant in her first year of life. Her second heart transplant came just five years later. Despite her young age, Kaidence Stephenson has been officially considered a high-risk individual during the COVID-19 pandemic. “[My daughter] absolutely understands the seriousness of what is going on […]

Abby Doman

05/26/2020

Pandemic Memorial Day weekend brings out heat and crowds in San Francisco

While California maintains “Closed” signs on restaurants, bars, spas, and most of other holiday time-spenders, parks and beaches are two of the few things still left in the allowed spectrum. Despite a once-in-a-century pandemic, millions of San Francisco and Bay Area residents still showed up to meet the summer. All of the iconic Golden Gate […]

Vera Sauchanka

05/25/2020

Married during coronavirus: What’s the prognosis?

Since countries across the world went into lockdown, stories of couples getting married during coronavirus have become more and more popular. In response, city and county clerks have adjusted the standard way of obtaining a marriage license. For example, New York City started Project Cupid. Here, requesting a marriage license can be done online. The […]

Abby Doman

05/15/2020

Gas stations: how to protect yourself from COVID-19

As more states begin to open up, local governments introduce more conditions for businesses to follow, including allowing half of the occupancy rate for buildings, mandatory masks, and constant cleaning practices. Despite the newly established practices, COVID-19 cases are still on the rise, leaving citizens and authorities anxious for the answers. With most of the […]

Tatiana Ramirez

05/11/2020

When (and how) will you get your $1,200 stimulus check? A simple guide

On March 27th, Congress passed a historic $2 trillion Stimulus bill (the largest in history), which was afterward signed by President Trump. The bill’s primary goal is to mitigate the damages Americans are struggling with due to the pandemic – loss of jobs, loss of income, healthcare bills – you name it. While the amount […]

Vera Sauchanka

04/10/2020

Why you should start (and grow) your company during the recession

“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” Winston Churchill At first, this seems counterintuitive, right? When the world is upside down, and the news is worse and worse every day, all you should focus on is survival — or, at least you think so. But let’s take a look at the facts and numbers across […]

Vera Sauchanka

03/26/2020

First person gets experimental coronavirus vaccine in Seattle

While people across the country were ordered to stay home and all non-essential businesses to close down, there is some good news, too. This Monday, March 16, the first person got injected with a trial vaccine intended to prevent the novel coronavirus COVID-19 in healthy adults. The vaccine mRNA-1273 was developed by biotechnology company Moderna Inc […]

Vera Sauchanka

03/16/2020

Coronavirus Panic Guide 101

Okay, people. It got serious. All of a sudden and with no one’s fault, coronavirus made in China now got imported all over the world. Doctors would probably be happy to google, but… Oops, this virus just didn’t exist before. So that leaves us in a slightly weird position where we have to figure it […]

Vera Sauchanka

03/14/2020

Your perfect day in Hawaii: 7 sights you shouldn’t miss

Growing up in a place where winter was a waste unless you had some quality sleigh time followed by frozen nose and ears, I remember the feeling I got when I first saw a picture of a tropical island. Blue ocean, sandy beach, and palm leaves softly whispering through the warm wind is something that […]

Vera Sauchanka

03/13/2020

Seed Investor Panel: What do startups need to succeed?

What do startups need to succeed? Which single question do most of them fail to answer? How to get in touch with a VC, if you’re building an innovative product? Watch our video interview with Sanjit Dang, Chairman and Co-Founder of U First Capital. “U First Capital started when we saw a gap in the […]

Vera Sauchanka

01/18/2020