Slate, the
Washington Post, and others have reported that when the show is filmed, the âhuntersâ are typically already in contract on a home to which theyâve agreed to wait to move into; the other two homes toured during the show are there for dramatic effect.)Â
Par for the course for reality television, Caughman and McGinnis were gently nudged to play up their supposed differences for the cameraâin their case, Caughmanâs skepticism over McGinnisâs ability to manage DIY home-reno projects. In reality, Caughman says, she didnât doubt her partner, and in the months since filming theyâve redone the bathroom and kitchen floors on their own, installed new carpeting, redone their baseboards, replaced their refrigerator and dishwasher, and tended to the garden that sold them on the house in the first place. (Theyâve also added their baby boy, Nico, born last fall.)
By Heather Beasley Doyle
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Veterans Jeff Neipp, left, and John Kelley, center, with the Rev. Christopher Carlisle in Northampton, Massachusetts. Photo: Heather Beasley Doyle
[Episcopal News Service] John Kelley wasn’t comfortable talking about Vietnam with a non-veteran in the room. He said so, directly, from the end of a large conference table, the emotion in his voice quieting everyone else. He’s tall, at least 6 feet, with long white hair and a white beard that brushes against his chest. A cloth mask patterned with American flags covered much of his face and beard, drawing attention to his eyes.
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The coronavirus relief bill under consideration in Washington would make more money available for small businesses hit hard by the pandemic. Hair stylists and barbers are among those struggling, including Black business owner Chad Stradwick in Wheeling, West Virginia.
The Ohio Valley ReSource first spoke with Stradwick in May, just when he was reopening Stradwick’s Fade Cave, and we recently got back in touch to see how he’s faring. Since then the small business owner has adjusted to some serious cutbacks.
The pandemic forced Stradwick to close the shop for about six weeks. He’s had to cut his clientele down to a third. He hasn’t cut any of his older client’s hair since the pandemic started, and he’s changed guidelines to reduce extra people coming into the shop. All of the adjustments have changed the shop’s atmosphere.