“We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right.” These words were spoken by the great Martin Luther King Jr. Today, we…

Open Door’s COVID-19 testing continues at community partner sites this week, and one is in Thomas Park Avondale. You can get tested Thursday (and then every Thursday following) at Avondale…

  Pandemics are nothing new in the history of the world. However, the more recent outbreak was the Ebola virus back from 2013 to 2016. Ebola was named an epidemic…

Vaccines typically take 10-15 years to create. With the COVID-19 vaccine, it took less than two years. There’s much speculation about the Pfizer vaccine whether it’s trustworthy or safe for…

Myth: The vaccination is not safe because it was developed so quickly. Fact: Because of the worldwide impact from COVID-19, many pharmaceutical companies invested countless resources to ensure the vaccine…

After seven weeks of shutdown in our city, some restrictions are slowing being lifted. We emerge from this crisis in a substantially different mindset from how we entered it. Or…

March 15, 2020 Ross Community Center Plan for Coronavirus (COVID-19) Prevention Over the past few days our city has entered a new phase of action to confront the threat of…

March 12, 2020 As the coronavirus (COVID – 19) crisis continues to evolve, we are living in a time of heightened alert, which in our city means we are taking…