Good News Notes: “There are a bunch of ways we can help spread kindness and spark smiles. One school employee in Avon Lake is using an a-peeling way to brighten the day of her students. Sitting on milk crates inside the kitchen at Troy Intermediate School, cook Tammie Johnson uses a black marker to write…
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Fisker provides first look at $29,900 urban EV, confirms Ohio production
Good News Notes: “Fisker confirmed Thursday that production of its compact electric vehicle, the $29,900 Pear EV, will enter production in 2024 at the former GM plant in Lordstown, Ohio. It’s not a niche affair, either. Fisker is going for volume with this one, with the aim to build a minimum of 250,000 units a year…
“It’s more than a house, it’s a movement,” Columbus nonprofit receives $500K from city
Good News Notes: “Columbus City Council voted to award $500,000 to a local nonprofit that has big plans for an empty lot on the city’s northside. Zora’s House, currently located on Summit Street in the University District, plans to break ground at its new location at 1394 North Fourth Street in the fall. It would give…
Cuyahoga County announces $950,000 in awards to plant 3,400 trees in urban areas
Good News Notes: “Cuyahoga County has announced $950,000 in awards to fund 27 tree-planting projects this year as part of the county’s Healthy Urban Tree Canopy Grant Program. The projects, two of which are funded by the Cleveland Tree Coalition, will result in the the addition of more than 3,400 trees, bringing the total from the grant…
MacKenzie Scott boosts another Pittsburgh-area nonprofit with $10 million gift
Good News Notes: “Pressley Ridge, a nonprofit agency based in McCandless, announced Wednesday that it received a $10 million unrestricted gift from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. The gift is the single largest donation the organization has received in its 190-year history. “We are grateful for and humbled by Ms….
Longhead darter: Species believed locally extinct rediscovered
Good News Notes: “…Fish management crews captured two of them this fall during Ohio River electrofishing bass surveys, signaling their return to the state. “Who dis? Believe it or not, it’s a longhead darter,” wildlife officials wrote in a social media post. “Why are we so excited? This striking creature, native to Ohio, was thought to…
Nonprofit charity flies Chandler boy on private jet for life-changing surgery
Good News Notes: “A nonprofit organization is helping take a boy from his home here in the Valley to Ohio for life-changing surgery. Aeroangel is a nonprofit that provides free jets and flights for seriously ill children and their families who need to travel for life-saving medical care. On Tuesday, a private jet took Jude…
Families in need receive ‘Christmas Miracle’ gifts from Team Johnson
Good News Notes: “Team Johnson, a limo and truck service out of Delta, is once again spreading Christmas miracles. The team and other small business owners like Mavillino Custom Homes pitched in to offer gifts, trips and more to eight families across northwest Ohio who are in need of a pick-me-up. Rental assistance, spa days, toys, trips…
Dunkin’ Donuts Worker Overwhelmed as God Answers Prayers for a Home: ‘The Lord Really Looked Out for Me’
Good News Notes: “An Ohio Dunkin’ Donuts employee and her three children received the ultimate Christmas gift – a fully furnished home – thanks to the kindness of a loyal customer. Suzanne Burke is a Dunkin’ Donuts regular. When she met employee Ebony Johnson three years ago, the two became fast friends, talking every day…
Charity Turkey Bowl helps children impacted by gun violence
Good News Notes: “About 100 young men in Toledo spent their Thanksgiving on the football field for the 4th Annual Charity Turkey Bowl. “We are doing this specifically for gun violence,” said Raymond Campos, 34, who founded the Turkey Bowl four years ago. Campos said he started the event as a way to bring people…