More than a year after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, the Brooklyn Public Library buildings still have not fully reopened, but staff are working to bring library services online and outside for book lovers borough-wide.
Cheddar correspondent Chloe Aiello went library-hopping to check out the latest programming, including whispering libraries and outdoor reading rooms in advance of broader reopening efforts that will kick off May 10.
Black-owned bookstores have benefited from the renewed interest, but some mom-and-pop operations have struggled to keep up with the soaring demand.
Would you pay $50K to go to college online? Harvard thinks you will. Jill and Carlo get into the question on the minds of every parent and student in America: what school will look like in the fall. Plus, the curious case of the PPP loans, and Trump doubles, then triples, down on the culture war.
A white woman walking her dog who called the police during a videotaped dispute with a Black man in Central Park was charged Monday with filing a false report.
Lauren Paylor, a bartender and mixologist, most recently at Silver Lyan, a newly-opened cocktail bar in Washington, DC., talked to Cheddar about unemployment amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Jill and Carlo catch up on all the news from the holiday weekend including the latest on the pandemic, President Trump's new re-election messaging, the Redskins name debate, a major tech acquisition, and whatever Kanye West is up to.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. climbed to a new high of more than 50,000 per day on Thursday.
The FBI says a British socialite has been arrested on charges she helped recruit three girls to have sex with financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Sotheby's holds its first record breaking virtual auction amid the coronavirus pandemic. CEO, Charles Stewart, talks demand for virtual tours and auctions in the art world.
The no-good-very-bad year of 2020 is officially more than half over, though Dr. Fauci has a warning about where we're headed as we head into the peak of summer. Plus, some election results, the latest decision from the Supreme Court, and the national coin shortage. We lose Jill to some technical difficulties, but Carlo takes us home.
Ahead of a long weekend, Jill and Carlo reflect on what it means to celebrate Independence Day in this strange year. Plus, more states roll back their reopenings as we hit 50K cases a day. Also, why 'Mad Men' won't remove a controversial episode, and Love, Hate, Ate - holiday edition.
