A Northeast Ohio research team has secured a major grant to assess the impact of its Positive Peers app on the health outcomes of individuals aged 13-34 living with HIV. The app, launched in 2016, is a private mobile resource designed for clinic-based intervention. The project evolved from a local HIV support group that wanted their own private Facebook group but found that wasn’t meeting their needs. Originally funded by the Special Projects of National Significance in HIV, a federal grant from the Health Resource Service Administration, the app was piloted with 128 MetroHealth patients be...

Modern Methods Brewing Company again celebrated the ghost light, a single bulb traditionally left burning in dark, vacant theatres that some say chases away mischievous spirits, launching its Ghost Light Porter during Sips and Scripts on Wed., Nov. 15 at The Darlene Lounge in Warren. That night, actors read the play “(Wo)Mansville,” written by Laura Barbieri, a playwright, actress and director from Northeast Ohio. Sips and Scripts represents a partnership between the Kent State Trumbull Theatre and Modern Methods Brewing. The monthly script readings are free and open to the public, but drin...