
Kate with Neko
Kate: “In my regular life, I drive the Bookmobile for Woodford County, taking books to homebound patrons in Troy, Nonesuch, Millville, Midway. Now I’m working from home. How

Diana and Susan
These days, along with her work on the Urban County Council, Councilwoman Susan Lamb also does the grocery shopping and delivery for her 90-year-old mom who lives in


Isaac, Josh, and Jennifer
Jennifer: “My whole life before Covid-19 revolved around people. Meetings, events, banquets, and neighborhood gatherings dominated my life. As an extreme extrovert, I had a fear of changing

Greg, Lydia, and Caryn
Caryn Huber is the Behavior Coach at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Caryn: “The week we started teaching online, I was extremely upset about the inequalities of education.

Barry, Sylvia, Violet, and Terri With Luna
Terri: “Yesterday, the girls made a stuffed animal zoo. It included bears, puppies, monsters, aliens, dinosaurs, monkeys, birds, a tiger, a hedgehog, and cows. They shared it with



Wesley, Malia, Misty, and Rebecca
Rebecca Web is Founder and Director of Community Inspired Solution since 2014. Narrative from original post: Misty had seen t-shirts that say “Y’all Can’t Be Doin That” and

Jess and Miranda
These days, Jess spends most of his waking hours at Kre8Now Makerspace [hyperlink] and Berea Makerspace [hyperlink],community workshop spaces whose members typically work on individual or collaborative projects


Lisa, Tom, Riley, and Kieran With Lucky and A Chicken
Lisa and Tom moved to Lexington when Kieran was 2 weeks old. They watched him and his older brother Riley every week, Monday through Friday—until the virus hit.

Shayna and Chamari
Shayna Sawyers: “As far as my role in the community, my show on 107.9 The Beat is very inspirational and encouraging. I give my listeners a platform where

Tre, James, Charmayne, and Maya
Council member James Brown reflected that his family is taking this time to enjoy being together. He pointed at his t-shirt, which sported the following definition of “quarantine”:

Denise, Wt, and Michael
These days, Michael spends many many hours at Kre8Now Makerspace [hyperlink], a community workshop space whose members typically work on individual or collaborative projects (membership is paid monthly).

Martina, Darius, Marcellus, Ivy, and Chamari
Martina Barksdale is “Multimedia Maven” founder and creator of The Sit-in, Co-founder of Soulfeast Week: Celebrating Black Culinary (coming to Lexington June 2021), and though now based in

Linda Gorton, Mayor
Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton suggested we photograph her at the Government Center, her home-away-from-home. She came outside holding large apricot and white ribbons in honor of Lexington’s nurses

Fouad, Hanan, Ayman, and Zarin with Leo
Hanan Froukh: “I am a Muslim woman who is a Palestinian immigrant. I am part-owner of our family business Habibi’s Sweets & Pastries, a mentor to many new