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2021-01-24Coffee Shops and a Sense of Normalcy During COVID-19
When COVID-19 started affecting Kansas City, little changed at first. We wore masks, used hand sanitizer, etc., but life went on as normal otherwise. As the virus progressed, we closed our offices and I started working from home. One of my pre-COVID rituals was a trip to Broadway Cafe close to my house for a great latte or macchiato. At least this ritual was still intact. Then, the coffee shops all closed. It sounds silly to say this affected me even more than going into the office. It was my normal routine for so many years though...that a trip to the coffee shop served as an anchor for feeling life would go on, regardless of how far the virus progressed. The audio file attached is my espresso machine at home. I now buy coffee beans for the house, grind them, and pour shots of espresso to drink straight or craft into a macchiato or latte. The sound of my machine grinding beans, pressing the grounds into a puck, and then pouring into shot glasses still did not replace the coffee shop, but it did become an anchor to help me adjust when I needed it most. Today, our coffee shops are open for pickup service. Between that and still pouring my own at home, using their beans, life is good. I look forward to a post-COVID world where the local roasters and coffee shops continue to play an important role in my personal sense of normalcy and the social health of our collective neighborhoods. -
2020-04-05
Working during a Pandemic
For my first artifact, I chose a photo taken in April 2020 of me wearing a sign telling people to stay six feet away at Agway of Cape Cod in Dennis, MA. It is shocking to think about now, but at this time I was not required to wear a face mask while at work. I have worked at Agway for several years and am familiar with the business, products, and customers. However, the experience I had at Agway this past spring was drastically different than what I was used to. Agway had implemented a curbside pick-up only method, meaning customers were no longer allowed to shop in person. This was very difficult for a lot of people, especially considering the elderly demographic that frequented Agway. Many customers were confused or angry about the system, despite its implementation as a method of protecting the health and safety of everyone – employees and customers alike. Agway had never before offered an online shopping option, but they quickly went to work creating a website complete with thousands of products to ensure the simplest and safest means of acquiring essential items like pet supplies that Agway provides for residents of Cape Cod. As a cashier, a typical sale during early COVID-19 times included a customer calling the store, the customer waiting on hold for anywhere between 30 seconds and 15 minutes for the next available employee, the customer listing their items for cashiers to “pick,” paying with card only over the phone, and finally an employee delivering the items to numbered parking spots. Needless to say, this process was a lot to handle and grow accustomed to, and was often very frustrating and stressful as both customers and employees learned together as humans how we were to alter our lives and routines in response to an unprecedented global pandemic. -
April 3, 2020Newburgh IN Cafe Arazu
These photographs were taken to document some of what people in Evansville and its Tri-State region saw and experienced as the realities of the Covid-19 pandemic came to the area in the spring of 2020. Many of these images represent literal signs of the time, while others figuratively depict signs of the pandemic. -
April 3, 2020Newburgh IN Ben & Penny's
These photographs were taken to document some of what people in Evansville and its Tri-State region saw and experienced as the realities of the Covid-19 pandemic came to the area in the spring of 2020. Many of these images represent literal signs of the time, while others figuratively depict signs of the pandemic. -
04/29/2020A Convenience Store to Go
Reduced-contact service hits the gas stations like this Quik Trip in west Wichita, Kansas, whose storefront conveys yet another manifestation of the "new normal." Aaron Peterka, Northeastern University -
2020-04-03Arts-and-Crafts-to-Go
Customers who had placed online orders could use the new "curbside pick-up" service in a rather unique shopping experience for arts and crafts that reduced in-person contact, and by extension, the virus's transmission. #NortheasternJOTPY *Northeastern University -
2020-05-08Angelo Brocato Confectionary Devises New Pick Up Protocol, New Orleans, LA
Angelo Brocato Confectionary adjusts its pick up procedure during the COVID-19 stay at home order. Guests now order at the front door and pick up from the back door. -
2020-04-15Stop and Shop FAQs for Customers
A PDF resource for Stop and Shop customers on what they are doing to provide safe grocery shopping.