In Juneau, Rico and Crystal Worl draw from their Tlingit and Athabascan heritage to create designs for everyday items like playing cards.

Aryn Henning Nichols and Benji Nichols run Inspire(d) magazine from Decorah, Iowa.

The worker-owned co-op shut down in the spring due to staffing shortages. It reopened by raising wages and tuition.

After designing an “Afrocentric” hairpiece for her horse, Chanel Rhodes set about making colorful horse wigs for sale.

The Nomad World Pub has hosted a monthlong watch party for the past six World Cups. Now the party’s on for this year’s winter World Cup.

There aren’t enough instructors to keep up with demand at Jess Hirsch’s Fireweed Community Woodshop in Minneapolis.

In addition to her day job, Jennifer Barton of Buffalo now sells mugs and other goods she makes, plus owns a community art studio.

Joseph Lettieri, co-owner and operator of InnBuffalo off Elmwood, almost sold the hotel in 2020. Now, it’s the busiest it’s ever been.

A few months into the pandemic, Sam Heansel was laid off from her graphic design job. She’s been working at a pet store for two years.

“Sharing a room with another alpha female is not easy. […] We know how to work with each other at this point,” says Yvette Rodriguez.