Simone Odusanya covers food and dining, reviewing restaurants and tracking the small businesses opening and closing along Vale Avenue and beyond. A Kincaid journalism graduate with a previous career in restaurant management, she joined the Times in 2020 to launch its dedicated food coverage. Her weekly newsletter on the Vale Avenue Farmers Market has become…

Theo Bramwell covers arts and culture, including the Bellwater Museum of Art, the Foundry Stage Company, and the city’s music and gallery scenes. He came to the Times after freelance reviewing for alternative weeklies and holds a degree in arts journalism from Kincaid. His annual guide to the Riverlight Festival has become a reader favorite.

Carla Jimenez covers college and prep sports, from Kincaid Ospreys and Bellwater State Miners athletics to high school football, basketball, and track across the metro area. A Kincaid journalism graduate, she started at the Times as an intern covering high school box scores and was hired full-time after graduation. She is known for her season-opening…

Devon Marsh covers professional and minor league sports, following the Ironclads, the Frost, and River FC through their seasons at Founders Park, Anchor Arena, and Millrace Stadium. He has worked the Bellwater pro sports beat since 2015, after starting out at a small daily downstate. Marsh also hosts a weekly call-in radio segment recapping the…

Natalie Byrne covers health and science, including Bellwater General Health System, the county health department, and biotech research coming out of Kincaid’s labs. A former lab technician turned reporter, she earned her journalism degree at Kincaid and has covered the region’s opioid recovery efforts since 2018. She was part of a Times team that won…

Omar Haddad reports on housing and development, tracking rezoning fights, affordable-housing projects, and the redevelopment of Foundry Row and other changing neighborhoods. He came to Bellwater from a mid-sized East Coast paper and holds a graduate certificate from Kincaid’s School of Communications. His series on eviction filings prompted a city council review of tenant protections.

Grace Lindgren covers education for the Bellwater Times, from the public school system and its board to Kincaid University, Bellwater State, and the community college. A graduate of Kincaid’s undergraduate journalism program, she taught high school before switching to reporting. She has covered three superintendent searches for the district.

Jason Torres covers business and technology, following Bellwater’s biotech firms, its growing startup scene, and the manufacturers still anchoring the local economy. He joined the Times in 2021 after several years freelancing for trade publications and holds a bachelor’s degree in economics. He is a frequent guest on WBOH’s weekly business roundtable.

Dana Ferreira reports on public safety and the courts, including the Bellwater Police Department, the county prosecutor’s office, and cases moving through the Wentworth County courthouse. Ferreira joined the Times after six years at a regional wire service and holds a master’s degree from Kincaid’s School of Communications. Her reporting on jail overcrowding won a…

Marcus Webb covers City Hall for the Bellwater Times, tracking the mayor’s office, the city council, and budget fights at City Hall Plaza. A Kincaid University journalism graduate, he covered municipal government at a daily paper in the Midwest before returning to his hometown beat in 2019. He is a two-time finalist for the state…