In the hours following the incident, community members voiced strong concerns online, pointing to the heavy foot traffic in the area and a long-standing frustration over insufficient pedestrian protections. Several residents emphasized that students have repeatedly been placed at risk during their commute to school and called for changes to road infrastructure or crossing enforcement. One local resident said, “We’ve been talking about student safety in that area for years.”

Alyson Court, who played Loonette, continues to be both an ambassador and a guardian of the show’s memory. In a recent interview, she shared that she owns one of the original couches from the touring mall shows, though it does not fit in her home and is currently in storage. She elaborated “When people see that, I would say about 40 percent will end up in tears. They don’t even know why they’re having this emotional moment. They’re like ‘I’m just having this childhood thing r

Todd, who works at NASA in Cleveland as a video producer, animator, and illustrator, said the project began when his friend Chuck Auerbach approached him during the production of his TV show Arts Quest, which aired on Time Warner’s NEON network. “Chuck reached out to me while I was producing my TV show Arts Quest, which used to air on Time Warner’s NEON network, thinking Alfred’s story would make for an excellent feature,” Todd said. “After we got to talking, I realized this

Powell also addressed the economic impact of tariffs, saying the costs are being borne by U.S. consumers and businesses rather than foreign countries. “The effects of tariffs on consumer prices are now clearly visible,” he said. “We expect those effects to accumulate over coming months, with high uncertainty about both timing and amounts.” He explained that tariffs take time to move through supply chains, meaning Americans may see higher costs gradually rather than all at onc