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Laura DeMarco is an arts and culture reporter for the Plain Dealer newspaper in Cleveland. She specializes in local history and lost landmarks, an interest that began with teenage adventures through abandoned buildings and Cleveland’s industrial wastelands. She covers historical preservation, cultural institutions, immigrant groups, neighborhoods and the forgotten stories of Cleveland’s most interesting characters. Her multi-media “Lost Cleveland” features are some of the most popular on Cleveland.com. She lectures at Cleveland schools, colleges and historical societies on these topics and more. A third-generation Clevelander, she grew up listening to her grandmother’s and parents’ stories of Euclid Beach Park, Municipal Stadium and downtown department stores and loves to share these with new generations.

Joshua Dinar graduated from the University of Vermont and moved to Colorado in 1995. He has worked as a contributing editor for Ski magazine and as the Editor in Chief of Inside Denver. He is the publisher of Dining Out Magazine in Denver and lives in Boulder, Colorado.

Linda Dodds is a native Oregonian who has been writing on local history topics since 1976. She is co-author of Cedar Mill History, which received a commendation from the American Association for State and Local History.

Federica D’Orazio is a native of Rome, where she has worked for the past thirteen years as a professional tour guide, specializing in Renaissance and Baroque history. She has a BA in art history and an MA in art conservation and restoration. She has worked for the University La Sapienza and also for the Roman newspaper, La Parola del Popolo.