Ukrainian Anya Yakovetsk and her daughter, Ira, are safe now in her sister’s Hampton home. What brought them here was a harrowing experience. Yakovetsk’s sister is Iryana Patterson, owner of Pour Girls Restaurant and part owner of Fika Coffee House and Café in Downtown Hampton. When Russia started bombing on Feb. 24, they stayed home in Ukraine. “We thought we could stick … [Read more...] about Ukrainian Mother and Daughter Find Refuge in Hampton
Pour Girls
“They Hide From the Bombs”
With family in Ukraine, near the Russian boarder, Hampton resident Iryana Patterson, wakes up every other hour to check her phone for updates. The Pour Girls Restaurant owner’s father and 86-year-old grandmother, are stuck in Ukraine hiding from constant bombing. There is no electricity or gas. Patterson said one blessing is they are able to harvest food from their farm … [Read more...] about “They Hide From the Bombs”