Peter Chakerian is a lifelong Northeast Ohio resident, writer, editor with 20 years of professional reporting experience. His bylines have appeared locally in the Plain Dealer, Akron Beacon Journal, Scene, OhioAuthority.com and in dozens of publications throughout the Midwest and across cyberspace. The author of two books, his work has also appeared in the Boston Globe, Pittsburgh City Paper, St. Louis Riverfront Times, Blogcritics and on Yahoo!