Local history: Akron sailor’s rescue at sea in 1942 was nothing short of...
Bleeding from shrapnel wounds, Akron sailor Elgin Staples tried not to panic in the shark-infested water. He bobbed beneath the stars as the dark ocean swelled with the bodies of shipmates.When all...
View ArticleCooking classes: Summer recipes, kids’ camps
Fishers Foods, North Canton, 440-729-1110, www.lpscinc.com.Summer Chicken, with Brandon Walukas, 6 p.m. Tuesday. $55.Cooking Together: Thrill on the Grill, with Tim McCoy, 6 p.m. Aug. 15. $55.Florida...
View ArticleSam Shepard, Pulitzer-winning playwright, is dead at 73
NEW YORK: Sam Shepard, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Oscar-nominated actor and celebrated author whose plays chronicled the explosive fault lines of family and masculinity in the American...
View ArticleThings to Do, Aug. 1: Grateful Dead show at cinemas; ‘Little Mermaid’...
Celebrate the Grateful DeadOn what would have been Jerry Garcia’s 75th birthday, this year’s Grateful Dead Meet-Up at the Movies features a concert from 1989 at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. It...
View ArticleAdd ‘crumb’ to a peach pie and pump up the excitement level
Peeling peaches is the pits. And if you’re like us, you end up eating your weight in fresh peaches (ideally over the sink, with juice running down your arms) before you ever work up the motivation to...
View ArticleQuick & Easy: Green Goddess Dressing and Dip
GREEN GODDESS DRESSING AND DIP2 canned or jarred anchovies, rinsed and chopped1 clove garlic, chopped1 cup parsley leaves¼ cup roughly chopped fresh basil2 tbsp. fresh tarragon leaves4 scallions,...
View ArticleVegetarian dishes leave you wanting more? Beer is the flavor you’re missing
Vegetarian food gets a bum rap.Even as vegetable-centric restaurants have shone a new light on cooking without meat or seafood at the center of a dish, too often vegetarian home cooking gets reduced to...
View ArticleFood tip: What’s the difference between cilantro and coriander?
If there are ever confusing herbs, it’s cilantro and coriander. While both come from the same plant, they have different uses and tastes. Cilantro is the leaves and stems of the coriander plant. When...
View ArticleHints from Heloise: Reheating pizza, dispensing olive oil
Carol B. in Charleston, S.C., writes: My mother reheated a slice of pizza for me using a frying pan instead of the microwave or a conventional oven. The pizza was crisp, hot and delicious. I’d never...
View ArticleNew in food: Pringles Loud Mighty Margherita Pizza Chips
In the never-ending search for new flavors, the evil geniuses at Pringles have come up with one for the ages: Margherita pizza-flavored potato chips (or whatever it is that Pringles are). You can...
View ArticleThings to Do, Aug. 2: ‘Fast Times’ in theaters; concerts by Korn, Mary J....
Dude, celebrate 35 years of ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’Gnarly, dude: Fast Times at Ridgemont High marks its 35th anniversary this year. See Sean Penn in the career-making role of Jeff Spicoli, as...
View ArticleBeer Notes: R. Shea looking to open production brewery, restaurant in Canal...
R. Shea Brewing Co. is targeting Canal Place in downtown Akron as the site for its new production brewery and restaurant.The Akron nanobrewery, which hasn’t even celebrated its second anniversary yet,...
View ArticleAkron Dish: Taverne of Richfield staying open; Gridiron, BurgerFi closed;...
The historic Taverne of Richfield restaurant is not for sale. The Gridiron near the University of Akron and BurgerFi in Cuyahoga Falls are closed. The groundbeefapalooza that is the National Hamburger...
View ArticleJames Comey has book deal, publication set for next spring
NEW YORK: Former FBI Director James Comey has a book deal.Flatiron Books told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Comey is writing a book about leadership and decision making that will draw upon his...
View ArticleLike a cut-and-paste tool, gene editing transforms research
WASHINGTON: Gene editing is getting fresh attention thanks to a successful lab experiment with human embryos. But for all the angst over possibly altering reproduction years from now, this technology...
View ArticleCedar Point GM Jason McClure on favorite rides, funnel cakes and downing the...
McClure, 47, has been general manager of Cedar Point since 2014. A native of Charleston, W.Va., he met his wife, Kimberly, at Marshall University. A former CPA for Ernst & Young, he was general...
View ArticleNational Hamburger Festival to sizzle on Akron’s Main Street Aug. 12-13; it’s...
The Leona Burger, a tribute to Courtney Buck’s grandmother, is not just any hamburger.After all, it’s named for a “sweet little old lady with a spicy personality,” Buck said.Buck is the co-owner of the...
View ArticleEuthanasia used for 4.5 percent of deaths in the Netherlands
LONDON: Euthanasia has become “common practice” in the Netherlands, accounting for 4.5 percent of deaths, according to researchers who say requests are increasing from people who aren’t terminally...
View ArticleFirst embryo gene repair holds promise for inherited disease
WASHINGTON: Altering human heredity? In a first, researchers safely repaired a disease-causing gene in human embryos, targeting a heart defect best known for killing young athletes — a big step toward...
View ArticleThings to Do, Aug. 3: Classic films on big screen; Lyle Lovett and his Large...
See Lyle Lovett and His Large Band perform at Cain ParkLyle Lovett will do The Blues Walk, take you to Church and tell you what he’d do If I Had a Boat (hint: it involves a seafaring pony) when he...
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