Print-project book helps turn items into heirlooms
Artist Christine Schmidt believes it doesn’t have to take a lot of skill to personalize an item and turn it into something special. She shows how in Yellow Owl’s Little Prints: Stamp, Stencil, and...
View ArticleThis Thanksgiving try a handmade apron
Every apron tells a story, according to EllynAnne Geisel, who collects vintage aprons and sews her own.Yet despite the nostalgic appeal of old aprons, many crafters still enjoy making their own. Some...
View ArticlePlant Lovers’ Almanac: Giving thanks for the garden
Gardening has always been a part of my life.As a little girl, I watched my mom plant petunias in pots on our deck and harvest zucchini from our community garden plot (while I made doll clothes out of...
View ArticleHome bar gear gets swanky
Home beer and spirit-making have become popular hobbies. Bars and beverage stores feature a growing range of artisanal spirits and craft brews. Cocktail parties are back in vogue.And retailers are...
View ArticleBeanbag unzips for storage
Mimish Designs’ Storage Beanbag is a clever place to stash stuff.The beanbag chair unzips to reveal space for storing plush toys, out-of-season clothes, bedding or other soft items. The top of the...
View ArticleShy kitty is frozen in fear
Q: I am writing about my mom’s cat. Mom, 85, lost her longtime kitty last spring due to a sudden-onset terminal illness. She was heartbroken and we could see some significant negative changes in her...
View ArticleGifts for the pet lover in all of us
Each day, my inbox is filled with pitches for holiday gifts for pet owners. Walk into any store and you’ll find Christmas items already lining store shelves. In both cases, a lot of the gift ideas are...
View ArticleObamacare deadline for Jan. 1 coverage extended one week
Consumers will have an extra week — until Dec. 23 – to enroll in health insurance coverage that begins Jan. 1, Obama administration officials said Friday.Millions of consumers have been frustrated by...
View ArticlePeople Helping People — Nov. 23
People Helping People is a list of charitable causes in our area that need donations or volunteers. The Beacon Journal has not investigated these causes, so donors should verify their worthiness and...
View ArticleCreche exhibit at St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church
The congregation at St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church is inviting community members to begin the Christmas season by viewing an exhibit of more than 160 artistic expressions of the Nativity.The...
View ArticleFather’s House congregation rebuilds after fire
NORTON: Members of The Father’s House were devastated last October as they watched flames engulf and destroy their church building.“The fire seemed to crush our hopes and dreams of meeting the needs of...
View ArticleReaders remember JFK’s assassination
By Mary Beth BreckenridgeBeacon Journal staff writerIt’s been said that everyone old enough to remember can tell you what they were doing on Nov. 22, 1963, when word came of President John F. Kennedy’s...
View ArticleJFK shooting left Akron, America to mourn
On any other day, dozens of people dying in a nursing home fire just 60 miles from Akron would be monumental news.But on Nov. 23, 1963, the horror was only the second-biggest story in the Akron Beacon...
View ArticleTips for being a good host or guest this Thanksgiving
The holiday season is filled with fun, stress, joy and cranky ol’ Uncle Sid. Sometimes Sid doesn’t know exactly how to behave at Thanksgiving. And the host doesn’t know exactly how to react. Whether...
View ArticleThe To-Do List — week of Nov. 24
Show us silly sweatersDon’t worry about how to entertain your Thanksgiving dinner guests this year. Laughing at each other will do.Tell the gang to bring their goofiest Christmas sweaters to the...
View ArticleWhat’s for dinner? Chile-lime catfish with corn sauté
Better Homes and Gardens has a new book out filled with lots of easy recipes for anyone facing a diabetes diagnosis or one who cooks for a diabetic.The Ultimate Diabetes Cookbook ($19.95, softcover,...
View ArticleLife in Brief — week of Nov. 24
Americans are spending less time on vacationsThe economy may be improving, but Americans are spending less time relaxing.The average American got 14 days of vacation over the last year but took only 10...
View ArticleJohn Rosemond: Consequences should be used conservatively in parenting
Q.: We have discovered that our 17-year-old son recently went to school, checked in, and then, a short time later, left. To our knowledge, he’s never done this before. His explanation was that he was...
View ArticleBook review: For Food Network addicts, new book hits the spot
From Scratch: Inside the Food NetworkAllen SalkinIn the early days of the Food Network, chefs taped shows in kitchens where sinks emptied into buckets that had to be carted out between takes. One...
View ArticleBook talk: ‘The Price of Innocence,’ ‘Leah’s Voice,’ ‘V.I.P. Stepkid’
‘Price of Innocence’ is sixthin Lisa Black’s thriller seriesNo sooner have Theresa MacLean and her detective cousin, Frank, left the site of an apparent suicide in an upscale Cleveland apartment than...
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