Little dogs can be little devils
Cesar Millan, better known as the Dog Whisperer, told me in an interview last year that Americans tend to carry their problems.I know exactly what he meant.He noted that in his experience, American...
View ArticleMary Beth Breckenridge: As they repurpose furniture, mother-daughter team is...
Barberton: Pamela Andrella and Arica Neill’s business is about more than giving old furniture new life.It’s also about giving life new direction.The mother-daughter team runs Alter’d Relics: Design...
View ArticleOrchid Mania details
DetailsWhat: Orchid Mania.Where: Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd.When: Through March 9. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesdays; noon to 5...
View ArticleAsk Mary Beth: Why do parts of light strings burn out?
Q: My strings of miniature Christmas lights often burn out partially. Why is that? I don’t hook more strings together than what’s recommended.— Pam Wilson, GreenA: That aggravating problem is rooted in...
View ArticleHand-held lawn spreader designed for small spaces
The Ready2Go Spreader is a small spreader designed for small spaces.The lightweight, hand-held device is battery-powered to create a steady, even spray of granular fertilizer or weed killer. It’s ideal...
View ArticleHere’s how to dress up your home with orchids
Inspired to add a few orchids to your own home’s decor?Before you do, make sure you choose a type that will thrive in the conditions where you want to display it, said Cynthia Druckenbrod, Cleveland...
View ArticleBook tells all about daffodils
Before the first daffodils poke through the soil, you can immerse yourself in their beauty through Noel Kingsbury’s book Daffodil.The book, richly illustrated by the photographs of Jo Whitworth, is a...
View ArticleHome and garden happenings — Week of Feb. 8
You can dig deeply into gardening during next month’s Saturday Gardening Series, organized by the Master Gardeners of Summit County.The two-Saturday series will cover a range of gardening topics,...
View ArticlePlant Lovers’ Almanac: Predicting cold winter’s effects is more difficult...
In the kitchen window in a jar of water is a single shoot of forsythia. Cut two weeks ago from a bush in the side yard, there are now swollen buds and some leaves that have emerged, a light green.Each...
View ArticleBotanical garden showcases orchids in room vignettes
Cleveland: It’s possible to bring the outdoors in, even in midwinter.Interior designers and decorators are demonstrating that during Orchid Mania, the annual orchid celebration going on now at...
View ArticleThe To-Do List — week of Feb. 9
Valentine’s giftsHeads up, men! Valentine’s Day is Friday. Perhaps you’re stuck in a rut, giving your sweetie roses or heart-shaped chocolates. If so, it’s time to consider something a little...
View ArticleWhat’s for dinner? Glazed salmon with vegetables
Southern food is oh-so-good, but it can be oh-so-unhealthful as well.Southern Living is out with a new book, The Slim Down South Cookbook: Eating Well and Living Healthy in the Land of Biscuits and...
View ArticleJohn Rosemond: Children should feel remorse for betrayal
Q.: Our 13-year-old son has had an iPod for the last three years. We’ve always made use of the parental restrictions to make sure that he could only access “clean” music, movies and websites. When I...
View ArticleLibraries become tech hubs for the digitally inclined
MINNEAPOLIS: Ridwa Yakob knew what libraries had: books.Then she saw the Teen Tech Center at the Minneapolis Central Library. This digital playground, which opened in 2013, has rows of new computers,...
View ArticlePop reviews — week of Feb. 9
CellRobin CookRobin Cook has been entertaining medical thriller fans for decades, but he does much more with his latest novel, Cell.The story begins when a company gives prospective investors some...
View ArticleMusician’s little ‘Lego’ ditty is vintage Devo
It pops up early on in the new Lego Movie, this … song.“Everything is awesome. Everything is cool when we’re part of a team.”Can’t get it out of your head — bubbly tune, infectious lyrics.“Everything...
View ArticleOhio fair schedule 2014
The Ohio State Fair runs July 23 through Aug. 3 in Columbus. The county fair schedule is below.For a comprehensive list of festivals around the state in 2014, visit...
View ArticleGrace Church volunteers to pack 125,000 meals for starving children
Hundreds of volunteers are working at Grace Brethren Church’s Norton campus this weekend to prepare 125,000 meals for the global hunger charity Feed My Starving Children.Each meal, called a MannaPack,...
View ArticleStudents tape principals to the wall for charity
Students at the Green Intermediate School taped their principals to the wall Friday to raise money for charity. Accepting a $2 donation for each strand of tape, the school raised $784. All proceeds...
View ArticleRace to enroll young and healthy for new insurance
WASHINGTON: Facing a rapidly approaching deadline, the White House and its allies are racing to enroll young people in new insurance plans offered under President Barack Obama’s signature health-care...
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