Your guide to 2014 summer camps
Looking for a summer camp? Here are many of the day and overnight programs offered in the Akron area. In some cases, times and dates are set. In others, plans are still being made. Financial help and...
View ArticleAdvice for parents on camp questions
Your ’tween wants to pack her own bags for camp. Good or bad idea?• Advice from the Chicago Tribune’s parents panel:As long as you have no reason to worry that she is trying to take along contraband,...
View ArticleCamp counseling: How to prep rookie campers for their summer adventure
Sleep-away summer camp can be a wonderful experience for kids. It gets them out of the pigeonholes they get stuck in at school, giving them a clean slate and an opportunity to grow.But before these...
View ArticleWhat’s for dinner? Dry-Rub Steak with Chimichurri Sauce
Fans of all-American cooking can travel the countryside through The American Cookbook, A Fresh Take on Classic Recipes ($25, hardcover, DK Publishing) by Elena Rosemond-Hoerr and Caroline...
View ArticleThe To-Do List — week of Feb. 23
It’s almost Oscar timeThe Academy Awards are a week away, so you’re running out of time to catch up on the nominees.Some are already on DVD and Blu-ray, or are coming soon (Nebraska and Gravity hit the...
View ArticleHudson Middle School students make positive messages stick
The dangers of bullying — we’ve heard the horror stories. The acts of children tormenting classmates in person or on the Internet have had tragic consequences. And while most schools have done a good...
View ArticleThe Beatles’ Liverpool still has so many sights to see
LIVERPOOL, England: It’s the same barber shop where John Lennon got haircuts as a kid, the place immortalized in the Beatles song Penny Lane.But instead of “a barber showing photographs” and “a banker...
View ArticleBit by bit, macho stereotypes lose ground
Traditionally, the American male was measured against the stoic hero who shook off all doubts, vanquished all foes and offered women a muscular shoulder to cry on.But that was before feminism,...
View ArticleJohn Rosemond: Daughter’s lack of involvement rooted in disrespect
Q.: My 5-year-old is the youngest of my three children. Her older boy/girl twin siblings clearly outshine her athletically. They’re already very skilled at wakeboarding and snow skiing, for example. I...
View ArticleTeen health: Depression, anxiety and social phobias rising in kids, educators...
SAN JOSE, Calif.: A popular and accomplished Los Altos High student received a parent’s text message at school last year, to come home to talk about her grades. The student and star athlete had earned...
View ArticleBook talk: ‘Looking for Lizzie,’ ‘Why Cows Need Names’
Akron native shares true storyof ancestor who was a madamAkron native Debra Lape says that she intended to devote equal effort to all of her ancestors when researching her family tree, but one member...
View ArticlePop reviews — Week of Feb. 23
Music SpeaksCandice GloverCandice Glover originally planned to release her debut two months after she won American Idol last May. She postponed it — twice.Time is definitely on her side, though: Music...
View ArticleLocal company markets upscale nurse apparel
A local company is trying to create a niche with nurses who want an upscale alternative to the scrubs commonly worn throughout the medical industry.Brenda June Inc. of Akron is selling a line of fitted...
View ArticleWhat’s Up in the Sky: Astronomy for March
On Saturday, brilliant Venus rises in the east at 4:35 a.m., followed by Mercury about an hour and a half later. Jupiter has already set at 4:05 a.m., only to rise at 1 p.m. that afternoon. On that...
View ArticleBrrrrrrrr! Polar Bear Jump at Turkeyfoot Lake is icy splash
new franklin: In a winter when temperatures in the 20s have been considered warm days, Saturday’s 46 degrees seemed downright balmy.Unless of course, you happen to be one of the 900 or so folks who...
View ArticleLocal history: Attorney Clarence Darrow spoke out against ‘stupid, brutal...
The assembly was unusual for Akron. Blacks and whites sat together in an auditorium. An overflow crowd packed Central High School in February 1928 to hear a provocative lecture on race relations and...
View ArticleThe Scene — Feb. 24
This WeekThursdayKidney Foundation of Summit County Hot Dog Reverse Raffle — 6-8 p.m. at the Getaway, 1462 N. Portage Path, Akron. Sideboards and 50/50 raffle. $1 hot dogs and $1 beer. For more...
View ArticleMcDonald’s eyes extending breakfast hours
OAK BROOK, Ill.: McDonald’s is in the early stages of looking at whether it can make breakfast available later in the day.Fans of the Egg McMuffin and Sausage Biscuit have long wanted the option to get...
View ArticleHealth Bulletin Board: AxessPointe offers free insurance help
As the final month of open enrollment for new health insurance plans approaches, a local sliding-scale health center is offering a free event to help people get coverage.AxessPointe Community Health...
View ArticleAbout “About a Boy’s” David Walton
CleveLAND: David Walton has a two-sitcom family.The star of the NBC comedy About a Boy, which has its time-slot premiere at 9 tonight, is also the husband of Majandra Delfino, who is in the ensemble of...
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