Ask Mary Beth: Remove coffee stains from mugs
Q: Do you have the answer for removing coffee stains from the inside of ceramic coffee mugs? I don’t know where to start, as they are badly discolored. — Lucy Lodge, AkronA: Sara Vestal, a china and...
View ArticleBook offers ideas for kitchen upgrades
Remodeling your kitchen gives you a chance to make the heart of your home both functional and beautiful.Chris Peterson’s Kitchen Ideas You Can Use offers ideas and inspiration to help you do just...
View ArticleHome tip: How do you remove pine sap from vehicle?
Q: I made the mistake of parking under a pine tree and now have hardened sap spots on the hood of my car. Can you recommend anything that might remove them without damaging the car’s finish?A: I’ve...
View ArticleCables melt snow on sidewalks, driveways
Imagine never having to shovel snow again — without moving to the tropics, that is.EasyHeat Sno-Melter Cable Kits can be embedded in a driveway, sidewalk or other concrete or paver surface to warm it...
View ArticlePlant Lovers’ Almanac: The four-season garden, starting with winter
I visited Minneapolis last weekend, just after what locals said was one of the worst winter storms in 30 years.Two inches of ice was topped with 6 inches of fresh snow to nearly bring the city to a...
View ArticleHome and garden happenings - week of March 1
New community gardens can apply for help with their startup costs from NeighborFood, a program of the Summit Food Policy Coalition.NeighborFood is offering microgrants of up to $500 each to new...
View ArticleMulti-faceted master bedroom
We’re told a well-designed master bedroom should be an oasis of romantic calm. It’s also supposed to be the practical place where you store clothing and get a good night’s sleep, and it might also be...
View ArticleSpring’s rosy glow
This spring, pinks are popping up all over home decor — the softer versions soothing and nurturing, the bright ones bouncy and vivacious.Warm pink light can be flattering, so designers have long...
View ArticleCatholic high school seniors to share stories of faith
The monthly luncheon of the First Friday Club of Greater Akron will feature four local Catholic high school seniors who will share their thoughts on “Encountering God” on March 14. Leah Sadinski, a...
View ArticleUsing social media to connect to God during Lent
Sheila Svoboda hopes people will slow down and connect with God during Lent.And she believes that connection can be made via social media.“Sometimes we hear people say that technology takes away from...
View ArticleSeemingly endless winter leads to dreams of spring
Sick of winter? We get it. This one’s been brutal — snow, ice, and wind chill temperatures so low they could make a polar bear beg for a parka.To trick ourselves into believing that warm weather is...
View ArticlePop reviews — Week of March 2
Mad as Hell: The Making of ‘Network’ and the Fateful Vision of the Angriest Man in MoviesDave ItzkoffYou’ll be forgiven if you think the subtitle of the book Mad as Hell refers to the anchorman played...
View ArticleBook talk: ‘Rings of Passage,’ ‘Akron Aviation,’ ‘The Good Lord Bird’
King Richard III is love interest in time-traveling romantic novelIn Rings of Passage, a romantic fantasy by Barberton native Karla Tipton, King Richard III is not the bitter hunchback of Shakespeare’s...
View ArticleJohn Rosemond: Parents should act like superior beings
In my most popular presentation — Parenting with Love and Leadership — I reveal the secret to proper, effective discipline: acting like a superior being.Parents have been seduced by behavior...
View ArticleShould busy, stressed-out kids have to do chores?
It’s the dirty work of home life: dusting the shelves, mopping the floors and doing the laundry, load after load. Yet asking kids to help has gotten harder in the blur of today’s competitive,...
View ArticleWhat’s for dinner? Eggs
Whether you’ve been tempted to raise a chicken or two in your backyard, or just like buying local eggs at area farmers markets, a new book by Terry Golson will have the information you need.Golson is a...
View Article‘Doonesbury’ creator to take leave from daily strip
‘Doonesbury’ cartoonist will take extended leaveCartoonist Garry Trudeau will be taking an extended leave from Doonesbury to write and produce the second season of Alpha House, an Amazon Instant Video...
View ArticleThe To-Do List — week of March 2
Orchids on paradeImmerse yourself in the exotic allure of orchids at the Greater Akron Orchid Society show, which concludes today at Donzell’s Flower & Garden Center.Orchids will be on display, and...
View Article‘Which (blank) are you?’ Online quizzes go viral
For a compulsive online quiz-taker like Chrissy Noh, the temptation was too great to resist: “Which sandwich are you?”After answering a series of unscientific, seemingly unrelated questions, which...
View ArticleFind history at colorful Kaymoor in West Virginia’s New River Gorge
FAYETTEVILLE, W.VA.: My first on-land visit to historic Kaymoor was before trails existed.Friend David Arnold led me on a killer bushwhacking hike in the 1,000-foot-deep New River Gorge 30 years ago to...
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