New in food: SleekScrape
We welcome multipurpose kitchen utensils that are easy to clean and easily stored. The SleekScrape from Chef’n fills the bill.Press the scooping surface, and it pops open to transfer about 1 cup...
View ArticleStatewide study seeks to identify patients with inherited cancers
If Jill Chang had known the dangers that lurked within her genes years earlier, she could have taken steps to prevent a second cancer fight.Chang, 42, of Perry Township, was diagnosed with colon cancer...
View ArticleLaunch event for Family Pet Mobile Veterinary Hospital
Family Pet Mobile Veterinary Hospital will hold a “launch event” Saturday to introduce potential clients to its services.When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.Where: North Canton Tractor Supply, 5840...
View ArticleU.S. trade group: Spending on pets at all-time high
LOS ANGELES: Dogs and cats have become part of the American family’s inner circle over the past 20 years, sleeping in their own beds or yours, eating food bought specially to help their digestive...
View ArticleVet care made easy with mobile unit
North Canton: Two young moms have taken their talents on the road in an attempt to fit their dreams into busy lifestyles.Dr. Julia Morrow, 33, of Bolivar, always wanted to own her own veterinary...
View ArticleMary Beth Breckenridge: Answers aren’t always easy
We all want easy answers.In our instant-gratification world, we have little patience for complicated solutions to problems that crop up in our homes and gardens. We prefer a simple, WD-40 kind of...
View ArticleHome and garden happenings — week of March 15
If you’re passionate about welcoming wildlife to your yard, you may be a candidate to become a certified habitat steward volunteer with the National Wildlife Federation.Habitat steward volunteers...
View ArticleAsk Mary Beth: removing dried-on hair spray
Q: How do you remove dried-on hair spray from painted bathroom cabinets? I use a squirt spray occasionally, but in the sunlight I’ve noticed glistening spots, especially on the cabinets behind me. I’ve...
View ArticlePotential problems to watch out for in home construction process
Ken Merunski has seen home construction mistakes that make him shudder. He’s seen floor joists notched to a dangerous extent to make room for plumbing. He’s seen bearing walls that don’t align with...
View ArticlePlant Lovers’ Almanac: Q and A
Q: I recently took a trip and stayed at a major chain hotel. I was careful to inspect the room for bedbugs before I accepted the room, checking behind the headboards, under the dust ruffles, along the...
View ArticleInterfaith marriage discussion at Temple Israel
A forum to discuss interfaith marriage is at 6:30 p.m. March 23 at Temple Israel, 133 Merriman Road, Akron.The discussion will be led by Mamie Kanfer Stewart, of Brooklyn. Stewart, a former member of...
View ArticleCough can have many reasons
Q: Our spayed female coughs and sneezes when she comes in from the cold and also when she gets excited. Is there anything we can give her to stop the cough?— W.T., Akron A: Chronic coughs can be a...
View ArticleBath time can be fun at Lola, Cheech and Mooey’s
How many people does it take to give a 228-pound, none-too-willing St. Bernard a bath?At least three, if Ginger’s ablutions are any indication. The dog was getting her bimonthly scrub earlier this...
View ArticleLife in Brief — week of March 16
Mrs. Potato Head eyes Barbie on gender rolesIn a psychology lab at Oregon State University, 37 girls ages 4 to 7 have finally demonstrated what feminists have long warned: that playing with Barbie...
View ArticleJohn Rosemond: Toilet-training setback no cause for concern
Q.: I’ve been using the method described in your toilet-training book with my 18-month-old daughter and she’s been doing great during the day. She rarely has an accident. However, I’m still using a...
View ArticleArchie Comics gains reputation for experimental storylines
There was a time when Archie Comics was famous for being rigidly conservative. Now it’s gaining a reputation for being the most experimental comics publisher in America.Most of the company’s...
View ArticleBook review: ‘Blood Will Out’ by Walter Kirn
Blood Will Out: The True Story of a Murder, a Mystery, and a MasqueradeWalter KirnThe writer Walter Kirn was in debt, and looking for a book project — the Akron native had yet to publish the novels...
View ArticleBook talk: ‘Memoirs of an American Jewish Soldier,’ ‘Serial Blogger’
WWII memoir tells perspective of Jewish soldier from AkronIn a letter accompanying his engrossing book Memoirs of an American Jewish Soldier: From the Heartland of America to the Frontline of the Third...
View ArticlePop reviews — Week of March 16
DuetsDonnie McClurkinDonnie McClurkin’s vocals continue to soar smoothly on his sixth studio album, Duets.McClurkin, a three-time Grammy winner best known for the 2000 hit We Fall Down, collaborates...
View ArticleSt. Kitts’ multilevel Brimstone Hill Fortress is second-biggest fortification...
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, WEST INDIES: Brimstone Hill is topped by a big fort on a small island discovered in 1493 by Christopher Columbus.Today Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park is one of the biggest...
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