Food tip: Ways to deal with high beef prices
Grilling a steak or hamburger will cost you a lot more this spring and summer. A Bloomberg survey shows the supply of beef has been cut to a 63-year low, due in part to dry conditions across Texas.With...
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Fishers Foods, North Canton, 440-729-1110, www.lpscinc.com.Veganize It! Hot & Spicy Summer, with Tim McCoy, 6 p.m. May 7. $45.Gluten Free: Pasta, with Tim McCoy, 6 p.m. May 15. $45.Bacon, Bacon,...
View ArticleFood Notes: Food truck has history and ‘Beach Balls;’ Ray’s opens in...
Sushi, freshly made doughnuts, lobster macaroni and cheese. They’re among the wide array of eats served from the growing number of Northeast Ohio food trucks.So why not a truck that goes back to the...
View ArticleOhio now has 26 confirmed measles cases in 5 counties
MOUNT VERNON, OHIO: Ohio health officials say a measles outbreak that began among Amish who had traveled to the Philippines has grown to 26 cases confirmed over five counties.The state Department of...
View ArticleFDA weighs over-the-counter approval of Singulair
WASHINGTON: Federal health regulators are weighing the risks of permitting Merck to sell its prescription respiratory pill, Singulair, as an over-the-counter medicine for allergies.In a review posted...
View ArticleSumma eliminates hospital president post
Summa Health System has eliminated the position of president of Barberton and Wadsworth-Rittman hospitals, effective today. Tom DeBord had been serving in the role since 2010.In a prepared statement,...
View ArticleAkron General says finances are healthy as partner search continues
Akron General’s leader says he isn’t in a hurry to find the right partner for the health system.Akron General Health System is continuing to talk with the Cleveland Clinic and several other hospital...
View ArticleBoston Township team launches Blast Glioblastoma to support brain tumor research
Joe Blanda refuses to be a statistic.When Joe was diagnosed with an incurable form of brain cancer called glioblastoma at age 17 in October 2012, he heard the median survival is measured in months...
View ArticleMedical malpractice claims down in Ohio
COLUMBUS: Medical malpractice claims in Ohio hit a new low in 2012, according to a new report.The annual Ohio Medical Professional Liability Closed Claim Report from the Ohio Department of Insurance...
View ArticleFirst case of deadly MERS infection found in U.S., CDC reports
A deadly virus from the Middle East has been found in the U.S. for the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today.The patient, an American health-care provider who recently...
View ArticleMary Beth Breckenridge: Confessions of a lazy organizer
I am a freak, and I’m OK with that.I work in a business that takes a stubborn pride in its slovenliness. From where I sit, I can see disheveled bookshelves, teetering piles of paper and bulletin boards...
View ArticleAsk Mary Beth: How much is an old newspaper worth?
Q: I have a copy of the Akron Beacon Journal from Nov. 23, 1963, the day after President Kennedy was assassinated. How can I find its value?— Donna BoxNo city providedA: Timothy Hughes, who deals in...
View ArticleHome and garden happenings — week of May 3
Photos highlighting environmentally friendly lawn and landscape practices are being sought for the Summit Soil and Water Conservation District’s Clean Water photography contest.Entries may be submitted...
View ArticlePlant Lovers’ Almanac: A time for discoveries
Discoveries abound this time of year, from killdeers laying their seeming dangerously exposed eggs on the ground in the Rose Garden at Secrest Arboretum, to tulip trees exposing their at-first tiny...
View ArticleGive your front door a face lift
A front door is your home’s chance to make a good first impression.Help yours say “Welcome” with these ideas for giving your front entry a makeover for spring.Give it a once-overAfter a while, we all...
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Shop a plant salePlant sales are popping up faster than dandelions this week.They’re a great way to stock up on unusual selections for your garden while benefiting local organizations and institutions....
View ArticleAkron flavors new novel by food writer Ruth Reichl
When Ruth Reichl went searching for a Midwestern city to set part of her new book in, she found it in Akron.The city is home to a central character of the noted food writer’s first novel, Delicious!,...
View ArticleMore cruise passengers lured by a private balcony
ABOARD THE CARNIVAL DREAM: The Titanic didn’t have them. Neither did the snooty Queen Elizabeth 2 or the swinging TV Love Boat Pacific Princess.But now many travelers refuse to cruise if they don’t...
View ArticleWhat’s for Dinner: Mexican Chicken and Shrimp Rice Bowl
Now that one of my daughters is working at Chipotle Mexican Grill, Mexican food is never far from my mind. I blame it on the fact that she comes home most nights smelling like burritos.Catherine gets a...
View ArticleLife in Brief — week of May 4
Dirty money carries bacteria, pathogensHere’s yet another reason that we might want to hasten the move toward a completely cashless society: dirty money, literally.New York University researchers say...
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