New Alzheimer’s guidelines online
Family members of individuals struck by Alzheimer’s disease and health-care providers can now find new guidelines online that describe best practices for detecting the disease and caring for those...
View ArticlePop reviews — Week of June 1
A Letter HomeNeil YoungNeil Young’s sporadic concept records aren’t for everyone. A Letter Home should be.While still an esoteric venture — recorded in a refurbished 1947 Voice-O-Graph — the songs are...
View ArticleSwipe right for Ms. Right: The rise of dating apps
So, a lady walks into a bar … Wait, scratch that. A lady takes out her phone. With a left swipe of her finger she dismisses Alex and Robert. She swipes right when a photo of James pops up. It’s a...
View ArticleLots to do on New York’s Governors Island
In the days of the Revolutionary War, Governors Island protected New York’s harbor. Today this island, which sits right in the middle of New York Harbor, offers art, cultural and recreational...
View ArticleSpring Ethnic Festival at Presentation of the Lord Church
The sixth annual Primavara Ethnic Festival will be at 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. today at Presentation of Our Lord Romanian Orthodox Church, 3365 Ridgewood Road, Fairlawn.The festival will include ethnic foods...
View ArticlePet Place — May 31
Feral Cat Spay & Neuter Spring Fling — One of a Kind Spay & Neuter Clinic, 1700 W. Exchange St., Akron, is offering $15 spay/neuter procedures for feral cats for a limited time. Limit two feral...
View ArticleSt. John/St. Paul Lutheran Church celebrates 100 years at Bowery and Cedar
The contents inside a time capsule behind the cornerstone laid a century ago at St. John/St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in America will remain buried for now.“It’s a little disappointing. We...
View ArticleNew broadcast center gives voice to young patients at Children’s
A local radio station is giving a voice to young patients facing serious and life-threatening illnesses at Akron Children’s Hospital.Radio station 91.3 (WAPS-FM) The Summit on Friday opened the Kidjam...
View ArticleSt. Thomas ER in Akron to officially close Sunday
When the clock strikes midnight tonight, St. Thomas Hospital’s emergency department officially will close its doors.Summa Health System is moving forward with plans to shutter the St. Thomas ER on...
View ArticleLocal cancer survivors earn parts in ‘Fault in Our Stars’ movie
For two area teens, their real-life battles with cancer helped them land roles in what is expected to be one of the biggest hit movies of the summer.Alexis Hodges, 19, of Norton, and C.J. Evans, 17, of...
View ArticleFabien Cousteau plans 31-day underwater mission
ISLAMORADA, Fla.: Like viewers worldwide, Fabien Cousteau was entranced by his famous grandfather’s films about marine life and human exploration underwater. Now he’s adding to his family’s sea stories...
View ArticleThe Scene — June 2
This WeekMondayIn Your Shoes: The Sophia Capo Memorial Foundation Charity Event — 5:30-9:30 p.m. at the Barrel Room, 7901 Cleveland Ave. NW, North Canton. Proceeds from Help Us, Help Hearts Charity...
View ArticleKim Hone-McMahan: Highlands home takes more moms
The Highlands is a handsome two-story home with a pink door and blue shutters. The colors are a subtle hint of who lives inside.During a visit, a teen walked through the kitchen carrying her baby. She...
View ArticleLocal history: Teen entrepreneurs lost their marbles with Junior Achievement...
I’d really like to say that I joined Junior Achievement to learn about free enterprise and the U.S. economic system. At the time, though, I was more interested in learning about a girl.It was the...
View ArticleJunior Achievement celebrates 50 years in Akron
Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio is in the mood to celebrate after 50 years in business.Since 1964, Akron teens have learned about free enterprise by forming companies, selling stock, electing...
View ArticleSumma selects executive from minority owner for new leadership post
Summa Health System on Monday named a senior vice president of hospital operations and site administrator for its Summa Wadsworth-Rittman and Summa Barberton hospitals.Jason Niehaus, 38, of Boston...
View ArticlePanera swears off artificial ingredients
NEW YORK: Panera says it will remove artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners and preservatives from its food by 2016, a reflection of the growing distaste people are showing for such ingredients.The...
View ArticleQuick & Easy: Put together an antipasto platter
ANTIPASTO PLATTER½ head red lettuce leaves (about 3 cups)2 oz. sliced lean ham¼ lb. roasted chicken breast, sliced thin¼ lb. sliced part-skim milk mozzarella cheese1 cup canned, drained pepperoncini2...
View ArticleFood Notes: Two women plan Falls craft beer bar and bistro
After about half a dozen years of planning, Doreen Lyon is about ready to live her dream.Dare we say tap her dream?She and business partner Christine Mack are going to be tapping a lot of beer at their...
View ArticleCookbook: Guy Fieri’s on fire in his newest
Feisty celebrity chef-restaurateur Guy Fieri of the Food Network seems to metaphorically be on fire a lot, kicking up one ruckus or another. Now the bad-boy host of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives debuts...
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