Home and garden happenings — week of June 14
Akron residents who meet eligibility guidelines can apply to have the outside of their homes painted for free under the Greater Westside Council of Block Clubs’ Senior Home Improvement 2014 exterior...
View ArticleAsk Mary Beth: How to control wild strawberry
Q: A weed is taking over one of my landscaping beds. It has glossy green leaves in groups of three and little white flowers. Can you tell me what it is and how I can kill it?— Michael...
View ArticlePlant Lovers’ Almanac: Chasing bugs
If you’re looking for ways to get your youngsters interested in the outdoors this season, look no further than your own backyard.While it may seem like an ordinary place, your garden is bustling with...
View ArticleDrop-off sites for Plant a Row for the Hungry
Got a bumper crop to share? You can give the extra vegetables and fruit from your garden to someone in need through Plant a Row for the Hungry. Here are sites that accept donations:• Crown Point...
View ArticleTour details
The Summit County Master Gardeners’ Tour of Gardens will highlight seven gardens in Summit County, plus a secret garden open only to those who hold tickets to the Patron Breakfast.The drive-it-yourself...
View ArticleBath garden to be stop on master gardeners’ tour
Bath Twp: In Pat and B.G. Labbe’s garden, it’s a constant battle between plants and pests.The plants are winning.In the seven years since the Labbes turned their suburban yard into a series of gardens,...
View ArticleWhat’s for dinner? Chicken Sausage Pesto Pizza
Chicken sausage has less fat and fewer calories, of course, than regular pork sausage. But be sure to keep an eye on the nutrition label because some are high in sodium. Some also have cheese in them,...
View ArticleObvious tattoos keep friend from receiving deserved promotion
DEAR ABBY: I have an attractive friend who was bypassed for a front-office promotion. “Miranda” is pleasant, clean, efficient, energetic and had the same qualifications as the individual who was...
View ArticleLife in Brief — week of June 15
Use vinegar to clean instead of chemicalsWe have enough chemicals in our lives. You can cut a few out by reaching for the vinegar.A solution of half white distilled vinegar and half water in a spray...
View ArticlePeople hiring photographers to shoot everyday life
When Anzalee and Kristain Rhodes look back at their daughter’s first year of life, they won’t be examining blurry, red-eyed camera phone photos. They’ll have crisp, finely detailed professional shots...
View ArticleIf you go to the Highland Games
If you goWhat: 59th Annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games When: July 10-13Where: MacRae Meadows, Linville, N.C. Hours: 4:30 p.m. until closing ceremonies, around 7:30 p.m., July 10; 9 a.m. to...
View ArticleHistory of the Highland Games
Today’s Highland Games were perpetuated by the clans of Northern Scotland, but began far earlier among the Celts of Scotia, the name Latin writers gave Ireland. Some accounts credit Malcolm Canmore, an...
View ArticleBook Talk: ‘Basil Instinct,’ ‘101 Tips for a Happier Marriage’
‘Basil Instinct’ provides hearty helping of comedy Three weeks after the action in You Cannoli Die Once, the Edgar-nominated first installment in Chagrin Falls author Shelley Costa’s Italian Restaurant...
View ArticlePop reviews — week of June 15
All Day and a NightAlafair BurkeAlafair Burke tells a compelling tale that combines a police procedural and a legal thriller in All Day and a Night.Anthony Amaro, convicted of killing six women 18...
View ArticleLast baby boomers turning 50; discounts kick in
The last of the baby boomers turn 50 this year, and if they want to cry into their beer about getting older, at least they can now buy it at a discount.That’s because the first of the so-called senior...
View ArticleNew audiobook recasts ‘Hamlet’ as a thriller
The hero of a new audiobook is introduced as he lies in bed, trying to sleep on a frigid day in 1601.He’s the heir to the Danish throne, a tall handsome man of 27 with “a pale, finely chiseled face”...
View ArticleGluten-free trend changing how Americans eat
Every decade or so, a single type of food or ingredient becomes the villain in the American diet. Over the years, it’s been sugar, salt, fat, carbs, meat, dairy — and now the dietary demon is...
View ArticleThe To-Do List — week of June 15
Tour historical homesLearn more about the houses and gardens of Hale Farm & Village during its annual Home & Garden Tour, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and next Sunday. Visitors will learn about...
View ArticleScottish heritage comes alive at Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
Bagpipe lovers, if you’ve never heard of the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games and Gathering of Scottish Clans, then you’re in for a treat, for this is a clanfest that has pipes and drums in spades,...
View ArticleFairlawn’s Faith Lutheran Church building to expand
The congregation at Faith Lutheran Church, 2726 W. Market St. in Fairlawn, will have a ceremonial groundbreaking for its “Racing Forward in Faith” building project at 12:15 p.m. Sunday. The building...
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