The To-Do List — Week of June 22
I scream, you scream ...Treat your taste buds at Sundaes on Thursday, a free ice cream social from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday on the Medina Public Square.Participants of all ages can build their own...
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Joey Pasko is a hugger.The 24-year-old illustrator from Fairmount, Pa., just isn’t into the stiff handshake or the feeble wave.“I like to hug people a lot. Like my guy friends, I’ll give them a big...
View ArticleBook talk: ‘The Accidental Girlfriend,’ ‘Disrespecting Lela’
Male author channels women in ‘The Accidental Girlfriend’ Before retiring from teaching English at Manchester High School, author Stephen Richard Smith was a special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol,...
View ArticlePop reviews — week of June 22
LazarettoJack WhiteJack White’s second solo album is steeped in tones of his adopted hometown, Nashville. Lighthearted piano, sprightly fiddle and soulful slide guitar lend a country twang to most of...
View ArticleGrim Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin is a treasure, icon from Irish independence...
DUBLIN: It is not often that a prison is a must-see tourist attraction.Welcome to Dublin, where the Kilmainham Gaol is a national treasure. It has been called an Irish Bastille.The aging prison, last...
View ArticleReaders give feedback on Trusty Cane, Little Big Shot
The Beacon Journal asked readers to share their thoughts on products being tested for our “Does It Work?” series. Here’s what they had to say:Trusty Cane“My husband has the Trusty Cane and it does not...
View ArticleBut wait, there’s more ‘Does It Work?’ coming Wednesday and Saturday
Ohio.comFind videos of Betty and Mary Beth testing some of the products and previous installments of “Does It Work?” online at www.ohio.com/doesitwork and with these stories.ComingWednesday’s Food...
View ArticleDoes It Work details for Spirooli Spiral Slicer, Trusty Cane and Little Big...
Product: Spirooli Spiral Slicer Claims: Slice, shred and cut fruits, vegetables and more What We Paid: $24.99 Available: Stores, TV, online Verdicts: Betty: Skip It Mary Beth: Skip It Product: Trusty...
View ArticlePresbyterians to divest as protest against Israel
DETROIT: The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) became the most prominent religious group in the United States to endorse divestment as a protest against Israeli policies toward Palestinians, voting to sell...
View ArticleBeef prices reach U.S. record as ranchers see more gains
GREENVILLE, ILL.: For a guy who just sold some of his cattle at the highest price ever, Missouri rancher Ryan Sharrock is showing less enthusiasm for beef. He says the meat is just too expensive and...
View ArticleDoes It Work? Reviews of Spirooli Spiral Slicer, Trusty Cane and Little Big...
The Beacon Journal’s popular “Does It Work?” feature is back, reviewing a mix of 12 highly advertised products promising to be things you just can’t live without.As the Beacon Journal’s consumer and...
View ArticleScene — June 23
This WeekTodayCMTA Night at Akron RubberDucks — 7 p.m. at Canal Park, 300 S. Main St., Akron. See the RubberDucks play the Erie SeaWolves, and help raise awareness and funds for Charcot-Marie-Tooth...
View ArticleKim Hone-McMahan: Canton woman reaches out to prostitutes in Thailand
Stacy Utecht first learned of the prostitution and sex trafficking in the red light district of Thailand when she was a student at Moody Bible Institute. At the time, she was working with an...
View ArticleLocal history: Killer blonde’s prison escape caused national sensation in 1939
A notorious killer kept Northeast Ohio residents on the edge of their seats 75 years ago following a daring escape from prison.Hammer murderess Velma West, 33, who had killed her husband a decade...
View ArticleOutreach effort serves food, encouragement to area homeless
Every day, Gail Rebovich calls a different place home.“We’re pretty much going from place to place — a tent, abandoned houses, any place we can go,” she said.Rebovich, 31, was gathered with a dozen or...
View ArticleFairlawn polymer company Schulman announces leadership succession plan
A. Schulman Inc. has picked a longtime executive with international experience to replace the Fairlawn polymer company’s president and chief executive when he retires at the end of the year.Schulman...
View ArticleMormon church excommunicates women’s group founder
SALT LAKE CITY: The Mormon church excommunicated the founder of a prominent women’s group Monday, a rare move that brings down the harshest punishment available on an adherent who created an...
View ArticleRecent Ohio mumps cases exceed U.S. total for 2013
COLUMBUS: Health officials say the number of mumps cases in a central Ohio outbreak has exceeded the total cases reported nationwide last year.Local health officials said Tuesday that they’ve tallied...
View ArticleFDA outlines policy for overseeing nanotechnology
WASHINGTON: Federal regulators want to hear from companies using tiny, engineered micro-particles in their products, part of an effort to stay abreast of the growing field of nanotechnology.The Food...
View ArticleReaders give their feedback on StufZ, Potato Express, Perfect Bacon Bowls and...
The Beacon Journal asked readers to share their thoughts on products being tested for our “Does It Work?” series.Here’s what they told us:StufZ“Seven steps to make a burger! I made one burger with the...
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