What’s for dinner? Pasta-Stuffed Peppers
Ground beef isn’t the only thing you can stuff in a pepper.In The Italian Vegetable Cookbook: 200 Favorite Recipes for Antipasti, Soups, Pasta, Main Dishes, and Desserts (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,...
View ArticleFive tips for making family trips with teens more fun
Family travel falls into three distinct phases. First, there’s the exhausting period of travel with crying babies who need diapers, bottles, strollers, car seats and naps. Then come the golden years,...
View ArticleLife briefs — July 20
Study shows most can’t live without cellphone How many days could you last without your mobile phone? According to a new report released by Bank of America, nearly half of the people surveyed (47...
View ArticleJohn Rosemond: Sassiness shouldn’t be ‘normal’ for 5-year-old
Q.: The “sassiness” that I have heard so much about from my friends started a few months ago with my 5-year-old daughter. She will say things to me that I actually find myself tongue-tied on how or...
View ArticleGrooms as wedding planners? Men taking more active role in big day
Groom-to-be Conor Healy has what he calls an “expansive” definition of something blue.“It all started because I said I wanted blue ties. But it was a lot harder than I thought to get a certain shade of...
View ArticleKids not sheepish during mutton bustin’
The heat was already sweltering at 10 a.m. July 12 when 11 Northeast Ohio children ranging in age from 5 to 9 began “Mutton Bustin’ School” at Creek Bend Ranch in Burbank, Wayne County. Mutton bustin’...
View ArticleA troubled teen in flight from a nuclear meltdown
Close Your Eyes, Hold HandsChris BohjalianWiser than the adults around her yet convinced she’s a hopeless loser, Emily Shepard is a literary descendant of Holden Caulfield.Like J.D. Salinger’s famous...
View ArticleBook talk: ‘Eden in Winter,’ ‘Lucky Jack!’
‘Eden in Winter’ explores dysfunctional Blaine familyRichard North Patterson concludes his Martha’s Vineyard-set Blaine trilogy with Eden in Winter, a talk-heavy resolution of the resentment CIA agent...
View ArticleState says Ohio measles outbreak could be at end
COLUMBUS: Ohio’s measles epidemic appears to be winding down, according to the Ohio Health Department, as cases of mumps, while continuing to infect people, are slowing.The last confirmed case of...
View ArticleThe Revs. Ronald Fowler and Knute Larson to keynote annual Love Akron breakfast
The third annual Love Akron Network breakfast will feature the Revs. Ronald J. Fowler and Knute Larson as keynote speakers.Larson and Fowler, both founding board members of Love Akron, are known...
View ArticleKim Hone-McMahan: Family christening gown to be worn for 18th time
It’s hard to believe that I’m nearly 99. Sweet Julia Bencelic Zivko bought the material to sew me when she lived in Dubrovnik, Croatia. And when she made it to the U.S., she pieced me together.Not that...
View ArticlePet Place — July 19
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 ArticleOther Barberton chicken houses
■ The first Barberton chicken house, Belgrade Gardens, opened in 1933. It’s still serving up chicken and hot rice at 401 E. State St., Barberton (330-745-0113) and 3476 Massillon Road, Green...
View ArticleFuture entrepreneurs brainstorm devices to prevent concussions in Akron program
Nyna Sayarath spent part of her summer vacation brainstorming ways to protect the minds of athletes.Sayarath, 16, of Akron was among 14 teens who participated this week in the BioInnovation Academy at...
View ArticleNew leader says Komen has eye on future
FORT WORTH, TEXAS: The new leader of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization said it has moved on from the controversy that erupted 2½ years ago over its decision, quickly reversed in an onslaught...
View ArticleTake time to transfer old photos to albums
Summer lures us outdoors, but it’s also a good time to take on projects that can be done indoors during the heat of the day and in the long, light-filled evenings.One worthwhile project: Getting all...
View ArticleNY building shows how mod design stacks up as cool
NEW YORK: In a city piled high with ambitious architecture, a seven-floor structure off the beaten path boasts a distinction of its own: It’s billed as the first multistory, modular-built apartment...
View ArticleCharity events — week of July 21
This WeekFridayVictim Assistance Program K.N.A.F.F. Picnic — 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge, 2610 Ley Drive, Akron. For children up to age 17 and accompanied by an adult....
View ArticleLocal history: The summer of Evel Knievel
There probably wasn’t a kid in town who hadn’t pretended to be Evel Knievel.Pedaling furiously on Huffy, Schwinn and Roadmaster bicycles, children raced toward makeshift, miniature ramps built from...
View ArticleHealth officials warn Ohio patients of West Virgnia clinic to get tested for...
CHARLESTON, W.Va.: Health officials on Monday advised patients of a West Virginia pain management clinic to be tested for blood-borne infectious diseases after an investigation found that needles had...
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