Mary Beth Breckenridge: Author urges choosing the right tree for your yard
You wouldn’t buy a crib and expect your kid to sleep in it till he’s 18.So why would you plant a dawn redwood 6 feet from your house?Yet Scott Zanon sees that kind of heedlessness in landscaping all...
View ArticleGardening becoming a young man’s game
Everybody knows what makes gardens grow — sunlight, water and nutrients from the soil. Add testosterone to the mix. The guys of Generation Y are taking up their shovels in significant numbers, and...
View ArticleCollege of Wooster’s Fall Academy to explore New Testament
The debate about why certain books were included in the Bible and others were not will be the focus of the Fall Academy of Religion lecture series at the College of Wooster.The series, which is free to...
View ArticleKim Hone-McMahan: Volunteers are needed throughout the year
You may be one of the tens of thousands of people who volunteer during the holidays. If so, you know what it’s like to experience that warm and fuzzy feeling. But there’s no need to wait until...
View ArticleJohn Rosemond: Boy’s behavior may be simple curiosity
Q.: Our 5-year-old grandson sees his 5-year-old female first cousin from time to time. After they play for a while, he tells her he wants to “touch” her. This has happened twice in recent months. Her...
View ArticleFlip-side manis, Louboutin red: 5 trends for nails
Move over, studded bracelets and chandelier earrings. Right now, it’s all about nails.Rhinestones, 3-D designs, textured topcoats and new offerings from fashion royalty have upped the ante on...
View ArticleTroll Hole details
DETAILSThe Troll Hole museum and art emporium is at 228 E. Main St., Alliance. It’s open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m....
View ArticleBook talk: ‘Wet Work,’ ‘100 Things Buckeyes Fans Should Know & Do Before They...
Cleveland detective returns to crime scene in ‘Wet Work’Les Roberts, author of 16 books in the popular Cleveland-set Milan Jacovich detective series, says his 2011 suspense novel The Strange Death of...
View ArticlePop reviews — Week of Aug. 31
Moonshine In The TrunkBrad PaisleyBrad Paisley backs away from social issues and strikes up a party on his 10th studio album, Moonshine in the Trunk. That doesn’t mean he plays it safe.Musically,...
View ArticleWhat’s for dinner? Spaghetti with Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce
While the Midwest doesn’t have the climate to sun dry tomatoes outdoors, you can pop them in your oven to dry. The payoff: Sweet and leathery tomato pieces that can be added to dishes like today’s...
View Article‘As Above, So Below’ should have its horror license revoked
They’re going to have to start issuing licenses to all these filmmakers who insist on shooting their movies in the shaky-cam “found footage” format. Maybe have the Blair Witch guys and Oren Peli...
View ArticleTriple dome is the biggest feature of London’s historic, iconic St. Paul’s...
LONDON: It’s a long climb to the top of the dome at historic St. Paul’s Cathedral.A total of 1,161 steps will take you to the Golden Gallery atop the dome with stunning views across central London....
View ArticleThousands of troll dolls populate Alliance museum
Alliance: Sherry Groom has a thing for beady eyes and impish grins.Thousands of thousands of them, in fact.The Cuyahoga Falls resident is the proprietor of the Troll Hole, a museum that houses her...
View ArticleThe To-Do List — Week of Aug. 31
History comes aliveOne of TV’s history detectives will share his experiences during a talk Wednesday in Hudson.Wes Cowan, who unravels the mysteries behind historical objects on the PBS series History...
View ArticlePet Place
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 ArticleNew equipment, doctors, services coming to AGMC with Clinic partnership
Since being diagnosed with stage four breast cancer last year, Angela Sanders has entrusted Akron General Medical Center with her life.“The first day I stepped foot in there, I felt like I was part of...
View ArticleWhat’s Up in the Sky: Astronomy for September
The month begins with Venus and Jupiter shining brightly on the eastern dawn horizon. On Monday, Jupiter and the Beehive (M44, Praesepe) lie within the field of 7 x 50 binoculars and should prove to be...
View ArticleStudy says novel heart failure drug shows big promise
A new study reports one of the biggest potential advances against heart failure in more than a decade — a first-of-a-kind, experimental drug that lowered the chances of death or hospitalization by...
View ArticleIn quake, barrels became quarter-ton projectiles
NAPA, Calif.: Napa Valley’s seismically reinforced winery buildings generally held up to the largest earthquake to hit Northern California in a quarter-century, but the precious wine piled inside often...
View ArticleLocal history: Akron’s West High School opened 100 years ago
West High was built to last. Long after the final bell, the Akron school still has spirit.It’s been 100 years since the first day of classes Sept. 8, 1914, in the four-story, brick-and-stone structure...
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