North West gets own seat at Givenchy next to mom
PARIS: Mademoiselle North West is barely over a year old, but she’s already commanding what fashionistas may have spent entire careers working toward: A front row seat at Givenchy.The celebrity...
View ArticleWilderness Center celebrates 50 years
The spacious lawn of Gervasi Vineyards became a Field of Gold for the Wilderness Center’s 50th anniversary celebration Thursday evening. Guests sampled Gervasi’s fine wine as they traversed an autumn...
View ArticleCharity events — week of Sept. 29 and beyond
This WeekTuesdayLove Akron Network Breakfast — 7-8:30 a.m. at the John S. Knight Convention Center, 77 E. Mill St., Akron. The Burnham Unruh Servant Award, honoring the late Judge Brenda Burnham Unruh,...
View ArticleParty guests head to South Beach
Some 750 guests escaped to the white sand beaches and the crystal blue waters of South Beach Saturday night.They entered the Club C tent for the annual Stephen A. Comunale Jr. Family Cancer...
View ArticleEbola clinics fill up as Liberia awaits aid
MONROVIA, Liberia: Doctors are in short supply. So are beds for patients. Six months after the Ebola outbreak emerged for the first time in an unprepared West Africa and eventually became the...
View ArticleTorahs make historic trek for spiritual dedication of Temple Israel’s new home
Temple Israel has moved from Akron to its new home in Bath Township.On Sunday, Temple members took a historic trek, by foot and by bus, carrying the temple’s nine Torah scrolls. The ritual of carrying...
View ArticleKim Hone-McMahan: Waitress serves up smiles with breakfast
Waiters and waitresses are part of most of our lives. They have an uncanny ability to put us in a bad mood — or make us feel good about ourselves and the featured lunchtime special. Such power.This...
View ArticleLocal history: Grandmother’s hobby involved prostitutes and juvenile delinquents
Sweet, cheerful grandmother Fannie Grable consorted with prostitutes, juvenile delinquents, vagrants, petty criminals and strippers.It started out as a hobby but it turned into a job.As an interested...
View ArticleMunroe Falls twins tackle cystic fibrosis with exercise
Whenever Stow Youth Football player Tommy Reed bursts through a hole in the defensive line, he’s not just helping his Bulldog teammates defeat their opponent.He’s also helping himself beat a...
View ArticleNEOMED center brings new programs to campus
ROOTSTOWN TWP.: The centerpiece of Northeast Ohio Medical University’s efforts to expand and bring the community onto its campus officially has opened.The university held a dedication ceremony Monday...
View ArticleBook review: Feast of stories in Theroux collection; author speaks Thursday...
Novelist and travel writer Paul Theroux is the keynote speaker for the University of Akron’s China Week, speaking on “China — The Years Between Mao and Modernism” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at E.J. Thomas...
View Article2015 Westminster pack to include 2 new breeds
NEW YORK: A Hungarian hunting dog and a cheerful breed known as the “royal dog of Madagascar” will join the pack at the Westminster Kennel Club show next year.A wire-haired visla and a coton de tulear...
View ArticleTimeline for first case of Ebola diagnosed in U.S.
The first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the United States flew from Liberia, federal health officials said. The unidentified man, who traveled to Dallas to visit family, is being treated at...
View ArticleThe U.S. Ebola case: 5 things to know
Health officials on Tuesday announced the first case of Ebola diagnosed in the United States — a man isolated in intensive care at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.Five things to know about...
View Article‘Truth’ author Kenney wins Thurber humor prize
Associated PressNEW YORK: John Kenney’s “Truth in Advertising,” a satirical novel about the meaning of corporate life, has won the Thurber Prize for American Humor.Kenney was to receive the award at a...
View ArticleShares of companies testing Ebola vaccines rise
NEW YORK: Shares of some companies that are studying potential vaccines for Ebola climbed after federal officials announced that the first case of the disease has been diagnosed in the U.S.The Centers...
View ArticleCooking Classes — week of Oct. 1 and beyond
Fishers Foods, North Canton, 440-729-1110, www.lpscinc.com.Time for Thai, with Tim McCoy, 6 p.m. Oct. 8. $45.A Touch of Limoncello, with Loretta Paganini, 6 p.m. Oct. 14. $45.Fresh from the Farmers...
View ArticleCookbook: ‘Bourbon & Bacon’
You need not love bourbon. Nor bacon for that matter. Morgan Murphy’s Bourbon & Bacon: The Ultimate Guide to the South’s Favorite Food Groups (Oxmoor House, $22.95) is larded with enough humor,...
View ArticleShrimp mac ’n’ cheese maximizes flavor, cuts fat and time
SHRIMP MAC ’N’ CHEESE4 oz. (1½ cups) small elbow macaroniVegetable oil spray1 cup frozen chopped onion1 cup frozen chopped green bell pepper½ cup nonfat ricotta cheese6 oz. (about 2 cups) reduced-fat...
View ArticleNew in food: Progresso Chili
Progresso Southwest Style White Chicken Chili with Beans tastes like homestyle chili even though it comes from a pouch. With only 210 calories for 1 cup of chili, and 2½ servings per package, this...
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