No need to miss the Twinkie — make your own
he store shelves where the Hostess display used to be have been bare for two months as the sale of the snack cake company inches its way through layers of legalities.Buyers are anxious to take over the...
View ArticleCooking classes — week of Jan. 16 and beyond
Fishers Foods, North Canton, 440-729-1110, http://www.lpscinc.com. I Can’t Cook: Fish, with Chef Stefanie Paganini, 6 p.m. Jan. 24. $50.“Big Game” Party, with Chef Brad Miller, 6 p.m. Jan. 29. $45.Fat...
View ArticleKitchen Scoop: Rich greens give low-fat soup flavorful texture
Dark leafy greens — namely collards, kale and mustard greens — are powerhouses of vitamins, fiber and other plant-based health benefits. But the taste and texture of these strong greens are a bit much...
View ArticleDog treats recalled nationwide
Two major pet-food companies voluntarily are pulling products from store shelves after traces of antibiotics were found in them that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have not approved.Nestlé...
View ArticleAkron Children’s names doctor to new chief medical officer post
Akron Children’s Hospital has named a new top doctor to work with physicians and oversee quality and patient safety initiatives, recruitment, research, medical education and other key areas.Dr. Robert...
View ArticleTangier matriarch Isabelle George dies at 101
Isabelle George, matriarch of the George family that founded Bell Music and Akron’s iconic Tangier restaurant, died Tuesday at age 101.Mrs. George was born Isabelle David in Massillon, the oldest...
View ArticleBest-sellers — week of Jan. 13
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn. A woman disappears on her fifth anniversary; is her husband a killer?2. The Racketeer, John Grisham. Malcolm Bannister, an imprisoned ex-lawyer, knows who...
View ArticleBook talk: Amish inspirational novel; collection of columns
Holmes County author tellsinspirational tale of AmishAfter writing Hiking Through: Finding Peace and Freedom on the Appalachian Trail and Biking Through, his book about cycling from the Washington...
View ArticleBook review: Alice Munro goes back to beginning
Dear Life: StoriesBy Alice MunroThe final four works in Dear Life, Alice Munro’s 13th collection of stories, are preceded by a brief author’s note. “Not quite stories,” they are “autobiographical in...
View ArticleAkron couple writes book on making homes accessible
Ron and Jane Hopkins know how challenging an inaccessible home can be for people with disabilities.As newlyweds 18 years ago, the couple lived in the tiny two-story house in Ellet where Jane Hopkins...
View ArticleDine like a celebrity tonight
The Golden Globes kick off the Hollywood award season at 8 tonight on NBC.Earlier this month, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association released the menu for the awards dinner. The celebrities will dine...
View ArticleNews of the Weird: Doing unto others
Car thief becomes victim of car theftMauricio Fierro gained instant fame in December in Sao Paulo, Brazil, as the reported victim of a car theft (captured on surveillance video) when he dashed into a...
View ArticlePop reviews — Week of Jan. 13
The Music of “Nashville,” Season 1, Volume 1Various artistsOne thing you can say for sure about Nashville, the prime-time soap opera on ABC: It gets the music right. As you can hear on this disc, even...
View ArticleTo-do list — Jan. 13
Soul legend on stageRock and soul legend and rock hall of famer Booker T. Jones will bring his oft-imitated Hammond B-3 grooves to two performances at Nighttown, 12387 Cedar Road in Cleveland Heights,...
View ArticleGraphic novels for every subject
Comic book-style books known as graphic novels come in all categories — from biographies to adaptations of classics. The subject areas also include math, science, social studies and sports.Here are...
View ArticleSchools embrace graphic novels as learning tool
CHICAGO: In honors English class at Alan B. Shepard High School, sophomores are analyzing Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood with the help of another book filled with drawings and dialogue that appears in...
View ArticleJohn Rosemond: Boys will be boys
Q.: Our son is in kindergarten at a small private school. Most of the children in his class are boys. From the beginning, he’s been somewhat of a behavior problem. Each time we get a notice from his...
View ArticleLife in Brief — week of Jan. 13
Unwanted electronics can convert into cash You know what usually comes with the holidays — new phones, new computers, and new tablets. So what do you do with old? The last thing is to trash it where it...
View ArticleEasy accessibility ideas
A few easy ideas for making home life easier for a person with a disability, from authors Jane and Ron Hopkins:• Pots and pans with large knobs or handles are easier to grasp. Choose handles that won’t...
View ArticleDisney World’s new Fantasyland becomes a reality
ORLANDO, Fla.: Disney’s Magic Kingdom has added a forest to Fantasyland, doubling its size and reorganizing it into two mini-lands with polished charm, color, music, storytelling, long-lashed cuteness...
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