Tarragon of virtue: Herb works best with chicken, seafood
Most herbs defy easy description. Trying to discuss the flavor of thyme or oregano leads only to vague adjectives. Calling rosemary “woody” doesn’t quite cut it.But tarragon is easy. Tarragon tastes...
View ArticleKitchen Scoop: Hard-to-find ingredients make hearty Thai soup special
My friend John loves Tom kha gai (Thai coconut ginger soup) and orders it every chance he gets. As we have sampled variations across the country over the years, I’ve noticed that there is a broad...
View ArticleBeer notes: Ohio to be well-represented at Great American Beer Festival
Ohio breweries had a terrific showing at last year’s Great American Beer Festival, with six brewers taking home eight medals.How many will they win this year?At least 26 Ohio breweries are headed to...
View ArticleUS Ebola labs, health equipment arrive in Liberia
Associates PressMONROVIA, Liberia: American mobile Ebola labs should be up and running in Liberia this week, and U.S. troops have broken ground for a field hospital, as the international community...
View ArticleFamed violinist plays do-over at DC train station
WASHINGTON: Acclaimed violinist Joshua Bell brought Bach back to a train station Tuesday, as he did in 2007, but this time Washington noticed.Hundreds of music fans packed Union Station near the...
View ArticleLuhrmann, Gisele hit Chanel’s Parisian boulevard
PARIS: They were styles literally made to be worn on the street. But not just any street: this was Chanel’s boulevard.Karl Lagerfeld did it again Tuesday— producing the most outlandish ready-to-wear...
View ArticleTiger Woods to open Florida restaurant next year
JUPITER, Fla.: Tiger Woods is trying out some new courses.The top golfer announced Tuesday he is opening a Florida restaurant called The Woods Jupiter: Sports and Dining Club next year.A statement...
View ArticleDrug and device firms paid $3.5 billion to care providers
Drug and device makers paid U.S. doctors and teaching hospitals $3.5 billion over five months in 2013, according to the first comprehensive disclosure of the companies’ financial ties to the medical...
View ArticleFirst Grace United Church of Christ leaving West Akron building but keeping...
It started with a casual invitation to play basketball at a local church gym.“I just came with a friend to play basketball. When I got here, they just opened up to me. It was warm and homey,” said...
View ArticleKim Hone-McMahan: Barber Haunt is a labor of love for volunteers
They may look like average Joes on weekdays — spending the daylight hours working and taking care of the kids. But on the weekends they transform into engineers of all things creepy.They are members of...
View ArticlePepsi to launch soda sweetened with stevia
NEW YORK: There’s Pepsi, Diet Pepsi and now, Pepsi True, a midcalorie version of the soda made with natural sweeteners.PepsiCo Inc. says Pepsi True will have 30 percent fewer calories than the regular...
View ArticleRespiratory virus seen in 3 deaths; role unclear
Mike StobbeNEW YORK (AP) — Health officials say three people died who were infected with a virus causing severe respiratory illness across the country. But what role the virus played in the deaths is...
View ArticleDo This — week of Oct. 2
48th annual Ohio Mart, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, 714 N. Portage Path, Akron. Nonmember tickets $9 adults, $2 youth. Manor...
View ArticleBourbon dinner at D’Agnese’s, wine at House of Hunan, more food and drinks in...
Wine tasting at House of Hunan, 7 p.m. Tuesday. French wines will be on the list as head chef Xiao Mei explores French-style cooking for all the pairings. The cost is $40 per person plus 18 percent...
View ArticleSumma sued over Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital inpatient unit closure
Representatives from Wadsworth and two townships sued Summa Health System on Wednesday to try to bring a full-service hospital back to the city.The lawsuit, filed in Medina County Common Pleas Court,...
View ArticleQuestions and answers about the U.S. Ebola case
Texas health officials said there were no other suspected cases in the state, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention immediately sought to calm fears that one case would spread...
View ArticleQuestions about tuberculosis after infants exposed
EL PASO, Texas: Authorities say more than 850 infants have been exposed to tuberculosis in an El Paso hospital by a nursing assistant who was diagnosed with the illness. Although cases of TB are at an...
View ArticleAppeals court lets Texas enforce abortion limits
AUSTIN, Texas: A federal appeals court Thursday gave Texas permission to fully enforce a sweeping abortion law signed by Republican Gov. Rick Perry last year that would effectively close all but seven...
View ArticleGirl’s family seeks reversal of brain-death ruling
SAN FRANCISCO: The family of a California teenager who was declared brain-dead after suffering complications from sleep apnea surgery is seeking an unprecedented court order declaring her alive, the...
View ArticleAkron hospitals prepare for potential Ebola cases
If a person with a possible case of Ebola shows up at an Akron hospital, area health-care experts say they’re prepared to treat the patient and protect the public.Akron’s three hospital systems and the...
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