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Rabies vaccination clinics — Summit County Public Health is offering low-cost rabies vaccinations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Fairlawn Public Service Department, 3300 Fairlawn Service Drive....
View ArticleCrew disinfects home where Ebola patient stayed
DALLAS: A hazardous-materials crew on Friday decontaminated the Texas apartment where an Ebola patient stayed, while public-health officials cut by half the number of people being monitored for any...
View ArticlePope Francis works at reconciling Latin America divisions
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador: It’s been dubbed the “Francis effect.”In ways large and small, Pope Francis is having an impact on Roman Catholics in Latin America. He’s pushing ahead with sainthood for a...
View ArticleJews celebrate Yom Kippur, Muslims Eid al-Adha on same day
Major holidays for both Muslims and Jews were both being marked Saturday across the Middle East, the first time this has happened since 1981.The Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha and the Jewish holiday of...
View ArticleThe Scene: Achieving Dreams Celebration for Project GRAD
Project GRAD Akron held its eighth Achieving Dreams Celebration Thursday evening at St. George’s Fellowship Hall in Copley. Every year, Project GRAD Akron recognizes individuals for personal and...
View ArticleCharity events — week of Oct. 6
This WeekFridayBallet Excel Ohio: Auction Gala “Roar Into the ’20s” — 6:30 p.m. at Lake Forest Country Club, 100 Lake Forest Drive, Hudson. Cocktails, silent auction, dinner, live auction, music and...
View ArticleKim Hone-McMahan: Masquerade Ball for Medina County library; Jackson Katz...
There’s no better time of the year to have a Masquerade Ball than around Halloween. And this one promises to be a lot of fun — for a good cause.The Friends of Medina County District Library is having a...
View ArticleLocal history: Akron publishing empire built on back of ornery goat
A mischievous goat named Billy Whiskers wandered into the Saalfield Publishing Co. and turned the Akron business upside-down.The farm animal tugged and nudged until the fledgling company became the...
View ArticlePeer-to-peer counseling offered in Stark County
A free, 10-week education program designed to foster learning, healing and empowerment among adults with neurobiological brain disorders, or mental illness, will begin next week in Stark County.Called...
View ArticleEbola evades European defenses; pet dog must die
MADRID: Health officials in Spain rushed to contain the Ebola virus Tuesday after it got past Europe’s defenses. Four people were quarantined at a Madrid hospital where a nursing assistant got...
View ArticleReview: ‘Full Measure’ is realistic on every level
“Full Measure” (St. Martin’s Press), by T. Jefferson ParkerT. Jefferson Parker, known for his crime novels, delivers an emotional and gut-wrenching literary departure that’s miles away from what his...
View ArticleFood Tip: Cooking in a small kitchen
Here are tips for cooking in a small kitchen:• Keep surfaces clear of clutter, including the sink. Even a toaster on a counter will make you feel like you have less space, discouraging you from...
View ArticleCooking Classes — week of Oct. 8 and beyond
Fishers Foods, North Canton, 440-729-1110, www.lpscinc.com.A Touch of Limoncello, with Loretta Paganini, 6 p.m. Tuesday. $45.Fresh from the Farmers Market, with Brandon Walukas, 6 p.m. . $50.Gluten...
View ArticleNew in food: Fiber One Cookies
If you’re going to eat a cookie, you might as well get your sweet tooth fulfilled while also eating 20 percent of your daily value of fiber. Luckily, Fiber One soft-baked cookies in chocolate chunk...
View ArticleCookbook: Comfort food for weekends, special occasions
Jamie Oliver’s Comfort Food: The Ultimate Weekend Cookbook by Jamie Oliver (Ecco, $34.99) is a collection of 100 recipes that cover regular weekends, holidays and special occasions. While some of the...
View ArticleQuick & Easy: A chicken noodle soup via Africa and Thailand
CHICKEN NOODLE PEANUT BUTTER SOUP1 tbsp. olive oil1 large yellow onion, diced½ tsp. red pepper flakes1½ lbs. boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-size pieces6 cups low-sodium chicken broth¾...
View ArticleKitchen Scoop: New twist on recipe reinvigorates an old favorite
A food writer and recipe developer gets inspiration from just about every form of food. Whether we read a recipe and envision the flavors in our mind, or sample some fantastic concoction at a catered...
View Article10 fresh ways to serve pasta for dinner
Pasta tends to be a dinnertime trap.We get it. Feeding your family on a busy weeknight requires the navigation of a complicated matrix in which you must balance the competing demands of limited cooking...
View ArticleFishers Foods teams up with Thirsty Dog to create a special beer
Fishers Foods now has its own beer.The Stark County grocery store chain has teamed up with Thirsty Dog Brewing Co. in Akron to create Nutty ProFisher, a nut brown ale.Alex Fisher, the fourth generation...
View ArticleWooster brewer wins silver medal at Great American Beer Festival
WOOSTER: When Paul Fryman walked into JAFB Wooster Brewery on Sunday afternoon, the craft beer drinkers gathered cheered.Fryman had won a silver medal for his Wooster New Stout the day before at the...
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