Monster Jam details
DetailsWhat: Advance Auto Parts Monster JamWhen: 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 and 2 p.m. Feb. 17Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Ontario Street and Huron Road, ClevelandTickets: Adults, $20-$55...
View ArticleFurry Valentines first in our hearts
Katie was everyone’s favorite Labrador retriever. The big black dog never failed to charm anyone who had the pleasure of meeting her. She began accompanying Wait Primary School teacher David Beahn to...
View ArticleDeering Banjo hits the right note in music business
It all started with the Kingston Trio.One day in 1963, a San Diego kid and his friends got their hands on an album by the popular folk group. Greg Deering, 12 at the time, recalls studying the...
View ArticleAkron General lays off 132 employees
Akron General Health System laid off 132 employees on Friday as it deals with a $4 million loss in 2012 and anticipates future financial challenges from health-care reform.The staffing reduction...
View ArticleCleveland-area, faith-healing doctor returning to Stark County
Jennifer Shanahan believes God still heals through the touch of others.She is confident that she experienced that kind of healing via prayer and a touch from Dr. Issam Nemeh, the Cleveland-area...
View ArticleBroadway Musical Mass to feature show tunes
The congregation at Christ Episcopal Church in Kent will debut its Broadway Musical Mass at 10 a.m. Sunday. The special service will be led by Jonathan Swoboda, assistant professor of theater at Kent...
View ArticleThis is the week for dessert for dinner
If ever there was a week to bypass dinner and go straight to dessert first, this is it.Mardi Gras is going strong through Tuesday, and while some of us may take a break for Ash Wednesday, there will be...
View ArticleNews of the Weird: Sympathy somewhat lacking
Non-medical employees of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center have been campaigning for union representation, suggesting that their current wages leave many workers dangerously close to poverty....
View ArticleMaurice Sendak’s final book a tribute to his brother
The last completed book we are likely to get from Maurice Sendak remembers a man he often insisted was the real genius of the family, his brother Jack.Sendak died in May at age 83 after years of health...
View ArticleThe To-Do List — week of Feb. 10
Gift that keeps givingImpress your sweetie on Valentine’s Day with a monthly flower arrangement. Not only is it a fabulous present, but it also will make you look like a hero every 30 days or so. To...
View ArticleBook talk: Radio show history; scenes from college life
North Canton native takes lookat popular 1936-44 radio showThe sound of a mill whistle usually called workers to their jobs, but from 1936 to 1944, it also called listeners to a favorite radio show:...
View ArticleLife in Brief — Week of Feb. 10
Psychiatric study explores mindset of Facebook usersA recent study by researchers at the University of Missouri suggests that what users include and even don’t include on Facebook can signal mental...
View ArticleJohn Rosemond: Don’t feel pressured to attend event
Q: Our two sons are in the fifth and sixth grades at a private school that just held a father-daughter dance. Now the school has announced that it’s putting on a mother-son dance so as not to leave out...
View ArticleTime for a truce in the bragging wars
Mommy bloggers (and their daddy counterparts, too) agree about almost nothing. Some favor co-sleeping; others do not. Some favor banning video games; others do not. Similar disputes surround...
View ArticleOscar intrigue follows filmmakers to the grave
On Oscar night everyone is dying — sometimes literally — to win something.Since March 21, 1994, when the first regular obituary segment was dropped into an Academy Awards show, a spot on the yearly...
View ArticleSouthfork Ranch draws ‘Dallas’ fans old and new
PARKER, Texas: The white two-story home with stately pillars overlooking a green Texas pasture where longhorns roam is instantly recognizable: This is the power seat of television’s famous Ewing...
View ArticleCharity events — Week of Feb. 11
This WeekWednesdayEast High Alumni Association Reverse Raffle — 6 p.m. at Guy’s Party Center, 500 E. Waterloo Road, Akron. All proceeds go to East High School programs to enhance student experiences....
View ArticleBroadway tunes take stage at worship service in Kent
KENT: A Broadway show featuring singing and dancing cowboys may seem an unlikely place to go to for inspiration when creating a Sunday morning worship service.But a hit song from that show — Oklahoma!...
View ArticleLocal history: Ravenna monument breaks shackles of slavery
The bonds of love were stronger than the manacles of slavery.Henry and Rebecca Brantley survived decades of oppression, cruelty and heartbreak, overcoming hardships that would shatter the spirit of...
View ArticlePope to resign Feb. 28, says he’s too infirm
VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he would resign on Feb. 28 because he was simply too infirm to carry on — the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. The decision sets the...
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