Plant Lovers’ Almanac: Perennials for shade
“Bloom where you’re planted” may be the mantra for some, but for gardeners living under a canopy of mature shade trees, this seems easier said than done. Finding perennials to add color to the shade...
View ArticleBag clip closes large sacks
Handy Camel is like a chip clip on steroids.The oversize bag clip is 12 inches long, big enough to close bags of garden soil, deicer, charcoal and other bulky items. The hinged device grips the bag...
View ArticleSteal this idea! Decorating inspiration from Designer ShowHouse 2013
I don’t have the creative genius to decorate my home as exquisitely as Designer ShowHouse 2013.But I can steal ideas from the people who do.The show house, a fundraiser for the Junior League of Akron,...
View ArticleGarden featured on Bath home tour
Bath twp.: You don’t have to travel to Washington to see one of the horticultural holdings of the Smithsonian Institution.You just have to buy tickets to the annual home tour put on by the charitable...
View ArticleTeach children to respect animals’ boundaries
Like many people, I have always loved animals. That sentiment didn’t prevent me from getting bitten in the face by a dog when I was about 4 years old.I remember the episode vividly. Even at that young...
View ArticleRetraining may be necessary
Q: I am 92 years old and live in a retirement village with a 9-year-old Boston terrier that will not get into his cage when I leave the house.He has been so good until six months ago. When I would say...
View ArticleYear of Faith pilgrimage begins May 18
Akron’s St. Sebastian parish and Wooster’s St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception are among five sites designated by Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Bishop Richard G. Lennon as places of pilgrimage on...
View ArticleSmall church making big impact in northwest Akron
The congregation at First Baptist Church is working to make its church a hub in its northwest Akron neighborhood.Its mission to reach the community includes two new ministries — a community garden and...
View ArticleNews of the Weird: Habits die hard
Old habits die hardJohn Leopold, the former county executive of Anne Arundel County, Md., serving 30 days in jail for illegally forcing his government security detail and another employee to perform...
View ArticleThe To Do List — May 12
Remember Mom todayToday is Mother’s Day. Remember to call her, hug her, kiss her and, most of all, tell her how much you love her.Yappy Hours at wineryThe Winery at Wolf Creek, 2637 S. Cleveland...
View ArticleWhat’s for dinner? Real Banana Pudding
Where can they do up Sunday dinner better than in the South?From Virginia ham to cheese grits and collard greens, Southern cooks have been known for generations for their hearty, homestyle fare and...
View ArticleJohn Rosemond: Independent play comes naturally for baby
Q.: Is it OK to start teaching our 1-year-old how to play independently? He screams and cries when I put him in any type of enclosure if he can’t get “free” (even when I arrange the furniture in a way...
View ArticleLife in Brief — week of May 12
U.S. families to spend $1,139 on prom tabThis year, the average U.S. family will spend $1,139 on high school prom night, up 5 percent from last year.According to a recent survey of 3,000 families, most...
View ArticleA night out without the kids, thanks to the Web
Decked out in their pajamas, Bodhi, Kai, Drake and Roman colored with markers and listened to a complete stranger reading Pete the Cat aloud while their moms and dads slipped out the front door.That...
View ArticleOther preserves for spring wildflowers
Spring wildflowers on display at sitesHere are 15 more Ohio state nature preserves and historical sites for spring wildflowers:• Adams Lake Prairie, Adams County.• Blackhand Gorge, Licking County.•...
View ArticlePop reviews — week of May 12
Life on a RockKenny Chesney Kenny Chesney opens his new album Life on a Rock with the hit Pirate Flag, a rowdy beach-bum anthem reminiscent of his many fun-in-the-sun party songs of the last dozen...
View ArticleBook Talk: ‘The Last Runaway,’ ‘The 9 Week Miracle,’ ‘Tilly the Goat Princess’
Ohio, fleeing slaves in 1850focus of ‘The Last Runaway’Tracy Chevalier was multitasking in August 2010 when she came to the Hudson Library and Historical Society. Though her appearance was to talk...
View ArticleHip-hop stars can work on growing up
Hip-hop may need a checkup.The culture that in the 1990s lost its brightest stars to gun violence has in recent years seen a series of notable rappers die of drug- and health-related causes. Since...
View ArticleEmerald ash borer strikes at Fowler Woods, a flower-filled state preserve
BUTLER TWP.: Changes are coming to an Ohio state nature preserve.Fowler Woods north of Mansfield in Richland County is losing its ash trees. And that’s having a big impact on the 187-acre preserve,...
View ArticleHudson-based megachurch growing in Highland Square
Stefany Noble joined Christ Community Chapel (then Hudson Community Chapel) in 2006 because she liked it. She liked the music. She liked the preaching. She liked the people. “Everything was good. But...
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