Strawberry Festival returns today to Medina’s Sharon Center
A Strawberry Festival will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 6462 Ridge Road in Sharon Center.The festival, which has been in retirement for 14 years, will feature...
View ArticlePope meets archbishop of Canterbury
The neophyte holders of two of Christendom’s most venerable posts met for the first time Friday and spoke of fostering unity and understanding between their sometimes rival branches of the faith.Pope...
View ArticleLife in Brief — week of June 15
Parents often lose track of digital viewing habitsMost parents of children younger than 8 don’t give much thought to the amount of time young children can spend watching TV and playing on tablets and...
View ArticleJohn Rosemond: Let daughter choose whether to join special program
Q.: Our 9-year-old daughter is going to the fourth grade next school year. She loves school and has always done very well. She recently took a series of tests and we’ve learned that she qualifies for...
View ArticleNews of the Weird: Least competent criminals
Resident turns tables on intruders Three men committed a home invasion of a Houston residence on May 14 and, although two escaped, one wound up in the hospital and under arrest. The three men kicked in...
View ArticleWhat’s for dinner? Cheddar-stuffed burgers for Dad
The combination of man and fire is as old as time. Which probably explains why so many men are so fond of foods cooked over an open fire in the great outdoors.Plenty of us will be cooking over an open...
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HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Inferno, Dan Brown. The symbologist Robert Langdon, on the run in Florence, must decipher a series of codes created by a Dante-loving scientist. 2. And the Mountains Echoed, Khaled...
View ArticleBook Talk: ‘Her Last Breath,’ ‘Painting Bridges’
Author of Amish mysteriesthrills with ‘Her Last Breath’With Her Last Breath, fifth in Linda Castillo’s Kate Burkholder series about an Amish-raised police chief in a tiny Holmes County town, Castillo...
View ArticleStart a new career as an artist? These folks did
One was a stockbroker, another a computer whiz. There’s a therapist and a small-business owner. Each retired from a traditional career and launched into another in the arts.“Do I still have nightmares...
View ArticleIt’s a great summer for a U.S. theme park vacation
If there’s ever been a summer to visit a theme park — or two, or three — this is it.High speed wooden roller coasters? Thrilling, sense-assaulting rides? Penguins?Yes, yes and most definitely.In...
View ArticleThe gift of kindness
The youngest of eight children, I was still a baby when my father was totally disabled in an industrial accident. Trapped in a body that made it impossible for him to walk, and very difficult to talk,...
View ArticleAt E3 video game conference, sexism still an issue
LOS ANGELES: When it comes to video games, it still felt like a man’s world at E3.One look at the crowded halls of the Los Angeles Convention Center this past week, and it was easy to see that most...
View ArticleWhen did you turn into Dad?
We recently asked readers to tell us how they knew that they turned into their fathers. The responses were both humorous and melancholy. A woman wrote saying she would rather wear a tool belt than an...
View ArticleThe To-Do List — week of June 16
Head out to car showLooking for something special for Dad to do today? Celebrate Father’s Day at the 56th annual Father’s Day Car Show at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens.On display are more than 350...
View ArticleCharity events — week of June 17
This WeekThursdayArc of Stark County Rhythm & Brews — 6 p.m. at the Canton Cultural Center, 1001 Market Ave. N., Canton. Sample beer from area breweries, plus imports and microbrews, and food from...
View ArticlePets prove to be recession-proof
While Americans willingly cut their spending on upscale restaurants during the Great Recession, their pets continued to dine on gourmet meals. A recent report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics...
View ArticleLocal history: Police lock horns with mysterious goat in 1953
Something was loose in Perkins Woods Park.Something hungry.Akron police officers responded to an emergency call about a wild animal prowling in the dark at the 79-acre preserve in June 1953.Patrolmen...
View ArticleAkron General ER doctor honored
A longtime Akron General Medical Center emergency medicine doctor has earned statewide recognition. Dr. Thomas Hetrick recently was named 2013 Emergency Medicine Physician of the Year by the Ohio...
View ArticleHoly Trinity Lutheran Church celebrates century-old foundation
Her members call her “Akron’s Gothic Treasure.” “Just like Stan Hywet is known as ‘Akron’s Tudor Masterpiece,’ we hope that the community will come to know Holy Trinity for its distinctive...
View ArticleCorrections and Clarifications
■ Linda Castillo will sign Her Last Breath at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Lake Community branch of the Stark County District Library, 11955 Market Ave. NW, Uniontown. An incorrect time was given to the...
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