Cordless screwdriver holds selection of bits
SKIL’s NEW 360 Quick Select cordless screwdriver keeps a selection of bits at your fingertips.The screwdriver has a rotating magazine that stores 12 of the most common drill bits, making the tool look...
View ArticleAuthor encourages kids to build clubhouses
Lee Mothes has such fond memories of building a childhood clubhouse that he wants other kids to have the same experience. So he’s sharing his know-how in Keep Out! Build Your Own Backyard Clubhouse.The...
View ArticleMary Beth Breckenridge: Stagecoach Antiques celebrates 70 years
Apparently Leo Walter and Eileen Moats aren’t claustrophobic.The shop where the father-daughter team holds court, Stagecoach Antiques, is a cheerfully congested warren piled with the vestiges of...
View ArticleBottle trees branch out from South
Deidre Betancourt is used to getting puzzled looks and wisecracks about the tree sprouting from her yard.It’s not a living plant, but a bottle tree — a tree-shaped metal frame with wine bottles stuck...
View ArticleThe Rev. Timothy O’Connor is home at Akron’s St. Vincent Parish
The Rev. Timothy J. O’Connor arrived at St. Vincent Parish in Akron with an open heart and open mind.“This is where the Lord wants me to be. I have told the people that I want to become one with them...
View ArticleThe Rev. Steven Lashbrook to be installed as pastor of Akron’s Emmanuel UCC
The Rev. Steven Lashbrook will be installed at 4 p.m. Sunday as the new pastor of Emmanuel United Church of Christ, 1480 Eastwood Ave., Akron.Lashbrook came to the church in January, after serving 10...
View ArticleSisters of Charity of St. Augustine’s new leadership team to be formally...
The Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine will install its new leadership team July 28 during a congregational prayer service at Mount Augustine, 5232 Broadview Road, Richfield.The officers being...
View ArticlePet parents fill empty nests with animals
Our daughters didn’t know what to think the first time I sent out Christmas cards featuring a photo of our dogs. After all, I never put the kids’ pictures on our annual holiday missives when they were...
View ArticleTaste of Akron has something for every appetite
Can’t decide where to eat on Thursday night? How about a crab cake topped with tomato corn salsa from the Office Bistro in Akron, followed by beef tenderloin and au gratin potatoes from Fleming’s Prime...
View ArticleCritter Corner: Training dog not to jump up on visitors
Q: How can I stop my normally well-behaved dogs from jumping on visitors when they come to the door? — Asked by several readersA: Almost every dog, at some point, will jump up on someone. The most...
View ArticleAkron Arts Expo Weekend
All events take place in Hardesty Park, 1615 W. Market St., Akron. Parking is free. For information about any of the events, visit www.akronartsexpo.org.• Thursday: The eighth annual Taste of Akron, 6...
View ArticleThat’s Life: Karaoke singer, 87, loved life
Journalists meet hundreds, maybe thousands, of people during their careers. Some make us joyful. Others give us the creeps. Some are healers. Others need to be healed.Often, we don’t know about the...
View ArticleAkron General continues partner search
Akron General Health System is continuing to seek a bigger partner to survive and thrive in the changing hospital industry.During a recent phone interview, President and Chief Executive Dr. Thomas...
View ArticleCatholic youths converge on Rio to see ‘slum pope’
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: Thousands of young Roman Catholics from around the Americas are converging on Rio de Janeiro, taking dayslong bus trips or expensive plane flights that were paid for by baking...
View ArticleThe Rev. Helmut Schuller, Austrian priest banned in Boston, to speak in...
The Rev. Helmut Schuller, the reformist Austrian priest who advocates for institutional change and inclusive priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church, will stop in Northeast Ohio this week for two...
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This WeekSaturdayFalls Cancer Club Benefit — Noon at the Bailey Road Tavern, 2920 Bailey Road, Cuyahoga Falls. Live bands all day long: Zak Hamlin, A Song for Her, Average Joe, Clyde Hensley, Hair...
View ArticleLocal history: Rare color film unearthed of Akron and Soap Box Derby in 1957
If you have fond memories of the summer of 1957 and would like to revisit it, you have a 10-minute window of opportunity. Recently unearthed movie footage from the 20th All-American Soap Box Derby...
View ArticlePeople never outgrow need to exercise, doctor says
You’re never too old to start a new fitness routine.The thousands of athletes who are in Northeast Ohio competing in the National Senior Games provide great examples for sedentary seniors to get...
View ArticleBlues & Brews returns for ninth year in Akron
Prepare your beer-loving taste buds.The ninth annual Blues & Brews beer festival returns Saturday afternoon to Lock 3 Park in downtown Akron.The event, one of the oldest beer fests in the state,...
View ArticleFood notes: New places to lunch; Lebanese food fest expands to two days
If you think you need a lunch pail and a hard hat to enjoy lunch on the loading dock, think again.The Lunchdock has opened at the former Graybar Building, 975 E. Tallmadge Ave., Akron. It’s a covered...
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