Beer notes: Hawaiian beer coming to Ohio
A taste of Hawaii is coming to Ohio.Kona Brewing Co., located on the big island of Hawaii, is expanding its distribution early next year into Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota and Missouri.“This is a...
View ArticleFood notes: The Girl Scouts will arrive before Santa
It’s that time of year again. No, not the holidays. It’s Girl Scout cookie time.The Girl Scouts of North East Ohio, troops in 18 Northeast Ohio counties, will begin their cookie sale on Dec. 21.A box...
View ArticlePeople Helping People — Dec. 12
People Helping People is a list of charitable causes in our area that need donations or volunteers. The Beacon Journal has not investigated these causes, so donors should verify their worthiness and...
View ArticleOhio reaches agreement on coordinated medical care
COLUMBUS: Ohio and the federal government reached an agreement Wednesday on a plan aimed at better coordinating medical care for some of the state’s sickest and most expensive patients.Gov. John...
View ArticleGov. Kasich signs crackdown on dog breeders
COLUMBUS: Ohio Gov. John Kasich has signed into law a measure to crack down on high-volume dog breeding operations that critics call puppy mills.Kasich’s office says he signed the bill Tuesday.The...
View ArticleOhio reaches agreement on coordinated medical care
COLUMBUS: Ohio and the federal government reached an agreement Wednesday on a plan aimed at better coordinating medical care for some of the state’s sickest and most-expensive patients.Gov. John...
View ArticlePeople Helping People — Dec. 13
People Helping People is a list of charitable causes in our area that need donations or volunteers. The Beacon Journal has not investigated these causes, so donors should verify their worthiness and...
View ArticlePeople Helping People — Dec. 14
People Helping People is a list of charitable causes in our area that need donations or volunteers. The Beacon Journal has not investigated these causes, so donors should verify their worthiness and...
View ArticleAnimated special tells elf’s story
TV special airs tonightOne elf’s adventures are chronicled in The Elf on the Shelf: An Elf’s Story, an animated special airing at 9:31 tonight on CBS.The program is based on the children’s book The Elf...
View ArticleElves add magic to families’ Christmas preparations
Someone’s spying on the VanNatta kids. Their parents aren’t worried. In fact, they approve wholeheartedly.That someone is Buddy, the elf doll the VanNattas have adopted as a Christmas-season emissary....
View ArticleAsk Mary Beth: removing hardwood floor spots
Q: Our 45-year-old, waxed hardwood floor has some white water spots. Can you suggest a procedure for me to remove the spots? Should I then spot-stain them?— John R. Cullen, AkronA: For a waxed floor,...
View ArticleMarvin Gaye’s former estate put on market
A compound once owned by singer Marvin Gaye and his first wife, Anna, has come on the market in Hollywood Hills West at $3.799 million.The 1.46-acre estate includes a four-bedroom, five-bathroom main...
View ArticlePlant Lovers’ Almanac: Poinsettias aren’t very toxic
Happy holidays. Here are some questions and answers — a few holiday-related and others that are not.Q: I was given a lovely poinsettia as a gift, and my cat wouldn’t leave it alone. I had to give it...
View ArticleTaking care of pet’s paws
When the winter weather outside is frightful, it can be downright dangerous for your pets.Products designed to lessen ice on streets and sidewalks are big cold-weather threats to animals. Protecting...
View ArticleHome and garden happenings — week of Dec. 15
A worker taking down the dying copper beech tree at Perkins Stone Mansion found a sweet surprise: a 57-year-old love note carved high in the canopy.The crew member from the Davey Tree Expert Co....
View ArticleTransform rooms for holiday guests
Guest bedrooms are no longer just for guests.For most of the year, they function as flex spaces for offices, playrooms, dens or craft rooms. But when overnight guests descend for the holidays, it’s...
View ArticleBook shares lessons from noteworthy garden
When David Culp bought a 1790s farmhouse in southeastern Pennsylvania more than 20 years ago, he didn’t see peeling paint and a run-down condition. He saw possibilities.In the years since, Culp and his...
View ArticleLamp comes in rainbow of colors
Looking for a lamp in just the right color?Lamps Plus has you covered.The lighting retailer’s Color + Plus collection offers a glass table lamp in 62 colors, so you can more easily match your lamps to...
View ArticleHandmade village is centerpiece of family’s Christmas tradition
fairlawn: Rose Ann Mallardi Shirley still remembers the awe she felt when someone would lift her up to see the village of tiny people that decorated her grandmother’s fireplace mantel every...
View ArticleMusic ministry builds appreciation of diversity at Bath church
BATH TWP.: Montrose Zion United Methodist Church has been through some changes in the past 17 months.The once all-white, male-led congregation now has a female pastor, a black music director and...
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