Cooking Classes — week of Sept. 25
Fishers Foods, North Canton, 440-729-1110, www.lpscinc.com. Pacific Northwest Favorites, with Will Davis, 6 p.m. Oct. 2. $45.Fall Dinner Salads, with Stefani Paganini, 6 p.m. Oct. 8. $45.New England...
View ArticleBeer notes: Buckeye releases first beer canned in Cleveland in three decades
It’s tradition for Buckeye Brewing Co. to create a limited edition beer in honor of Cleveland Beer Week. This year, that beer is even more special.Buckeye Brewing, a production brewery in Cleveland,...
View ArticleAkron General, KSU launch wellness partnership
Kent State University researchers who want to discover what motivates some people to stay active into their senior years have found a living laboratory just a few miles away.The medical fitness centers...
View ArticleRecalled salads sold at Target and other stores
Garden-Fresh Foods of Milwaukee, Wis., is expanding its recall of ready-to-eat salads, slaws and dips sold under various brand names because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, which...
View ArticleCorrections and Clarifications
■ A free tasting of olive oil and vinegar pairings at Kirbie’s Meats and Catering, 4062 Fishcreek Road, Stow, is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. An incorrect date was listed in Wednesday’s Food Notes due...
View ArticleAkron General lays off 30, converts rooms to private
Akron General Medical Center is laying off about 30 workers as the hospital converts the majority of its patient rooms from double occupancy to private.About 60 employees were notified on Wednesday...
View ArticleMore kids protected from flu; CDC says keep it up
WASHINGTON: More children than ever got vaccinated against the flu last year, and health officials urged families Thursday to do even better this time around.Far too many young and middle-aged adults...
View ArticleCatholic Health Partners restructures Summa deal after bishop rejects plan
Catholic Health Partners is restructuring a $250 million deal for minority ownership of Summa Health System after the local Catholic diocese leader refused to approve the partnership.In a recent letter...
View ArticleLockout of nurses at Youngstown hospital ends after 1-day strike
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO: A lockout of registered nurses at a Youngstown hospital is ending while contract negotiations are still up in the air.Most of 485 nurses at ValleyCare Northside Medical Center were...
View ArticleNew home shoppers want great rooms, spa baths and more connectivity
New home buyers are coming back, but they don’t want the same old McMansion. They want a house they can use.That means a “great room” where everyone can gather — and a spalike bathroom to escape from...
View ArticleHome and garden happenings — week of Nov. 16
Graf Growers is offering free photos with Santa for three weekends this holiday season.Families are welcome, including pets. The photos are free, but donations to the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign...
View ArticleBook teaches upholstery techniques step by step
Breathing new life into old upholstered furniture can be a money saver, but only if you can do the work yourself.Spruce shows you how.In the book, author and upholstery shop owner Amanda Brown takes...
View ArticleTree Nanny helps keep Christmas tree watered
Tree Nanny baby-sits your Christmas tree to help make sure you don’t let it go dry.The battery-operated device, formerly called the Smart Tree Keeper, straps to the tree trunk and monitors the water...
View ArticlePlant Lovers’ Almanac: Fall foliage highlights still linger
Earlier this week, we got the unofficial welcome to the changing of the seasons, as our mild fall finally turned into the premonition of winter that arrives each year. Nevertheless as turkey time...
View ArticleCultural gardens little known Northeast Ohio treasure
CLEVELAND: Most folks in Northeast Ohio have heard of the Botanical Gardens, but far fewer are aware of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens. And yet the Cultural Gardens are among Cleveland’s most unique...
View ArticleCritter Corner: Helping cats get along
Q: J.W. of Akron writes that she needs help with her three house cats. The most recent one she adopted was a street rescue that is 6 months old and is now healthy. One of the other cats is afraid of...
View ArticlePet Place: So-called animal rescuers face state scrutiny
With the enactment of Senate Bill 130 last March, many animal advocates who may not have gotten all the protections they had hoped for were nonetheless joyful there would be some oversight of the many...
View ArticleBarn renovation is 25-year undertaking
RAVENNA: Tom Hutter and Nancy Angerman have never lived in a conventional home.So choosing to build a house by reconstructing an old barn and outfitting it with things like salvaged brick and torn-up...
View ArticleLife in Brief — week of Nov. 17
Most barcode mistakes are not in buyer’s favorBig retailers depend on the accuracy of their computer systems and barcodes to provide consumers with the correct price. But errors are made, and because...
View ArticleJohn Rosemond: Don’t ask, just tell
One of the most problematic words in America’s post-1960s parenting language is “cooperate.”“I want my children to cooperate,” a parent tells me. She tells me this in the midst of complaining that her...
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