Art review: Hyper-realistic works appeal to all ages in Canton show
“There’s a place for us,” Maria and Tony sang to each other in West Side Story. They just weren’t sure what that time and place that would be. The same could be said for much of the work in Dream...
View ArticleBackyard Thanksgiving football game in Medina raises nearly $250,000 for charity
MEDINA TOWNSHIP: In Medina County, what started as a family’s annual Thanksgiving morning backyard football game has morphed over the decades into a significant charity fundraiser, the Meadows Turkey...
View ArticleBetty Lin-Fisher: Everyone’s a target for cybercrime, but we don’t all have...
Organized crime used to be easier to spot: Hoodlums in the 1930s would kidnap someone and hold them ransom until you paid.But these days, the hoodlums hide behind computers and their crimes are...
View ArticleAstronomy for December: Venus shines, meteors fall
Venus is brighter this month than it has been all year, and sits above the southwest horizon at dusk. Mercury lies about 25 degrees below and west of Venus, and Mars, the same distance above and to the...
View ArticleIs Akron’s Crafty Mart the anti-Black Friday? This weekend, shoppers chat...
By Amanda GarrettBeacon Journal staff writer A moth hole in the tweed of her husband’s suit jacket led Jennifer Couch to an art project that has evolved into a business.The jacket couldn’t be saved,...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Naming Akron’s new high school
I wouldn’t exactly call it a flood of responses. There were four.Come to think of it, I wouldn’t even call them “responses,” because I never asked the question.But a foursome of readers is on exactly...
View ArticleBottom line at UA
The analysts at Ernst & Young put it straight: If recent trends continue at the University of Akron, and no action is taken, the annual budget deficit “could grow significantly and create even...
View ArticleThings to Do, Nov. 27: Crafty Mart; whimsy at Akron Art Museum; ‘Christmas...
Art can make you wiggle, giggle, jiggleVisit the Akron Art Museum and check out the whimsical Wiggle, Giggle, Jiggle exhibit, with its inflated red fabric that invites you to explore and touch, and...
View ArticleMillennium Fund awards grant to Latino group to celebrate Hispanic heritage
In a children’s library at St. Matthew Parish, traditional Mexican music drifted through the otherwise quiet halls.“Escuche la musica,” — listen to the music — the choreographer said as Lourdes Montes...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: After instant classic victory to boost resume, Ohio State...
COLUMBUS: To heck with style points.So what if the passing game has struggled the past two weeks.Forget about the fact the Buckeyes are not playing in the Big Ten Championship Game.Ohio State has...
View ArticleOffensive line issues of Browns at forefront as they prepare to host New York...
Browns coach Hue Jackson couldn’t just sit back and relax while he watched NFL games on Thanksgiving Day.What did he do instead?“Get mad and start throwing things at the TV,” Jackson...
View ArticleCavaliers coach Tyronn Lue seeking wins over stats, puts more focus on offense
CLEVELAND: Beyond all of the 3-pointers, the increased pace and extra possessions the Cavaliers are creating for themselves, there is one clear piece of tangible evidence that indicates the team’s...
View ArticleHigh school football/Archbishop Hoban 23, Columbus DeSales 14: Strong defense...
MANSFIELD: Archbishop Hoban football coach Tim Tyrrell delivered a message Saturday at halftime to his players, who faced an 11-point deficit in a Division III state semifinal.The Knights responded...
View ArticleNo. 2 Ohio State 30, No. 3 Michigan 27 (2 OT): Curtis Samuel delivers...
COLUMBUS: When an Ohio State player takes over a game late in a double-overtime win, his name bears repeating.Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer thought as much Saturday after Curtis Samuel willed No. 2 Ohio...
View ArticleHigh school football / Canton Central Catholic 24, Milan Edison 14: Crusaders...
STRONGSVILLE: Central Catholic has taken care of business to this point, but now it is time to take care of tasks left undone.The Crusaders will make the program’s third consecutive appearance in the...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules —
FOOTBALLState Semifinals ScoreboardSaturday’s ResultsDivision IIIArchbishop Hoban 23, Col. St. Francis DeSales 14Trotwood-Madison 36, Tol. Cent. Catholic 0———Division VCanton Central Catholic 24, Milan...
View ArticleFidel Castro clung to socialism, mentored new leftists
HAVANA: Fidel Castro’s revolution was slowly dying — or so it seemed.Communism had collapsed in Europe, and Cuba’s Soviet lifeline was severed. Food was in short supply. Power outages silenced TV sets...
View ArticleBowling Green sheriff’s deputy dies in apparent accidental shooting
BOWLING GREEN: Authorities say an off-duty sheriff’s deputy in northwest Ohio has died after accidentally shooting himself.The Wood County Sheriff’s Office has identified the deputy as 56-year-old Sgt....
View ArticleProsecutor’s desire to move police shooting trial is unusual
CINCINNATI: A prosecutor’s widely expected decision to retry a white former police officer on a murder charge in the traffic-stop shooting of a black man came with the surprise caveat that he wants to...
View ArticleLocal history: ‘Miss Thanksgiving,’ a baby advertised for adoption in 1939,...
A smiling nurse brought a bundled baby to a new mother at Akron City Hospital on Thanksgiving Day 1939. “Here’s something to be mighty thankful for,” the nurse said cheerfully, presenting the 8-pound,...
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