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A Final Thought: It Takes Time

Time fascinates me. Is it a real thing or just a human concept? The division of the hour into 60 minutes and the minute into 60 seconds was something the Babylonians developed more than 5,000 years ago. Is 5,000 years a short time or a long time? It’s relative. When I think of woolly mammoths, I think of the last ice age, which ended...

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Copley’s former Beau’s Market & Deli is now Beau’s Bar & Bistro, featuring an expanded bar scene and more dinner options

Akron’s Beau Schmidt has done it again. He’s the celebrated chef behind Beau’s Grille inside the Doubletree by Hilton Akron Fairlawn, Beau’s on the River inside the Sheraton Suites Akron Cuyahoga Falls, and Beau’s Market & Deli, which now has a new name to reflect a shift to more hearty dinner fare. The Copley hot spot is now...

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A Final Thought: Meet Mali

When we lost our dog Bogart last summer, I thought that was it for us. After 40 years of marriage, my wife and I would finally live dog-free. I was looking forward to it: Staying late in downtown Cleveland for dinner instead of coming home to feed a critter, sleeping late instead of getting up to take a dog outside, enjoying the smell of...

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A Final Thought: The Night Elvis Asked My Mother Out

On February 22, 1956, at the age of 18, my mother attended an Elvis Presley concert at the City Auditorium in Waycross, Georgia, a small town just north of the Okefenokee Swamp near the Florida border. After the concert, Mom and a group of her friends were invited backstage to meet Elvis, who promptly asked my mother out on a date. She...

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A Final Thought: What's a Clambake?

When I first moved to Northeast Ohio, there were many things about autumn in the region that confused me, like the Cleveland Browns’ mascot. What exactly is a “brown?” I would ask. Oh, wait; there’s more: Swedish Day: I quickly learned this was actually “Sweetest Day,” which I researched extensively for years. Mimi and I even...

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