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The local, family-owned Handy Rents is celebrating its diamond anniversary helping contractors and homeowners access the tools and equipment they need to get the job done right

Given that 20% of businesses fail within the first two years, and only 5% make it to 30 years, achieving 60 years is a milestone indeed. That’s the case with the locally owned tool rental company Handy Rents, which this year is celebrating its diamond anniversary. The firm hasn’t just survived, it’s thrived, growing over the decades to...

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Check out today’s revolutionary e-bikes that are making cycling fun again at Century Cycles

One of the fastest-growing consumer products markets in the world is the e-bike. Dramatic advancements in battery technology combined with an aging population mean more of us can enjoy the thrill, adventure, and fitness benefits of biking—for many more years and over greater distances. And, no, electric bikes aren’t...

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En Garde Defense can help you stop damage to your landscaping and send deer back into their natural habitats

Deer damage is nearing its peak because area does are now pregnant with their fawns. That may be good news for the deer, but bad news for your landscaping. “When female deer are pregnant, they are extra hungry because they need to provide nutrition for themselves and the fawn(s) they are carrying,” explains Jeff Ardo, founder of En Garde...

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A Final Thought: A Father’s Day Takeover

Editor’s note: Mitch’s youngest daughter Kat is the author of this month’s column. I am free-spirited. I’ve always been the one with a heart a tad too big for her body, and I’m told I feel things differently than most. For half of my life, I tried to change this sensitivity. I wanted to toughen up, to be the strong one, not...

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Summer at Chowder House!

The joys of visiting East Coast towns—from Florida to Maine—include the many seafood restaurants. We don’t have that luxury here in Northeast Ohio, where sports bars proliferate, and fresh seafood houses are a rarity. One such gem is Chowder House Café, once located in Cuyahoga Falls and now delightfully at home in Akron’s...

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