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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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The Gutter Boys answer the gutter question—TO COVER OR CLEAN?
Fall is here, and that means the annual leaf drop, when Mother Nature’s autumn debris finds its way into our gutters, causing clogs and damaging overflows. There are three options for protecting your home: 1) clean your gutters regularly; 2) cover them; or 3) move to the desert where there are no trees. Assuming you don’t want to relocate...
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