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A peek inside Akron artist Don Drumm's 'happy place,' where his art comes to life
A steady dose of NPR on WKSU. Boxes and boxes of JB Weld quick-setting, steel-reinforced epoxy. These are the ingredients that fuel the creative mind of prolific Akron artist Don Drumm. On most days that end in "Y," Drumm can found in his workshop inside of a home across the...
Let the screaming begin -- Children’s entertainment center Kids Empire opens Great Northern Mall location
NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio -- There’s a new hangout at Great Northern Mall. That’s where national children’s entertainment center Kids Empire recently opened its first Ohio location. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By...
Renovations close youth fishing area in Portage Lakes
PORTAGE LAKES, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division (ODNR) of Wildlife has announced the closure of the youth fishing area in Portage Lakes for renovations. SUBSCRIBE: Get the day's top headlines sent to your inbox each weekday morning with the free 3News to GO! newsletter. They...
13 ducklings who fell down Parma Heights drain reunited with mama on Mother’s Day
PARMA HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) - A Mother’s Day rescue mission reunited a mama duck with her 13 ducklings after they fell through in a Parma Heights sewer drain. The Parma Heights Fire Department was called to Rochelle Boulevard on May 12. Firefighters reached into the sewer drain to carefully...
Our favorite bites: Beacon Journal food writers rank their Top 10 restaurants
Maybe we go there all the time. Maybe we don’t go there nearly as often as we’d like. Either way, we go. And, boy, do we enjoy. The Beacon Journal’s food writers were asked to name their 10 favorite local restaurants. With all the dining options in Northeast Ohio, it was no easy task, but we rose to the challenge.
Chocolate and mocktail pairing scheduled
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Les Dames d’Escoffier is holding a chocolate tasting with mocktails. Billed as “An Evening of Choctales and Mocktails,” it will be held at Sweet Bean and presented in conjunction with SoBern Journey. If you purchase a product or register for an account through...
Chocolate Bar's Former Space in Downtown Cleveland Filled by Flight Social
The new restaurant on Euclid Avenue will be aviation-themed. By Douglas Trattner. The Chocolate Bar was an enduring presence Downtown, lasting for 13 years until it closed in the summer of 2022. Since then, the space at the south end of the Arcade (401 Euclid. Ave.) has been vacant, waiting for the next operator to invest in the cavernous restaurant.
Happy 90th birthday: Swensons, the classic drive-in restaurant, marks a milestone in NE Ohio
AKRON, Ohio – Vinny Vercamen is a marathon runner, getting in his miles under the sun in Florida, where he has lived for decades. But his early training came in very quick, short continual sprints in Akron. Vercamen was a Curb Server for Swensons, the old-fashioned, drive-up, tray-on-car eatery...
Edwins Too offers special ‘Celebrate Construction’ menu
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Brandon Chrostowski loves a marketing challenge. So when the restaurateur learned that a construction project would canvas Shaker Square, including Edwins Too, he took an if-you-can’t-beat-them-join-them approach. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may...
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