Hobbies

Remember steamy summer days? They'll be here in a few, short months. For a preview, head over to the Cleveland Zoo RainForest. The tropical getaway has reopened to visitors after undergoing renovations. ...

Holden Arboretum is kicking off an initiative to get 15,000 trees planted and cared for in Northeast Ohio by 2025. Grab a shovel and get planting. According to the Cleveland Tree Plan 2020 Tree Canopy Progress Report produced by the Cleveland Tree Coalition (CTC), the tree canopy continues to decline, and climate change will have the greatest effect on communities that already have the greatest need. Forested land and tree canopy are declining in both rural and urban areas. Pledge to plant a tree today! ...

For centuries, the maple trees on the Hale’s family farm provided sap to be processed and sold or consumed. C. O. Hale, the  grandson of Western Reserve pioneer Jonathan Hale, had a keen interest in all aspects of farming, including tapping the sugar maple trees on this farm. ...

Do you know just enough about your computer and computer programs to get by? Do you want to know more? We've got good news. Cleveland Public Library is offering a wide range of classes this spring (virtually, of course), and you're invited. ...

The days are getting longer, garden stores are stocked with seed packets and onion sets. We're getting closer to garden season. This year, make plans to share your hobby with a child Their sense of wonder is refreshing and contagious. Working with plants and building a garden can bring all the senses alive, creating fun as well as providing the opportunity for learning life lessons. Blogger Donna Hessel shares creative tips on sharing the joys of gardening with children.  ...

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame continues its celebration of Black History Month with a series of virtual events and programs honoring the extraordinary contributions that African Americans have made to rock & roll music. Virtual programs and events include Rock Hall Inductee Verdine White of Earth, Wind and Fire, members of Sly & the Family Stone, Patti LaBelle, Robert Randolph of The Family Band, and Jackie Venson  ...

Gratitude put to paper causes a ripple of kindness. Blair has thanked people from his past and from today. Some were celebrities, others have been ordinary people doing extraordinary things, people from news stories, his fourth-grade teacher and dozens of others whose actions — big and small — have deserved a note. ...

Our January/February issue of the magazine features stories about winter hiking. Here's another story about how to recognize frostbite and frostnip when you're enjoying NEO's trails, out in the frosty air. ...