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The Cleveland International Film Festival returns in person; we answer your medical marijuana questions, and there's a new Beatles exhibit at the Rock Hall you've got to see. ...

It took a lot of people in a lot of jobs to keep a household going, even a home as modest as the one Dad grew up in. A few carried over through the decades. We still have a mailman and a garbage hauler, today’s version of the junkman. And many of us have a cable man, but that’s usually not someone people like to talk about. ...

If you pay at least $2,400 in wages to a household worker, you must do all of the following: 1) Deduct Social Security and Medicare taxes from those wages, 2) Pay these taxes to the Internal Revenue Service and 3) Report the wages to Social Security. ...

The exhibit in the Manor House showcases how the estate was used for family gatherings and celebrations, as well as fundraisers, musical performances and lectures. The exhibit also examines the key role of the domestic staff, and how they orchestrated an event at Stan Hywet Hall, displaying the practical and logistical side of entertaining in a large home during the early part of the 20th Century. ...

Finding a trustworthy tax preparer before the April 18 deadline is a good idea. The BBB offers tips for finding someone you can trust with your finances and sensitive personal information. ...

Traditions offer anchoring reassurances that life can still make sense and be simple again. Boomer blogger Tim Lybarger says, "As I age, I have resolved to hang onto the traditions that truly reflect the core of who I am. The world can toss me about, but it cannot loosen my grip on the things that matter most to me." What are your traditions that provide hope for green fields and dandelions? ...

 On Sunday, June 5, thousands of residents throughout the Cleveland area will head over to Beachwood Place for the 22nd annual Race for the Place benefiting The Gathering Place. ...

The Ron and Lydia Harrington Perennial Playspace will open to the public on Saturday, March 19. The Cleveland Botanical Garden opens a new permanent exhibit for the kids (in all of us). Using the plants and trees native to Northeast Ohio and the Cleveland Botanical Garden glasshouses as a jumping-off point, the new gallery will celebrate the importance and variation of plants both locally and around the world. ...