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Celebrate National Book Month with These Titles

What are you reading? Does your mind go blank when someone asks that question? Worse yet, does it go blank because you’re not reading anything at all? ...
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A Webmaster, Winter Help & Ralphie Returns

Meet a true webmaster, get winter heat help, and did you know that Ralphie's back? We've got the roundup in our Worth Noting section. ...
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Geauga Lake Amusement Park; a History

Geauga Lake Amusement Park closed in 2007, followed by the adjoining Sea World/Wildwater Kingdom in 2016. Straddling both Aurora and Bainbridge Township, the abandoned property soon will have apartments, retail stores and homes. An Ohio landmark plaque marks the site outlining its rich history, but as is true when things try to represent memories, a plaque can never recreate the enthusiasm, excitement and energy shared by the thousands who spent time at Geauga Lake. ...
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A Man with a Game Plan: Pro Football Hall of Fame President Jim Porter

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is Canton, Ohio’s best-known landmark and familiar ground to Jim Porter. He wants every Northeast Ohioan to feel the same way. ...
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David Helton and The Buzzard

A young artist for American Greetings named David Helton not only got in on the ground floor at WMMS-FM but also gave the radio station a face — a buzzard — that would come to symbolize a rock lifestyle for Northeast Ohio. ...
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The Ins and Outs of Estate Sales

As I dig through delicate sets of dishes, tools, blankets and holiday decorations at estate sales, I'm a Peeping Tom into someone else's life. Did someone who sews live here? A woodworker? A gourmet cook? Before someone like me starts rummaging through an estate sale at your family home, consider this advice. ...
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Western Reserve Historical Society Exhibit Highlights Workers

You are what you wear, at least when it comes to some jobs. That's the theory behind a new exhibit that arrives just in time for Labor Day the Western Reserve Historical Society. ...
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When Cleveland Blew Up the Mob

This year marks the 45th anniversary of an event ending a bloody chapter of Northeast Ohio history. Here’s how it happened. ...
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