Welcome to a new year in Northeast Ohio! We invite you to plot your course with your best foot forward in 2023, featuring inspiring articles about putting your bucket list to work for you, setting your travel plans in motion, getting your money to move in the right direction and so much more.

Does your cat give you a suspicious look or disappear when you want to trim their nails? Are you worried about cutting too much? Or have you never dared to try? Learning how to safely trim nails is an important part of being a pet parent, and most cats can get used to it — if you start early enough and proceed with patience.

The BASH is BACK on the west side! Boomer Bash West is returning on April 12, 4:30-7 p.m. at LaCentre in Westlake. It’s time to dust off your best disco duds for Boomer Bash Disco Inferno!

Reading is becoming a rare art, as we increasingly watch TV/videos or listen to narrated books rather than reading them. But did you know that reading is great for your brain health?

Nancy Dzurnak is the program manager for Greater Cleveland Volunteers, a non-profit organization that recruits and matches the skills and talents of volunteers ages 18 and older to more than 100 nonprofit agencies in Northeast Ohio. We talk about the benefits of volunteering, both for organizations and for the people doing the volunteering, plus how to get started.

Here's something that might make you like winter: Medina's Ice Festival at the picturesque and historic Medina Square, Feb. 17-20. It's a great way for the winter-wary to find out what others enjoy about the season. It's fun and it's free and, did we mention, it's cool?