WORTH NOTING
Tuskegee Airmen
Honoring Heroes
Greater Cleveland is home to more than 100 Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen and women. To recognize their service, the North Coast Chapter Tuskegee Airmen wants to create a mural to showcase Tuskegee pilots, navigators and support personnel by installing a bronze statue of Cleveland native Benjamin O. Davis Jr., General and Commander of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II. He was the first African-American promoted to general in the United States Air Force in 1954.
Before the Tuskegee Airmen, African Americans were barred from serving in the U.S. Army Air Force and its pilot training because of Jim Crow Laws and other racist laws. The airmen and support staff served bravely and with distinction in every aspect of WWII while simultaneously struggling for their civil rights in this country.
Learn more and contribute to NCCTA Cleveland’s Heroes Project at cleredtails.org.
Are You Mad?
There’s a Rage Room Waiting for You
Frustrated. Angry. Furious.
We’ve all been there; some of us more than others.
If a well-placed eye roll or a loud sigh isn’t doing the job, then maybe you should smash a dozen bottles or a bucket of dishes.
That’s the idea behind rage rooms. You can grab a hammer, golf club or bat and destroy all sorts of things, depending on your frustration level and budget. A friend recently received a session at the Outrage Rage Room in Kent and had a fine time working through her anger issues. They also offer a Paint Splatter Package for people who want a less violent experience.
Angry that Kent isn’t convenient? Try the Akron Break Room, Destruction Zone Cleveland in Eastlake or Break Time in Willowick. There are others, but we’re too frustrated to list them all.
We’ll Drink to That
Alcohol-Free, Of Course
If your post-holiday recycle bin overflowed with empty champagne bottles (love those morning mimosas) and similar evidence of your alcohol consumption, then you may have already discovered Dry January.
Alcoholism is serious, and nothing to joke about. But if you want a reset from the holiday social drinking circuit, then you’re a good candidate for Dry January.
We’re now deep into January but that doesn’t mean you can’t catch up with the rest of us. Doctors say that a month-long break from social drinking helps us assess the role alcohol plays in our lives while also allowing our bodies to recover.
Americans 55 and older drink more today than their counterparts two decades ago and drink more than they think they should, according to the Pew Research Center.
Social sipping sans alcohol is possible and can taste good, too. You can find mocktail recipes at Ohio Liquor (ohlq.com) or mocktailwiz.com, a website dedicated to nonalcoholic cocktail recipes.
Stamp Collecting
Learn All About It
While you may not know how much a postage stamp costs (68 cents), you’ve no doubt occasionally seen and enjoyed their colorful designs and artwork. Want to learn more about stamps (besides the price)? The Garfield-Perry Stamp Club’s annual show is March 15-17 with a Beginner’s Room where visitors can get free stamps, collections supplies and stamp collecting advice.
Show hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday at the Best Western Plus Hotel, 15471 Royalton Rd., Strongsville. Admission and parking are free.
