Marty Gitlin of North Olmsted hasn’t actually tried the 800+ cereal brands in his newly published – The Great American Cereal Book – but he has eaten his fair share of them. Whether it’s Alpha Bits, Fruit Loops or Cocoa Crispies; Gitlin enjoys eating, collecting and researching each one. Gitlin, 55, grew up in South [...]
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The date was February 20, 1962. Ohio native John Glenn became the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the earth. I was a toddler, not quite three years old, probably staring out a window as snowflakes gently fell around my home in the Western Pennsylvania town of Du Bois. I had no clue that a historical event was unfolding [...]
Whitney Houston’s tragic death last week has inspired people from across the planet to create video messages and tributes in her memory. They’re posting them on their blogs, YouTube, Facebook and any other public web site that will host their video for free. I just found the “Mother” of all web sites with videos of all-things-Whitney. There [...]
First Lady Michelle Obama takes on comedian Jimmy Fallon in a fitness challenge in the White House. Watch the video to the end to see a cute photo of Jimmy Fallon being kissed by the Obama’s dog – Bo!
The nursing staff at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital is hoping for an invasion of cute, cuddly mocha monkeys – just in time for Christmas! That’s because I hoped to provide each child patient who is spending their Christmas at Rainbow a free monkey to brighten their stay. Unfortunately, I may not have enough monkeys [...]
Hugo Burnand and his team of wedding photographers as they bike to Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Wedding. If you thought the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton was a media circus; the photographer asked to cover it for the “royals” contributed to that image. On the morning of April 29, 2011, London-based [...]
Do you like free food, rock music and give aways? Then get ready for a fun afternoon at Falls Day in the Park this Sunday – Oct. 2nd – from 1 – 4 p.m. at East River Park on Lewis Road in Olmsted Falls. There will be free hot dogs, chili, brats, donuts, apple cider and [...]
September 11th marks the ten year anniversary of the terror attacks on our country. Thousands of innocent people lost their lives that day and our country lost it’s innocence as well. Although airplane travel is probably most affected by the attacks; safety in public places is also a concern. September 11, 2001 was a glorious fall day in [...]
Rome may not have been built in a day – but savant Steven Wiltshire drew a 33 foot panorama of the city in just two days! Wiltshire is not part man, part machine like Steve Austin from the 1970s series: The Six Million Dollar Man. He accomplished this feat (and many more) with his natural, [...]
