The North Ridgeville Arts Council has asked me to present to the community my special, free presentation: “How to create a professional looking book of your family snapshots, child’s wedding, vacation pictures and more.” Discover how to create a beautiful, coffee table-style book of all your snapshots as a lasting keepsake for family and friends. [...]
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The nursing staff at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital will soon be bracing themselves for an invasion of cute, cuddly mocha monkeys – just in time for Christmas! That’s because I’ve decided to provide each child patient who is spending their Christmas at Rainbow a free monkey to brighten their stay. My first visit to [...]
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 [...]
There was carnage all over East Ninth Street this week after several explosions rocked downtown Cleveland – rattling office windows and the nerves of the workers within. But fear not, Captain America was on the scene to restore calm. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock the past few weeks, you’ve heard how the filming [...]
The moon hasn’t been this close to the earth since 1992. Because the moon’s orbit around the earth is oval, it is sometimes closer to the earth and other times – it’s farther away. Last night, it appeared larger and brighter than normal earning the name “Supermoon.” Although Supermoons have a slightly stronger pull on [...]
With the recent flooding in Northeast Ohio and possibly more high water on the way, I decided to put together several tips to save water-damaged, heirloom photos. When floods and fires hit, most people don’t grieve losing a stove or couch. It’s the loss of valued family photos, scrapbooks and memorabilia that makes them cry. Living [...]
A new conspiracy theory spreading throughout Northeast Ohio is that Cleveland’s legendary meteorologist Dick Goddard used his “mystical powers” to summon the huge snow storm that has buried the area. Thursday marked Goddard’s 80th birthday so rumor has it that he wanted it to be remembered for the blizzard that hit the area late last night and [...]
On February 21st – amid blustery weather conditions, 14 people made their way to the North Ridgeville Library to see my special presentation: “Photo Restoration – The Art and Science of Resurrecting Damaged and Faded Photographs.” The presentation was sponsored by the North Ridgeville Arts Council and was open to the community. I covered the causes of damage [...]
