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Phantastic phfurry Phil is at it again

    [Originally written on February 1, 2011] Punxsutawney Phil is about to do his annual prognostication (OK, prediction) on how much longer we have to deal with cold, snowy, winter weather. After Clevelanders got socked with a rough morning commute to work in near white-out conditions and many schools canceled classes – spring can’t […]

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Our unusual artwork accepted for exhibition at prestigious Westlake-Westshore Arts Council show

[imaioVideo v=1] WOW! I just found out that three unique pieces were selected from my digital art collection for exhibit at the prestigious 13th Annual Community of Fine Arts Show presented by the Westlake-Westshore Arts Council. The juried art show runs from August 6 – 18 at the Westlake Porter Library at 27333 Center Ridge

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A dilemma for the ages – what to get Dad on Father’s Day?

So what do you give to the guy who has everything on Father’s Day? Ahh, a dilemma for the ages. Most dads don’t wait for a special occasion to get their “toys.” If they want it now – they get it now. Fortunately, a San Francisco based company has come to the rescue. Blurb.com provides

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John Glenn – I don’t remember his record setting orbital flight

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

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Monkey invasion at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital

  The nursing staff at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital are hoping for an invasion of cute, cuddly monkeys – just in time for Christmas! That’s because I’m trying 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

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7 well dressed photographers attack royal wedding on bikes

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 photographer Hugo Burnand and his well-trained team of seven assistants (all on bicycles) rode through Hyde Park to Buckingham Palace.

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Get a GREAT Freebie at Falls Day in the Park this Sunday

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

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Astonishing “human camera” or $6 million man?

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,

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The Avengers: East 9th Street a disaster area after explosions

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

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