Today I smiled as I walked back up the driveway from our mailbox. Absentmindedly flipping through the stack of flimsy white envelopes (bills, landscaping flyers, subscription renewal notices), I came across an oversized, sturdy packet covered top to bottom, edge to edge with high-gloss, vibrant images. Broadway graffiti! Just a glimpse of these on-stage performance highlights enticed me to rip…
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Akron RubberDucks Double-A Baseball: A Review
Story and photos by Kristin Shawd. Looking for a hassle-free, spontaneous, and fun evening with your family or some friends? Consider heading to Akron to take in a RubberDucks home game at Canal Park. We just did and were quite surprised how easy and entertaining it turned out to be! This past Monday (July 3rd) around 5 pm I asked…
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Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event – Worth the Trek
Article and photos by Kristin Shawd. For all you spur of the moment adventurers out there. This weekend is Rolex Three-Day Event at Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. It starts today with dressage (Thursday-Friday), followed by cross country on Saturday, and concluding on Sunday with stadium jumping.Yes, tickets are still available at rk3de.org and Lexington’s weekend forecast looks promising. For Saturday’s cross…
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Blue Herons Nest at Cuyahoga Valley National Park
When was the last time you visited Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP)? If it’s been a while, then now is a good time to change that! Spring is revealing itself all over the park, most notably at the Bath Road Heronry. I have lived roughly 5 miles from CVNP for over a decade and just learned about this local nesting site of…
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Impressions From A Mother-Daughter Visit on MLK Day
“Wake up sweet girl, check out the list of destinations opening their doors today in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Let’s not waste your day off from school. Pick the place that interests you most and off we’ll go.” Those were the words that began our holiday. Cleveland celebrates Martin Luther King Day, in part, by offering free admission to a number…
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Akron Police Museum Chronicles the History of Peace Officers in Summit County
My blogging here on Tuesday Pause took a momentary hiatus over the November-December holidays, not because I was too busy merry-making, though I did enjoy the holiday season, but due to a letter that had arrived a few weeks earlier calling me to that oft dreaded civic obligation – jury duty. Yes, most working days in November and December, I headed to the Summit…
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