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Don’t ever let anyone tell you that all the good ones are taken.

While accepting nominations for this feature, About magazine heard about dozens of singular sensations in Stark County.

And it wasn’t an easy job to narrow down the list of candidates.Read More...

Speed up

Make it lean & mean
One of the most important ways to speed up your metabolism is strength training, said Dustyn Roberts, a sports biomechanics researcher at The Center for Podiatric Care and Sports Medicine in New York. Aerobic activity increases metabolism for up to four hours after you work out, but strength training to increase lean muscle mass can boost your metabolism for up to 72 hours. He recommends doing exercises like lunges combined with dumbbells, or an overhead press Read More...

On a mission

Stephen McNulty’s desire was simple enough. He wanted to photograph poison frogs.

Complicating things was their location: the Amazon rain forest.

But McNulty, a 26-year-old Hoover High School grad, is one tenacious adventurer. Shooting the frog photograph reproduced here required a quest worthy of Hollywood, or at least a National Geographic special.

McNulty had been exploring Peru for about six weeks and located not a single poison frog, when he received a tip on their whereabouts Read More...

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Our Best

Try one of these local coffeehouses to get your daily jolt of java – and more

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Shopaholic

Unique gift ideas for the bride and groom who really don't need yet another toaster

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About Your Home Design Challenge

Talk about inspiration.

The three winning rooms in the first About Your Home Design Challenge provide plenty of it.

This summer, About magazine invited amateur and professional interior designers to show off their best room redesign — complete with before and after photos.

The entries were scored by a panel of judges on functionality (30%), originality (30%) and visual appeal (40%).

Tim and Denise McDannold of Plain Township took top honors in the Challenge, and will take home a $250 cash prize Read More...

Soup's always on at John's

Ah, January, the bleakest month. Colorless landscapes, frigid temperatures, piercing winds. It’s no surprise that shivering Stark Countians seek the soothing relief of a steamy bowl of soup.

And it’s no surprise that many of them find their way to John’s Bar & Grille, where the menu has featured at least five varieties of soup every day for the past 25 years Read More...

Ready...set...register!

What could be more fun for a bride-to-be than creating a registry? It’s like a fantasy shopping trip, and those beautiful household items will be the backdrop for a couple’s married life. It may be tempting to just take that registry gun and zap half the items in the store, but a little planning is key. Here are some tips for doing a registry right.

1. Hit up multiple store Read More...

They've heard it all

A seasoned wedding DJ, Bill Manos says the big day is all about the bride and groom, no matter what.

“A lot of times, brides and grooms don’t want normal wedding-reception music — the chicken dance, hokey-pokey, things like that,” says Manos, owner of Sound Waves DJ Service. “Rap and heavy metal are the extremes, but I’ll play that if that’s what they request Read More...