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Escape Is as Close As Your Bookshelf

I don’t know about you, but my idea of a great vacation is to have the time to start and finish reading a couple of books that have been gathering dust on my bookshelf. These past few weeks have been anything but a vacation, however I found that making time for things that make me happy have helped with the stay-at-home guidelines. Next to reading a daily newspaper, books are some of the best friends a family could have. Books offer opportunities to take virtual adventures in a way that encourages us to use our imaginations. Writers can tease us with their literary descriptions of ...

Residents in Assisted Living Homes Adjust to Life in the Time of COVID-19

For 81-year-old Elizabeth Funk, who lives in an assisted living apartment just south of Pittsburgh, social distancing has meant being confined to her room. “At least I get out of the room three times a day to get food,” she said. “I understand that’s not the case for many places; I ...

There aren’t many good things to be said about social distancing and staying at home due to the pandemic — but I have noticed that more families are socializing on the porch. To me that’s lovely. I’ve enjoyed porches and spend a lot of time on both my front and back versions. My ...

Pittsburgh Zoo Comes To The Aid of Wildlife Park

PORT CLINTON, Ohio — African Safari Wildlife Park has received more than 600 bales of hay from its wildlife conservation partners at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG aquarium. The hay was grown at the Pittsburgh Zoo’s International Conservation Center in Somerset County, Pa. On April 11, three ...

Wheeling Native Justin Mise Wins Pop Award

NEW YORK CITY — After much support from fans, especially in the Ohio Valley, Wheeling native Justin Mise has won the Vox Pop Award for the 18th annual Independent Music Awards. The award is in the Dance/Electronica Category for the song “Take a Piece.” Mise, who resides in New York ...

Antiques & Collectibles By Terry and Kim Kovel

Many people would never guess what this strange bottle was used for. Although it is called a “teakettle” by bottle collectors because of its shape, it is an antique ink bottle. A quill pen made from a sharpened feather was used to write before a better pen was invented in the early 1800s. ...