In the kitchen, on the top shelf of the freezer, in the ice cube container is a fake, plastic ice cube with a fly embedded inside. It's a cheap gag my son brought home from Big Fun on Coventry a couple years ago, when he was going through his practical joke phase – which I'm … [Read more...] about Fly in the ice
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A little this and that from around the Heights
Some thoughts about recent goings on around town: Improved parking Cumberland's improved parking lot has been completed in time for the summer swim season. The $200,000+ project was funded from an Ohio EPA grant to improve quality of rainwater runoff into adjacent Dugway … [Read more...] about A little this and that from around the Heights
The real meaning of the closing of Seitz-Agin Hardware
Retail shops come and go. To me, Seitz-Agin is more than a store; it's part of the fabric of my life and writing this post feels like the presentation of a eulogy. I'm pretty sure that sentiment will make Joel Borwick, the store's owner for the last 38 years, uncomfortable – … [Read more...] about The real meaning of the closing of Seitz-Agin Hardware
Mmm, Good Coffee, Good Art
Would you want to destroy artistic pourings by drinking them? Available at Phoenix Coffee. … [Read more...] about Mmm, Good Coffee, Good Art
Video of Andrew Chiarella of Motorcars in the Heights
Andrew Chiarella, of Motorcars in the Heights, brings real and practical sustainability initiatives to the Automobile Industry: Video of Andrew_Chiarella at the recent Sustaining Heights networking event. … [Read more...] about Video of Andrew Chiarella of Motorcars in the Heights