Even though it’s been open less than a year, Robert Dennick Joki is no stranger to The Playhouse Downtown. He directed at least a dozen shows at the performance space on the third floor of the Morley Arts Building in downtown Youngstown when it was home to the Oakland Center for the Arts, ...
Instead of “Play Ball!,” the cry will be “Hoist Stein!” next weekend at 7 17 Credit Union Field at Eastwood in Niles. The ballpark becomes the new home for the Trumbull County Historical Society’s Oktoberfest, which will have its 11th edition from 4 to 8 p.m. Sept. 26. Ryan ...
DEAR ANNIE: My husband is a kind, funny and intelligent man, but at dinner parties he has one habit that is starting to drive me crazy: He talks way too much. He loves telling stories, and once he starts, there is almost no stopping him. A simple story about running into an old friend can turn into a 20-minute play-by-play with every name, date, side comment and completely unnecessary detail included. He often interrupts himself to tell another story, then another, before eventually getting back to the original point. I can see our friends trying to be polite, but sometimes they stop ...
There are many slam-oriented conventions, but one of the most valuable is the so-called Grand Slam Force. The GSF is not a new convention, but it has not been generally accepted as a working tool by the average bridge player. This is rather strange, since the GSF is easy to use and hard to abuse. Furthermore, there are many more points than usual at stake when the occasion for its use arises. Let’s see how the convention works on this deal after North’s jump-raise to four diamonds. At this point, South should feel certain of a small slam and should seriously consider the possibility ...
DEAR HELOISE: Recently, you published a comment and question about someone who needed help getting into and out of a bathtub. But after they checked the prices for tubs that you can walk into, they decided not to consider this and figure out a different way to bathe. My mother has always been someone one takes a bath and dislikes showers. She started to have difficulty getting in and out of the tub, until a sibling suggested a tub lift. It’s a chair that goes inside the tub with flaps that slide easily over the side of the tub. It has a simple remote that allows one to lower and ...
If there is a single sandwich associated with childhood and school lunches in the U.S.A, it has to be the PB&J. Sweet and salty, inexpensive, easy to make (maybe the first sandwich many kids make for themselves?), peanut butter and jelly is as close to iconic as a sandwich can get. It’s been 125 years since the first known written recipe, and the PB&J concept is still going strong. In its simplest form, it’s a lunchbox staple, but it’s also a jumping-off point for creative takes in eateries from delis to high-end restaurants. It’s nothing if not versatile: When peanut ...
