Want to make your vegetables taste better and have your friends love you? Char the hell out of some on the grill and then toss them in a bacon vinaigrette, using this recipe from my cookbook “Chasing the Gator: Isaac Toups and the New Cajun Cooking.” These are vegetables so unhealthy a ...
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The street in front of Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland recording studio will be renamed after the legendary guitar player, and local educator and Vindys’ guitarist John Anthony will be a part of the festivities. Anthony, who teaches Austintown Fitch’s rock band and history of rock ’n’ roll classes, created a lesson on the influential guitarist for Teach Rock, a STEAM-based curriculum that uses popular music to instill a passion for learning with students. It was started and championed by musician/actor/entrepreneur Stevie Van Zandt, best known for his work as music director ...
DEAR ANNIE: My best friend has become impossible to make plans with. She says yes to everything, then cancels at the last minute with a vague excuse. Sometimes she says she is “too tired,” other times she says work got crazy, and once she forgot completely until I texted from the restaurant asking if she was on her way. The worst was when I saw on social media that she had gone out with another group the same night she canceled on me because she “needed a quiet night.” I know people are busy, and I do not want to be needy. But after the third canceled dinner, the second missed ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 66-year-old male in good health. I’ve always had very regular bowel movements, usually spending less than 5 minutes in the bathroom daily. About six months ago, I had a colonoscopy. Since then, I’ve been constipated with very hard stools. My doctor recommended fiber supplements three times a day and Colace. I’ve been doing this for four months without relief. My diet hasn’t changed in the past year. I drink more than the recommended amount of water and exercise daily. What can I do to get back to normal? — B.L. ANSWER: Constipation for a few days ...
Local favorites Left End will play what is being billed as its “Final Ride” on Oct. 10 at Powers Auditorium. Left End was one of the most popular Mahoning Valley bands in the 1970s. Packed clubs and local radio support led to a record deal with Polydor Records, which released the band’s album “Spoiled Rotten” in 1973. Original songs such as “Bad Talkin’ Lady,” “Sunshine Girl” and “Cyclone Rider” received extensive airplay on local radio. Lead singer Dennis Sesonsky, whose stage name was Dennis T. Menass, died in 2014. The surviving members — Pat Palombo, ...
