This spring, we asked readers to tell us their best memory at an Indians game. More than 600 responded. All season, The Plain Dealer will publish fan memories — one each day the Indians are scheduled to play. Here is Fridays essay by Joe Campbell of Hudson: I didnt intend for it to be my [...]
Honolulu’s Art Museums Make Merger Official
April 29th, 2011
The Honolulu Academy of Arts and The Contemporary Museum are well on their way to merging into a single institution. The move has been approved by the boards of both museums, officials announced Thursday. The merger brings the two museums shared history full circle. Honolulu Academy of Arts founder Anna Rice Cooke donated her Beretania [...]
Talks over Isle of Wight council leisure sites
April 29th, 2011
Isle of Wight Council is in talks with firms on the island to take over the running of its leisure attractions. The authority, which needs to save £32m over four years, is looking for businesses to run several of its sites at no cost to the council. However, two parties have ended talks to run [...]
Georgia Highlands College adding sports program
April 29th, 2011
Georgia Highlands College President Randy Pierce announces during a press conference in the Floyd campus gymnasium on Wednesday that Georgia Highlands College will be playing competitive intercollegial sports by fall 2012. Pierce revealed the new GHC Athletics logo and introduced the new mascot Bolt the Charger, a medieval war horse. What we think is going [...]
Moms Talk: What’s the Right Age for Competitive Sports?
April 28th, 2011
Welcome to Moms Talk, our weekly Wednesday feature about a parenting topic of local interest. #13; Each week well post a question by a mom about being a mom. #13; Join the conversation with your comments, questions and answers to keep the discussion rolling. Feel free to use links to point your neighbors toward businesses, [...]
In the days since William Donald Schaefer passed away last week at age 89, he has been recalled as an icon, a leader, a public servant extraordinaire and a guiding force that helped to secure Maryland as one of the best places to live in the modern world. In nearly accompanying breaths, Schaefer has been [...]
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Scottsdale-based Valley Financial Corporation is wowing clients with a one-of-a-kind multifaceted approach to managing investment portfolios. Their signature method incorporates using a mixture of insurance – such as life insurance, annuities, health insurance, auto insurance and home insurance, as well as financial services such as IRAs, 401ks and other similar retirement products – [...]
Roy keeps head up, helps keeps Blazers in series
April 28th, 2011
PORTLAND, OR — Tough times dont last, tough people do. Those were the words of encouragement from a high school friend that Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy recited at his locker Thursday night, putting a stamp on an emotional 72 hours that saw him complain about his playing time, apologize to Blazers fans and [...]
Young Mustangs are growing competitive sports from scratch
April 28th, 2011
Countryside Montessori has built a competitive sports program from scratch and can boast something probably no other area school can: 79 percent of its upper school students participated in at least one sport this school year. A small but growing Montessori school, Countryside doesnt have many students when compared to Vance, Mallard Creek and other [...]
Four golf teams to battle for Polar Cup
April 27th, 2011
Published April 21, 2011, 09:14 AM Four golf teams to battle for Polar Cup Technically in golf, the Polar League doesn’t exist this year. But thanks to Steve Mokros, the rivalries live on. The historic conference built with its rich competitive sports tradition has lagged behind in the golf world. The usual 11-team league in [...]