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July 2008

Human-Bear Encounters on the Rise

Weekend: 422 in PA

First off, from now til Sunday at the Union Township park in New Castle, visit Balloon Quest to support the Union Township FireFighters. Over 20 hot air balloons, carnival rides, Medical Helicopter Demos, Food and games are all going to be there, and the weather is nice. I can’t wait to see the photos. Then [...]

Kayak Fundamentals: Turning

Another in the series of Kayaking Fundamentals: And, as always, the full series is here

Cross Country Cyclists Cross Paths Crossing Region

I have a Google alert set up on my home page to let me know when Youngstown is mentioned on a blog. Today, two separate cross country trekkers showed up at nearly the same time. First up is the Pedaling Professor, riding from west to east across the country for Elijah’s Promise. He visited Canal [...]

Who’s Your City?

Something of interest to residents of the Steel Valley on NPR’s Splendid Table, of all things. Here, Chef Mario Batali lists the books he’s reading this summer. Not a lot of surprises : A Biography, the Newest David Sedaris, but then he comes to this book: Who’s Your City? Listen Here Written by Richard Florida, [...]