Category: Blog

Kathie & Dick Purmal of Concord Twp. are in New Zealand visiting their son, Brett, an animator for “Avatar.” Their daughter, Nicole is there from NYC with Tom, her significant other. Brett’s...

Just 11 years ago, Brett Purmal was about to graduate from Mentor High School. Today he’s one of the youngest animators to work on the hit film AVATAR. He’s now hosting his...

After a 17-hour, 12,000 mile flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, Kathie and Dick Purmal now are in New Zealand with their son Brett, a digital animator on the film AVATAR. “Our...

Brett Purmal,son of Kathie and Dick Purmal of Mentor, was a digital animator for the hit film Avatar. His parents will spend the holidays with him in New Zealand where the film...

Welcome my colleague Jason Lea, who blogs today to tell us about the wonderful food he found in Ohio’s Hocking Hills region, which is close to straight south from Mentor: On a...

Join reporter Jason Lea, guest blogger who’s just back from a ghost hunt in Ohio’s Hocking Hills.. I’m standing in Ash Cave — the biggest recess cavern in the state — and...

“Today we took a walking tour of Kinsale, a lovely seaside town,” writes Debra Fitzgerald. “We have the most delightful group of people.” We’re sharing this blog with the tour she and...

Fall color blazed the way into Kirtland Country Club for the annual Children’s Guild craft show on Tuesday, a benefit for northeast Ohio children’s charities. The 74-year-old guild brings together 47 area...

Debra and Tom Fitzgerald are now in Ireland with 38 folks who signed up to share with them a visit to the rural west coast, where the scent of peat fires, still...