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Carl Quagliata needs no introduction to area foodies. Best known for his top rated Ristorante Giovanni’s in Beachwood, on Wednesday he added to his longtime restaurant presence with the opening of Tuscany,...

God and country are paramount in Branson and there are no apologies to those who do not agree in the public display of religion and patriotism.The day’s opening ceremony yesterday at Silver...

Branson, Missouri is to show goers as Las Vegas is to gamblers. And both the glitz and the distances are pretty similar.More than 100 different shows are listed in the convention &...

It’s great being here in Atlanta with other travel writer members of the Society of American Travel Writers. We’re seeing the town and exchanging stories about how we are all coping in...

Atlanta bound early Wed on Delta, and I’ve lucked out with a small commuter aircraft that has the option of gate check. That means I can leave my bag at the end...

This photo was taken at Mick’s Pub in Willoughby where a corned beef dinner is as easy as it can be. There are, however, several ways to approach corned beef and cabbage...

That’s Gavi chef Mike Valentino with a luncheon Friday fish fry. It’s breaded tilapia with homemade cole slaw and two hand-made pierogies, priced st $7.95 for lunch with a larger portion served...

This year’s Presidents Day Gala outdid itself with more than 200 attendees, many of them in period costume, true to the Lake County Historical Society’s Valentine theme “scandal and romance. ” The...

My son-in-law, Sean, got a rough start to his four-month tour of duty in Djibouti, a small African nation near the mouth of the Red Sea. Air Ethiopia not only lost his...

L’Albatros, Zach Bruell’s newish University Circle neighborhood restaurant, was the destination last night for me and eight members of my book club. It’s in the former That Place on Bellflower space, a...