By JUDY A. TOTTS
Religion Editor
LIVERPOOL TWP. — The Buckeye Ministerial Association will present two “Dialog” discussions with panelists representing several area churches from 6:45 to 9 p.m. April 16 and 23 at St. Martin of Tours, 1800 Station Road.
Participants can enjoy refreshments and fellowship prior to the panel discussions, which begin at 7. The [...]

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By JUDY A. TOTTS
Religion Editor
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Food Pantry is relocating to the Nair Lawn Care Building (NLCI Land Management), 1255 N. Carpenter Road, effective April 15. Their hours will be 6 to 7 p.m. every Tuesday and also from 1 to 3 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month.
Pat Keaton, who co-directs the [...]

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By MONA JACOBSON
Special to The Gazette
I made a decision several years ago that I would age with style and grace. The problem is the rest of the world is not on board with my agenda. As each year passes by, I observe I become more invisible. I am encountering my own nothingness on a daily [...]

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By John Benson
Special to The Gazette
The Oberlin Jazz Septet is on the move. After traveling the nation — including dates at the Kennedy Center and the Jazz Aspen Snowmass, as well as in Detroit, Atlanta, Chicago and New York — in recent years, the Oberlin Conservatory of Music group has booked a local Main Street [...]

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By John Benson
Special to The Gazette
During the past century, jazz music — noted as America’s only true musical art form — has influenced many different mainstream genres.
It’s this notion that the 29th annual Tri-C JazzFest, which takes place April 17 through 26 in venues all over the Cleveland area, is embracing this year with its [...]

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By Judy A. Totts
Religion Editor
A few months ago, my neighbor, Adam Engle, brought me copies of old Gazettes he’d found while doing a cleaning and restoration job. My husband, Jim, and I poured over the very brittle, water-damaged pages, marveling they had survived at all.
Both older than I am — but not by much [...]

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By John Benson
Special to The Gazette
After 40 years of rocking, it appears talking — albeit with a rock ’n’ roll swagger — is the new weekday approach at WMMS-FM 100.7.
Not only did the legendary station add morning drive-time show (5:30 to 11 a.m.) Rover’s Morning Glory, formerly heard on WKRK-FM 92.3, to its roost but [...]

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By John Benson
Special to The Gazette
During the past decade, comedian Jeff Ross has mastered the art of the celebrity roast.
This longstanding tradition, made popular by Dean Martin and his Rat Pack crackups on the popular ’70s television specials, has made a comeback in recent years.
Leading the charge is Ross, who has been called “The [...]

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By BRAD BOURNIVAL
Staff Writer
COLUMBUS — Not everyone is a fan of trials. Joel Elber loves them, however.
The Ohio State sophomore has reason to like them after he qualified to compete in them.
In a Grand Prix Series meet last weekend, the 2006 Brunswick graduate moved one step closer to the rings, qualifying for the swimming and [...]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer
CLEVELAND — Look on the bright side. If C.C. Sabathia keeps pitching like this, he’s going to come a lot cheaper this offseason.
Sabathia, who is in the final year of his contract and whose uncertain future in Cleveland has been an ongoing debate since the winter, continued his dismal start to the [...]

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