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En Garde Defense can help you stop damage to your landscaping and send deer back into their natural habitats

Deer damage is nearing its peak because area does are now pregnant with their fawns. That may be good news for the deer, but bad news for your landscaping. “When female deer are pregnant, they are extra hungry because they need to provide nutrition for themselves and the fawn(s) they are carrying,” explains Jeff Ardo, founder of En Garde...

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Meet the Artist: Tanya Hough

Banyan trees, birds, flowers, light and the boundless wonder of nature. These are just a few things that intrigue local artist Tanya Hough and encourage her to bring these elements to life on canvas for the world to appreciate. A native of Venice, Florida, Tanya made the visuals of Gulf Coast nature her muse and leaned into her mother...

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For the freshest picks, a visit to Miles Farmers Market is a must

Thanks to a mild winter, all indications point to an especially bountiful produce season here in Northeast Ohio. At Miles Farmers Market, the racks are already overflowing with fresh fruits and vegetables. “The first of the homegrown produce has started to roll in, as we are starting to get produce from our local farmers this month,”...

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Olivieri & Son have turned the science of basement waterproofing into a genuine artform

As one might expect from a father-and-son team, there was a little bantering going on when Rocco and Mark Olivieri, owners of Olivieri & Son Basement Waterproofing, sat down in Mimi’s office to explain the art of basement waterproofing. As his soft-spoken father contrasted the right and the wrong way to prevent water from destroying a home,...

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A Final Thought: A Father’s Day Takeover

Editor’s note: Mitch’s youngest daughter Kat is the author of this month’s column. I am free-spirited. I’ve always been the one with a heart a tad too big for her body, and I’m told I feel things differently than most. For half of my life, I tried to change this sensitivity. I wanted to toughen up, to be the strong one, not...

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