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Enjoy dry or sweet Rieslings with a wide variety of cheese and food

Do you like it dry or sweet—your wine, that is? And come to think of it, what makes a wine dry or sweet to begin with? For these questions we turn to Jim Sperk of the Northern Ohio Wine Guild. “During the fermentation process, yeast converts the sugars in the grapes to alcohol,” says Jim. “If the fermentation process goes to...

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Certified Life Coach Juli Hicks explains the pain of suffering

Recently, I have dealt with pain in my wrists and shoulders. When I have a flare-up, it is aggravated by something I love…yoga. Yoga is how I reset my mind, soothe my nerves, nourish my body and connect with my community. When I can’t practice, I suffer. But I have learned that it’s not the actual pain or the fact that I can’t...

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You will become obsessed with the hottest local finds at Indy Gifts

Like all entrepreneurs, Jill Gray had a dream. First as a teacher, then as a high school counselor for 15 years, Jill enjoyed her work in education but always had that nagging feeling in the back of her mind that something was missing. Jill wanted to someday open a store where people could find gifts that help celebrate life’s most important...

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Chagrin Falls Gold & Coins gives you cash for gold and silver

Sterling silver flatware and serving pieces, gold and sterling broken or never worn jewelry, coins, awards, pins, and class rings. Any of these things collecting dust in your house? Are they even your things to begin with or do they represent someone else’s memories? “Cleaning out” and “starting fresh” are words we’ve been hearing a...

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Forget going under the knife: Today’s surgeries are minimally invasive, less painful, and result in little downtime

The phrase “going under the knife,” which was first coined in 1880 to refer to having an operation, could not be more outdated. Today’s surgeries are minimally invasive. At University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center, a campus of UH Regional Hospitals, many surgeries are done robotically. “We started to offer robotic surgery at UH...

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