August ’15

I’ve been growing the prickly pear alongside my home in Jackson Township for decades. Although prickly pears are edible, I enjoy the colorful flowers and stick to harvesting Seckel pears that are an arm’s reach away from them.

Canton Fine Arts Associates sponsored its third annual Springtacular Style Show and Luncheon in April. Held in the Wilkof Courtyard of the Canton Museum of Art, the show featured fashions from Macy’s, plus spring beauty demonstrations by Estee Lauder and Scott Talbot Salonspa.

Quota International of Massillon’s 20th annual Dinner and Benefit Auction was held at the Meyer’s Lake Ballroom in April, attended by 250 people. The event netted approximately $31,300.

The YWCA Canton’s 25th Stark County Women’s Hall of Fame honored its Class of 2015 in June at a dinner reception at the Canton Cultural Center for the Arts.

I’ve been thinking about the gig economy a lot lately—a workforce comprised of freelancers, contractors and those engaged in on-demand work opportunities, thanks in large part to changing technology and the decline of traditional, full-time jobs.

As summer days slip away and the new school year begins, it might be time to start getting your youngsters ready for the classroom.

Laura and Drew’s relationship may be owed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. If it weren’t for that, Drew might never have moved to and taken a job in Canton.

Instead of telling you how he got interested in fishing, Codey Reed prefers to show you. From a shelf in the family’s garage, he picks up a small, two-tone green and tan plastic tackle box that his late grandfather gave him when he was a year old.

Founded in 2005, the popular North Canton eatery BAM! Healthy Cuisine is a success story that still surprises its owners, Ashley Fockler and Michael Roberts.

Stark County doesn’t have an employer quite like Google, where employees enjoy free lunch and dinner, as well as car washes and oil changes. Not to mention the $12,000-a-year in tuition reimbursement …