Gray Areas: Oakland plans open house, ‘Doubtfire’ at Robins
Assorted ramblings from the world of entertainment: • The Oakland Center for the Arts will share its future plans for downtown Warren during an open house on Monday. The theater company, which started in 1987 in Youngstown, has a new home at the former First United Church of Christ, 280 E. Market St. Congregation members voted in 2024 to sell the gold-domed building to the community theater for $1 after the church council decided to dissolve the church due to declining membership. Attendees will be able to tour the building, enjoy refreshments and learn about its plans to transform ...
Millennial Theatre brings Tony winner to Playhouse
The Millennial Theatre Company will stage the nonprofessional Ohio premiere of the musical “Dear Evan Hansen.” Desire and persistence made it possible. MTC Director Joe Asente said he fell in love with the show when he saw the national tour in Cleveland in 2019. “It was the first ...
To Your Good Health: Restarting treatment important after ONJ recovery
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m currently in the final stages of recovering from osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ). Getting a diagnosis took two months, all of which I spent in excruciating pain. I finally found someone that has knowledge of ONJ. Can this condition recur if I continue taking Prolia? — N.L. ANSWER: ONJ is a rare side effect of denosumab (Prolia), with one large trial finding the equivalent of about 5 cases per 1,000 people after 10 years. Another trial found that it may be as high as 28 cases. There’s a very low risk of recurrence of ONJ if you were to restart Prolia. In ...
Dear Annie: Husband married to tube, not his wife
DEAR ANNIE: My husband is one of those people who always needs the TV on. Eating dinner? TV on. Getting dressed? TV on. Even working, he’ll have it on — muted if necessary, but on. I’m not anti-TV, but I do feel it steals from the quality time we could be sharing. When we eat, he looks at the screen instead of at me. Beyond that, I worry about why he’s so uncomfortable with silence. I meditate almost daily and find stillness important. His constant need for distraction looks like running from his own thoughts. How do I bring this up without sounding like a nagging wife? — ...
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Warren library program shares heartwarming Ohio stories A program on “Heartwarming Stories about Favorite People from Ohio” is scheduled at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, 444 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren. Presenter Susan Cannavino will share stories about the powerful friendship between Olympic legend Jesse Owens and a German competitor during the 1936 Berlin Games, the lasting contributions of Paul Newman and Erma Bombeck and the courage of Dorothy Fuldheim. The program is free and can be attended in person or via Zoom. Go to www.wtcpl.org/events or ...