Review by Robert McCool
Alice Hoffman's latest chronicle of the remarkable Owens women s “Magic Lessons” (ISBN9781982108847). It completes the enchanting trilogy “Practical Magic (1995) and “The Rules of Magic” (2017) began.
Ms. Hoffman explains the reason she writes most succinctly with a quote from her Aunt Jet, a character in “”The Rules of Magic” - “she opened a book and therefore was saved, discovering that a novel was as great as any spell.”
Ohio Northern University’s James Lehr Kennedy Engineering building recently received the Cincinnati Design Awards (CDA) Award for Merit. The award program recognizes the best built-environment design produced by Cincinnati-area creative firms and promotes the social and economic value of good design in our community. Click here for details.
The award program recognizes the best built-environment design produced by Cincinnati-area creative firms and promotes the social and economic value of good design in our community.
Each year, a nationwide jury of design thought leaders and eminent practitioners presents the awards to projects submitted by local architecture, interiors, landscape and experiential graphic designers.
Aleece Al-Olimat and Jacob Morgan are the Kenton Elks Lodge 157 Ada’s teenagers of the month.
Students from each school in Hardin County are recognized each month for this award.
Aleece Al-Olimat
Aleece is a four-year marching band, pep band and concert band. This year she is woodwind section leader. As a sophomore she was a Winter guard member and on TEAMS. During her sophomore year and now as a senior she is in Varsity Singers. As a junior and senior she is a member of VEX robotics and the National Honor society.
Lincoln Avenue has reopened. The $2.5 million reconstruction and widen project began this spring by the Ohio Department of Transportation. The project involved the street between Union and Klingler Road. It includes replacing storm sewer, water main, curb and gutter and installation of new sidewalks.
