COLUMBUS — “So let it be written, so let it be done.” That quote from the 1956 film, The Ten Commandments, was a perfect kickoff to Metallica’s headlining show as it opened with Creeping Death from the album Ride the Lightning. That verse was in the chorus. The second day of Sonic Temple Music and […]
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REVIEW: Three Days Grace interview & Sonic Temple Day 1
COLUMBUS — It was billed as the largest rock fest in the history of Ohio’s capital city, with over 100 bands and four stages. The headliners included: Metallica, Linkin Park, Alice Cooper, Korn, Alice In Chains, Three Days Grace and Rob Zombie, to name a few. Kicking off Thursday at Historic Crew Stadium (HCS), the […]
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April property transfers: Bruzzone FPG buys Ashland Road property for $1.9 million
NLA Mansfield OH, LLC sold 852 Ashland Road, Mansfield, Ohio 44905 to Bruzzone FPG, LLC for $1,988,000.00 Maple Ridge Villas Ltd sold 2270 Ferguson Road, Unit 143, Building 17, Ontario, OH 44906 to Jane B. Linger and Nicholas T. Linger for $245,900.00 Phyllis A. Rank sold 67 Mack Avenue, Shelby, Ohio 44875 to Kelsi Kitzmiller […]
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Climbing up, snowboarding down summit of Mount St. Helens
The Approach Mount St. Helens is 52 miles northeast of Portland, Oregon, and 98 miles south of Seattle. It’s a five-hour direct flight from Columbus to Seattle. We landed just after midnight local time. Todd Aaron Briggs (TAB) (Ashland High School Class of ’99) rented a white Ford F-150 4×4 and was waiting for my […]
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Taylor Huff in her own words: Madison star to rising NWSL rookie, U-23 team member
Madison Comprehensive High School graduate and Mansfield native Taylor Huff won a Division II high school state championship with the Rams in 2020 and was named the United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Year. She lead the midfield of the undefeated Florida State national championship squad in 2023 and has been called into U.S. […]
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Interview: Shock rock band GWAR ready for Ohio’s Sonic Temple festival
LISTEN: Adam Doc Fox (ADF) Thanks for taking some time , so I want to jump right in, you’re playing an awesome music festival in Ohio, Sonic Temple, so what should fans expect from the GWAR live experience at the festival? GWAR lead singer THE BERSERKER BLÓTHAR (GWAR) Well, you can expect GWAR to do […]
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COLUMN: Must-know madness, a preview to Sonic Temple ‘25 music fest
COLUMBUS — One of the largest rock ‘n’ roll festivals in the entire country will be in many Ohioans’ back yard this spring. Here’s your definitive guide to Sonic Temple Music & Arts Festival in terms of survival, overview and low key bands to check out. Obviously, you couldn’t ask for a better headliner for […]
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Waterfalls & sand dunes: A Great Lakes winter hiking guide
Most likely, I could fight off a pack of flesh-craving timber wolves in the thick forests around Lake Superior in winter. That’s what I reasoned with mass delusion, as I drove towards the largest freshwater lake in the world, the one that “never gives up her dead,” Lake Superior. When there’s four feet of snow […]
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Gallery: Aurora Borealis beauty engulfs north central Ohio
MANSFIELD — North central Ohio saw a rare treat on Thursday night. The illuminated night sky was full of sun particles smashing into our atmosphere and leaving wisps of purples, greens and blood reds. The “northern lights” gallery follows a giant circular path through Ashland and Richland counties, starting with Charles Mill Lake. Then to […]
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Soul-hugging air-punching great times at Mansfield Music Fest
MANSFIELD — This is why Mansfield Music Fest (MMF) exists: “This is an art and we do this outta love for our craft and the music of what brings us all together; it’s all outta generosity and love,” Mansfield rapper and MMF performer Kench said after his set. “It’s not to flex or brag about […]