New variant, same precautions
People walking along Grand River Avenue on Jan. 20. Photo by Rahmya Trewern | The State News
A strain of the coronavirus, B.1.1.7, has hit the US in a time when new cases are higher than ever. Even more alarming, B.1.1.7 is even easier to spread, and it’s only a matter of time before it becomes local.
On Jan. 15, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a statement saying that the new variant has the potential to increase the country’s pandemic trajectory over the next few months. They also warned that increased compliance with mitigation strategies, such as distancing and mask-wearing, is necessary for public health. By Jan. 16, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) had identified the strain i
Winter cottages at Northeast Ohio restaurants, cooking demo, more: WTAM 5-minute food-drinks chat
Updated Jan 20, 2021;
Posted Jan 20, 2021
On our weekly WTAM chat, Bill Wills and I talk about restaurants’ winter cottages, a cooking demo with Eric Wells, and a look back at 1921.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Our 5-minute weekly chat on food and drinks on WTAM covers winter cottages going in more than a dozen area restaurants and a cooking demo coming up with chef Eric Wells. And we deviate a bit this week and talk about life 100 years ago, in 1921.
Stark Enterprises buys 100 winter cottages
The real-estate development company Stark Enterprises has bought 100 winter cottages to try to extend the outdoor dining season. They are in, or going in, more than a dozen locations in several places throughout Northeast Ohio: About the winter cottages
Caldereta with Rustic Mashed Potato Casserole YOUTUBE/HOMEFOODIEPH
THE SAN Miguel Foods Culinary Center’s cooking show has moved online, with the first episode of the sixth season of
Home Foodie, launched on Saturday. That is not the only change.
While appearing on free TV in the past, operations this season moved to YouTube, with the maiden episode featuring
Caldereta with Rustic Mashed Potato Casserole.
While last season, celebrity couple Drew Arellano and Iya Villania were part of the show, this season the show’s cast is decidedly homegrown as it includes San Miguel chefs Llena Tan-Arcenas, Rene Ruz, Victor Paulino Miranda, and Martin Narisma. “Given the challenges of taping during this pandemic, we have decided to forgo free TV and will invite celebrities in future seasons instead, when it is safer for all,” said Ms. Tan-Arcenas in an e-mail to
Hillsborough Schools To Give Out Meals During Winter Break - Tampa, FL - Hillsborough County Public Schools will give out lunches and breakfasts to students Dec. 14-16.