Janet Podolak

2 weeks ago | news-herald.com | Janet Podolak

June weekends will bring the first-ever rosé tasting to five wineries in eastern Lake and western Ashtabula counties. Each of the wineries will present two of its rosés during the tasting, set for 1 to 5 p.m. each Friday, Saturday and Sunday in June, beginning June 6.

3 weeks ago | news-herald.com | Janet Podolak

Dazzled by Grenada’s abundant spices on earlier visits to the southern Caribbean island, I wanted to know more as I planned my mid-April shore excursion from Celebrity Cruises’ Beyond. I recalled the salt-tinged island breezes with their spicy scents of nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves everywhere, so I turned to foodie friend Denise Quick to help me secure a great guide to the island.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Janet Podolak

If there’s a secret to Mike Neundorfer’s success in the establishment of Willoughby House and Julia’s 1902, it’s his hands-on focus on what makes his team and their customers happy. It’s been a year since Neundorfer’s first foray into the hospitality business. The 10-suite Willoughby House was framed around the painstaking two-year restoration of what had long been known as Van Gorder Manor, a century-old stone landmark that once was a country estate at the western edge of Downtown Willoughby.

1 month ago | news-herald.com | Janet Podolak

If there’s a secret to Mike Neundorfer’s success in the establishment of Willoughby House and Julia’s 1902, it’s his hands-on focus on what makes his team and their customers happy. It’s been a year since Neundorfer’s first foray into the hospitality business. The 10-suite Willoughby House was framed around the painstaking two-year restoration of what had long been known as Van Gorder Manor, a century-old stone landmark that once was a country estate at the western edge of Downtown Willoughby.

1 month ago | news-herald.com | Janet Podolak

Mother’s Day is rooted in ancient Greece and Rome, where the goddesses Rhea and Cybele were celebrated in spring festivals. In 1914, when President Woodrow Wilson declared Mother’s Day as the second Sunday in May, it became an American holiday. That observance began in 1908 in West Virginia after Anna Jarvis campaigned to establish a […] Subscribe to continue reading this article. Originally Published: May 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM EDT