UPDATE: This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to the winners! Between the usual stress of the holidays and what happened last week, I don’t think I’m alone in thinking we could all use a little laughter right now. So I figured I’d pick a book for my December CLE Read that…
Did you know a clandestine society makes its home on the shores of Lake Erie? The 12 and 12 believe that the Grimms’ tragic 12 Dancing Princesses wasn’t just a fairytale and work to reunite the princesses and their suitors. Oh yeah, and they throw really great parties. Earlier this week, Scott…
Cleveland’s weather hasn’t been able to make up its mind lately – some days have been beautiful and warm (definitely not December weather). Others draped in fog. And then this weekend’s forecast calls for rain and possibly snow. I know for me, this can make it difficult when putting together my holiday plans. Fortunately, you can surround yourself with…
Over the last couple of months, the Cleveland Museum of Art has been — well, literally — mixing things up when it comes to drawing in new audiences to the museum. The Art Museum’s First Friday MIX events take attendees on a unique trip of the museum every month. Whether it’s your first…
Over the last few years, Cleveland has gotten its fair share of the national spotlight with publications like the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Salon trying to define what makes Cleveland “cool” again. Some articles have credited a perceived Cleveland aesthetic, calling it “rust belt chic” – hijacking a phrase Joyce Brabner coined in the 90s to…
This Thanksgiving, there were many things to be thankful for. I’m lucky to have a pretty swell husband (understatement), fantastic parents and sister, friends and even in-laws (congrats Laura and Max on your engagement!). From work to home and in between, there’s not much to complain about. And even better, I get…
I know I said I had been planning to take the week off to work on transferring my blog. But when I got an email about today’s post I couldn’t hold off. While most of the local projects and events I blog about are geared towards adults, I’m a huge…
This year one of Cleveland’s landmark institutions is celebrating its 90th birthday. As the country’s largest performing arts center outside of New York, PlayhouseSquare engages our community and attracts over one million guests each year to 1,000+ annual events. But that wasn’t always the case. Although PlayhouseSquare was downtown Cleveland’s cinematic and entertainment destination for many years, the post-WWII flight […]
A bit of a blog fail: We’re still in catch-up mode from Hurricane Sandy and one of the things that got pushed back was my October CLE Read originally scheduled for mid-week. Better late than never, though. For my second CLE Read, I picked Les Roberts’ Whiskey Island, a book…
Earlier in October Cleveland young professionals got a new monthly event to add to their calendars: Cleveland Museum of Art’s MIX First Fridays. And after their first party showcased the Half the air balloon exhibit, November’s MIX turns its attention to the opening of the Museum’s stunning new atrium. The Ames Family Atrium, along…
