The lucky thing about being a fan of food in Cleveland is that we not just have fantastic restaurants, but our strong culinary scene also features markets, breweries and specialty shops. This month, NEO Food Tours is rolling out a few events that spotlight the variety of tastes that Cleveland offers the adventurous foodie. We’re starting…
After you read this post, check out NEO Food Tours’ newly updated website: Over the weekend, we updated www.neofoodtours.com to make it easier for you to learn about our upcoming events and different tour types. As our company and tour options continue to grow, so will the site. Please take a look and shoot me…
One week left to enter the Taste of the Browns giveaway! You have until Aug. 29 at 11:59 pm. *** I’m going on a much-needed vacation — both a blog-cation and a real one. While I’m gone, I have 3 stellar ladies lined up with guest posts — Poise…
If you were to ask me what my favorite ‘Saturday morning’ activity is in Cleveland, I’d be hardpressed to pick just one. However, if I was really forced to, I would have to go with visiting Ohio City. The Westside Market is swarming with activity and in general the neighborhood is filled with great people-watching…
When I lived in Philly, I walked and took public transit a lot. For some reason, though, when I moved to Cleveland that changed. Whether it was the free parking at work or sheer laziness at not wanting to learn a new route, when I lived in Shaker Heights I never…
UPDATE: The next Names Behind the Brews event is August 25, 2011 – Burning River with Dr. John Hartig *** When you’re drinking a good beer, you’re probably most focused on the drinking experience — the taste, smell, look. But how often do you ponder the story behind its name?…
This week was the April Cleveland meetup for the Ohio Bloggers Association. I’ve written before that one of my favorite aspects of blogging has been meeting and sharing experiences with other bloggers, so I really do treasure these meetups each month. Our April meetup took place in the back room of…
There is no limit to the ingenuity of man if it is properly and vigorously applied…” — Winston Churchill When I was at last Thursday’s Cocktail Party Redux for Ingenuity Cleveland, I picked up a card off a table that had this quote on it. If my recap…
The concept of shopping locally for hand made items has always been something Clevelanders can get behind. I have several (or at least one) memories of my own mom making eucalyptus wreaths and taking us all to a big church hall to run around and meet other women who were selling…
This month’s Cleveland Sketch Crawl gathered in Ohio City for the Open Air in Market Square summer series. As usual, it was another great opportunity to sketch the city’s limitless assortment of interesting architecture and people. Regardless of whether you come armed with a sketchbook or just want to do some shopping…
