There’s nothing like starting the week with a Monday off from work! My plans for the day include catching up on some reading and introducing Kimberly to Cafe Melissa. But first, I’m excited to announce two winners of my PlayhouseSquare Broadway Launch Giveaway! Congratulations, entries 20 and 6 – Beth at Craveable Cleveland and Kerry at Burritos and…
Between our anniversary and Jump Back Ball, Scott and I decided to make a mini Cleveland vacation out of last weekend. So we extended our stay at the PlayhouseSquare Wyndham to include both Friday and Saturday nights. While Scott’s ideal vacation plan was to take a night off to relax in the hotel,…
Another Jump Back Ball has come and gone. After months of hard work from Jump Back Ball co-chairs Maurie and Samantha and their committees, this Saturday’s Jump Back Two Spaces was an incredible evening of food, friends and boardgame fun. An early wakeup to head to the Foodbank had me thinking I wasn’t…
Only a couple days remain til Jump Back Ball and this year’s co-chairs and decor committee have done an excellent job building a boardgame wonderland. From Candyland and LIFE to Battleship and Monopoly, enjoy this sneak peek at a few of their creations for Saturday’s party: Please follow and like us:
When I wake up at five each morning to write, there’s one thing I do before anything else. Before I turn my laptop on or make a cup of tea, I turn on my tv. While some people like to listen to music when they work, tv is my go-to background noise.…
Valentine’s Day is only a couple days away. If you go out to celebrate, WhyCLE has Cleveland Valentine’s events for every sense and Bite Buff has some delicious dining options for you. Me? Scott and I keep it quiet on Valentine’s Day because we celebrate our anniversary the following week. This year,…
Is it ever going to stop snowing? Who cares! Because Brite Winter is back. You can read my review of the 2011 Brite Winter Fest here, but in short this annual community-organized music and arts festival is one of the best reasons to brave snow, sleet and 10 degree weather in Cleveland. After the unprecedented success of last year’s…
As we know from last week’s news, a fire tore through Cleveland’s West Side Market in the early morning hours of last Wednesday. And while the city will pay for the clean up out of capital funds previously identified for WSM upgrades, there is still a lot of work that will need to be done and business…
Although I’ve lived in Avon Lake for three years, until recently I had only one or two suggestions for where to take people to eat. I was more likely to drive downtown or even the far Eastside to dine out. It was easy to see the chain and fast food restaurants and overlook my suburb’s local gems.…
This weekend was spent loading new furniture into our house. After more than a few speedbumps (like half our couch arriving in the wrong shape and color), I was clamoring to escape for a couple hours. SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody at PlayhouseSquare was to the rescue. I’ll be honest. Before the curtain went up on Sunday’s performance,…
