New Year's Eve in Downtown CLE: 3 Parties to Check Out

It’s time to bust out the noisemakers and confetti. 2013 is days away from taking its final bow. How are you planning on celebrating New Year’s Eve? If you don’t have plans yet, try one of these three parties in downtown Cleveland: Society Lounge’s New Year’s Eve Scott and I…

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Holiday Hijinks and Haberdashery at Prosperity Social Club's Smokin' Fez Monkeys Show

“What in the name of sanity have you got on your head?” “It’s a fez. I wear a fez now. Fezzes are cool.” – Doctor Who Fezzes are cool, and the Smokin’ Fez Monkeys know what’s up with a nod to this humble haberdashery in their name. When Scott and…

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Holly Jolly Holiday Shopping: 10 Shop Local Events in CLE

Scott and I spent last Friday at Cleveland’s Museum of Contemporary Art for their annual holiday shopping event ArtScape. The last time we visited MOCA was for a Tri-C JazzFest concert. This time, their versatile lobby was transforrmed into a pop up shop of jewelry and design gifts. It was…

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Emerging Chefs' Naughty Claus Review

Christmas came early for Cleveland food-and-drink lovers at last week’s Emerging Chefs Naughty Claus. Going in, I knew if there was anyone who could break up the monotony of holiday meals, it would be the Emerging Chefs team. And I was not disappointed as they teamed with Chef Adam Lambert…

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Ohio Blogging Cookie Swap: Recap and Recipe

Bit o’ Blogkeeping: You have until 11:59pm on Monday, Dec. 24 to enter my Damn Right I’m From Cleveland giveaway. I’ll announce the winner on Christmas Day! As I’ve blogged before, my lack of cooking skills is a bit notorious. In fact the last (and only) time I ever baked something…

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CLE Reads: Damn Right I'm From Cleveland

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…

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