I’m back! Many thanks to Kate and Elizabeth for sharing their Cleveland experiences while I was out of town. If you missed it, check out Elizabeth’s post on the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage and Kate’s look at Bazaar Bizarre and the other handmade craft events in Cleveland — yet even more reasons to love this city. In…
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…
I have had the good intentions of visiting the Maltz Musuem of Jewish Heritage for a few years now but have just never made it a point to carve out time to do it. Amanda’s trip to Disney coincides with Chanukah and I thought it would be the perfect way…
When It’s A Wonderful Life premiered in 1946, it was a box office flop. Completely financed by Director Frank Capra and his Liberty Films studio for $3.8 million, its total run grossed only $3.3 million and resulted in the studio going bankrupt. However, much like George Bailey in the…
Clevelanders have to find some sort of enjoyment out of our winters — even if it’s somewhat begrudgingly — because our 5+ months of cold weather are fairly long and snowy. Be it sledding, snow ball fights, or just warming yourself by a fire, there are plenty of nice…
When it comes to giving and receiving gifts, I’ve always been partial to experiences rather than things. This not just comes from the pack rat tendency I’ve been working hard to shake, but also because I’ve found that the memories of an art class, day trip or nice night out on the…
As many others growing up in the early 80s, Nickelodeon and Nick at Nite were staples of my childhood. My earliest tv memories are of Pinwheel, David the Gnome, Count Duckula and Danger Mouse. After a few years, I graduated to Lancelot Link, Get Smart, and The Monkees. Thanks to…
Whenever I walk into Reddstone, I always feel like I’m stopping by a party at a neighbor’s house. Of course, that neighbor lives 30 minutes from my house and Reddstone is actually a snazzy restaurant-bar located in the Gordon Square Arts District. But, it’s that feeling of being able to comfortably hang out with…
With the Burning River Roller Girls‘ 2011 season not starting up until March, it’s going to be a long cold winter when it comes to Cleveland roller derby action. Before then, though, the ladies from the BRRG are lacing up their skates on Nov. 20 for their fifth annual roller derby benefit — Black &…
When Khaled Hosseini’s debut novel The Kite Runner was published in 2003, it was one of those ‘new classics’ that rose to popularity among book clubs, was championed by critics and was the first book that year to be a bestseller (it remained a NY Times Bestseller for the next 5 years). It has been heralded as a rich…
