Cuddled up at Cleveland Zoo's Animal Attractions
Ever wonder how Willy, the Cleveland Zoo’s 13,000-lb bull elephant, gets along with Kallie, Martika, Shenga and Moshi, the herd’s female elephants? Want to know more about mating behaviors of the Zoo’s other creatures big and small? At last week’s Animal Attractions I got my fair share of answers to the birds and the bees at…
Ohio Blogging at Whole Foods University Heights
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,…
Brave the Cold at Cleveland's Brite Winter Festival, Feb. 16
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…
Ways You Can Help the West Side Market Recovery
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…
Jump Back Ball Shop Nights
As a kid, I loved attacking anything I could with markers, paint and colored pencils. Still today, it’s an easy way to lift my spirits. That’s why I get excited this time each year for Jump Back Ball Shop Nights. I realize, though, I’m a little very weird. So if harnessing your inner Michelangelo isn’t your…
In My Backyard: Cafe Melissa and Two Bucks Avon Reviews
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.…
Jump Back Ball Fashions and My Dear Friend Etsy
Accessorizing. It’s the best part of Jump Back Ball prep. The upside to last year’s dress debacle and scrambling for a last minute replacement is that I learned how much I love Etsy. A few accessories can take any dress and tie it into the theme. Another lesson I learned from…
Recap: SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody at PlayhouseSquare
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,…
Guster's Acoustic Tour Comes to Elyria's Stocker Arts Center
It was early August 2004. As I drove through my hometown in Virginia one last time, I was overwhelmed with mixed emotions. Warm sunlight was streaming in through the sunroof. I was moving back to Philly to start my first “real” job. Part of me was ecstatic. But I was wistful. I…
CLE Reads: Women Behaving Badly by John Stark Bellamy II
Giveaway Blogkeeping: Congratulations, entry #11 – Ali Lukacsy, for winning my SPANK! Fifty Shades giveaway. Email me at clueintocleveland (at) gmail (dot) com to redeem your 2 tickets for Sunday. I’ve been looking forward to diving into this month’s CLE Read ever since it was recommended by @bonnjill after my first book review:…