Cleveland Aquarium's Shark Weekend + a Giveaway!
One of the highlights of Scott’s and my first visit to the Cleveland Aquarium was the underwater shark tunnel. Designed by Marinescape, the Seatube is a a clear, 145’ walk-through tunnel that allows guests to get up-close to all angles of the Aquarium’s sharks and other sea creatures (as well as a few scuba divers!). In this…
OBA's Night at the Theatre with PlayhouseSquare Partners
Sometimes when I’ve been go-go-go on a project, it’s really easy for me to lose sight of why I’m doing it. In those cases, I have to take a step back and try to look at things as if I’m brand new to it. I had the chance to do that last…
2 Ways to Party at the Cleveland Zoo this August
When Scott and I attended the Cleveland Zoological Society’s ZippityZooDoo last month, we had so much fun we didn’t want to leave at the end of the evening. We even tried to hide among the meerkats: For obvious reasons (Scott’s too tall), our disguise didn’t work and we had to say our farewells to the elephants and flamingos and head […]
Team PR Newswire Takes on the Cleveland Corporate Challenge
This past Tuesday, four valiant putt-putters from PR Newswire and their fearless coach (this guy!) took a drive to Mulligan’s Family Fun Center in North Ridgeville to battle it out with other Cleveland companies in the Cleveland Corporate Challenge. We went with a neon-colored dream….to not place last in the Division II Britton Gallagher Mini-Golf tournament. Hosted […]
4 Reasons You Should Buy Tickets for Luau on the Lake – Plus a Giveaway Winner!
Thanks to everyone who followed, liked and tweeted their entries in the Luau on the Lake giveaway. Without further ado, let’s get on to announcing the winner! After entering everything into random.org… …the winning entry is Lucky Number 13 – @BrianMusick! Brian, please email me at clueintocleveland (at) gmail (dot) com to…
My First Dance with Velvet Tango Room at "Last Tango in Tremont"
I can finally cross another thing off my “What?!? You’ve never been there?” Cleveland list after I found myself on the doorstep of the Velvet Tango Room for the first time. If you don’t know what you’re looking for when you’re driving by Velvet Tango Room, you’ll likely miss it…
Giveaway Day! Be a Big Kahuna at Luau on the Lake
With all of the fireworks and Fourth of July parties this week, I thought the fun would start slowing down. After glancing at next weekend’s calendar, I realized how wrong I was – the month of July is just starting to heat up (and I’m not even talking about the temps)! Next weekend kicks off early with Grapes and […]
7th Annual Continental Cup Comes to Cleveland This Week
Although we have to wait a few more weeks for Olympics fever to hit its peak, Cleveland is hosting its own international sports competition this week. The Continental Cup International Youth Sports Festival kicks off this Thursday, July 5th and continues through the weekend with a showcase of global athletic competition and cultural exchange. Now in its 7th […]
Grapes, Ales and BBQ to benefit Our Lady of the Wayside
July 4th is only one week away which means it’s BBQ time in the Hicken household! Pulled pork, BBQ chicken, brisket and of course ribs – we can’t get enough of it. Unfortunately, our BBQ skills are pretty much limited to crockpot recipes so we often turn to local restaurants or markets when we’re jonesing for the best. The good news is we don’t […]
Back to Philly for a Liquid Nails Wedding
In 2000, three La Salle University students formed a bond that would hold up across miles and years. Being the theatre tech nerds that they were, they nicknamed themselves Liquid Nails one night during senior year. Inspired by the very strong construction adhesive and fueled by a few drinks of equal strength, two of them […]