Orchestral Manouvres at the Happy Dog
One of my favorite things about the Happy Dog is that you can experiment with the menu and always come away with a different experience. Sure, there are days I like sticking with my usual black truffle honey mustard, sliced gouda cheese and garlicky escarole, but lately I’ve been working through the toppings list in…
The Holy Trifecta of Costume Shopping: Chelsea's, The Cleveland Shop and Flower Child
In my post about Cedar Point’s Halloweekends I made no bones about the fact that I’m a huge fan of Halloween. Because of this, you’d think I enjoy shopping for Halloween costumes. You’d be wrong. While I love plotting what I’m going to be for Halloween and actually dressing up in the costume, I’ve been disappointed time and…
PlayhouseSquare Partners / Dine Around at Crop Bistro
I’m often looking for ways to get involved in an event beyond the basic experience. For me, I find that doing instead of attending has always led to a more enriching and enjoyable experience. It’s one of the reasons I enjoy the Cleveland Sketch Crawl. It allows me to get…
Fridays@7 Kick the Weekend Off Right with the Cleveland Orchestra
When I was in college and prone to going out to all hours of the night, I’d look forward to Friday like many students because it meant the weekend (and its subsequent parties) had arrived. Of course, how I kicked off the weekend back then was a lot different than how I like…
Dixie's Tupperware Party at PlayhouseSquare – Bringing Southern Sass to Cleveland
I’ll confess – I’ve never been to a tupperware party nor did I ever think of myself as the tupperware-type person. Embarrassingly enough, I’m not good at cooking or baking. When it comes to planning a party, my skills lie mostly in organizing and decorating. So, the first couple of…
Great Lakes Theater Festival Returns with a Vengeance
This past Saturday, Great Lakes Theater Festival opened its 49th season with Shakespeare’s psychological thriller Othello. Needless to say, I’ve been looking forward to the return of GLTF since the Spring Rep’s productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Bat Boy; my first Shakespearean tragedy at GLTF did not disappoint. This intense…
IngenuityFest 2010 Bridging Art, Technology and Cleveland
With the opening night of Othello and the Botanical Garden’s RIPE Festival, there’s a lot to write about this weekend. Regardless, though, I wanted to quickly post about my visit to IngenuityFest on Saturday afternoon. This weekend, IngenuityFest returned for its yearly celebration of art and technology in Cleveland. The last time I…
The Happy Dog and DJ Kishka's Polka Happy Hour — finally!
I’ve wanted to write a blog post about The Happy Dog ever since I started blogging about Cleveland in March. Located at 5801 Detroit Ave. In the revived Gordon Square Arts District, this corner bar is quintessential Cleveland and one of my top three places to take people new to the city. With an excellent…
Halloweekends at Cedar Point – Getting Into the Holiday Spirit
September through December is hands down my favorite time of year in Cleveland. The air is brisk, crisp, and still bearable; there’s usually not too much snow; and the changing of the leaves reflected off the always-beautiful lake is an amazing site. If that weren’t enough, it’s also when my trifecta of favorite holidays…
Making Connections in Cleveland – A Look at Sparx City Hop
UPDATE: The 2011 Sparx City Hop takes place on Sept. 10, 2011. More info about the 2011 neighborhood hop can be found on Downtown Cleveland Alliance’s website. Read on for a review of last year’s Sparx City Hop. Saturday was the Sparx City Hop. As I mentioned last week, I headed down…