Good Times Roll This Spring with Burning River Roller Girls' 5th Season

As I mentioned in my last post, this week’s Twitter Twenty question was “What Does Spring Mean for You?” and over the last couple of days, I’ve been thinking about it a lot. More than anything else, the return of my favorite Cleveland sport means Spring is officially here for…

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Cleveland.com's Twitter Twenty: How I'm Celebrating Twitter's 5th Birthday

With Twitter celebrating its 5th birthday today, I was happy to get my own Tweet-related present: being selected as one of this month’s Cleveland Twitter Twenty! The Twitter Twenty is a program created by cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer that’s now in its third month.  Each month, twenty Clevelanders on…

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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) at Great Lakes Theater Festival

Last week Scott and I saw My Name is Asher Lev at The Cleveland Play House, which used a three person cast playing multiple characters to tell an intimate story about a man’s struggle between his Hasidic roots and the Manhattan art world. Another show on stage right now in Cleveland…

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My Name is Asher Lev at the Cleveland Play House

Religion and art can simultaneously be two of the most unifying and polarizing topics between people.  This is because – unlike other heated subjects such as politics or your favorite sports team – the two have become about much more than beliefs and opinions. They’ve seen entire cultures and ways…

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Guest Post – Orchid Mania: Purple Reign comes to the Cleveland Botanical Garden

One of the things I enjoy about Clue Into Cleveland is when someone offers to share their CLE experiences with me.  So, when my friend Elizabeth asked if she could write about the Botanical Garden’s Orchid Mania show, I immediately said yes. You may remember Elizabeth from her previous Clue Into Cleveland contributions: People-Watching Spots in Coventry and Celebrating…

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Cleveland Twestival on March 24 at AMP 150

Now that Jump Back Ball is done for the year and I don’t have shop nights to attend or an outfit to throw together, you’d think I’d take a break and relax.  You’d be wrong. Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be happy to be helping @KaseyCrabtree and @KimiKay…

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Jump Back Ball, Part 8: A recap of JBB20, Passport to Party

The last time I posted, I had been rushing out the door to finish getting ready for Saturday night’s Jump Back Ball.  I pretty much had been looking forward to PlayhouseSquare’s annual benefit since I first read about it last year — so when I walked in the doors of the theatre,…

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Jump Back Ball, Part 7: Today's the Day. Are You Ready?

In a couple hours, a year’s worth of planning comes together and Jump Back Ball 20 gets underway. Needless to say, I’ve been counting down the days over the last week as we got closer to today – making sure I had everything I needed, doublechecking I hadn’t lost my tickets, and…

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Ohio Blogging Association at AMP 150

Last night was the February Meetup for the Ohio Blogging Association‘s Cleveland chapter.  Alicia of Poise in Parma did an excellent job in selecting this month’s location — AMP 150, a restaurant that quickly gained recognition both in Cleveland and on the national stage since its opening a little over a year ago. Located…

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