Archive for: January, 2010

2010 Bigfoot Conference Details

2010 Bigfoot Conference Details

  Even if you’re not a believer, you have to check out the 22nd Annual Ohio Bigfoot Conference, if only to meet some of the coolest characters you’ll find East of Twin Peaks. Save the date: May 15. 4-10 p.m. (dinner break included). Salt Fork State Park Lodge. $5 at the door, but that’s a [...]

Sweet Tweets: Jan 21

Sweet Tweets: Jan 21

ClevelandPoet: Yoga for regular guys is still kicking my butt but not as much as it was and I’m actually feeling pretty refreshed after. Hand over your man card, now. bradleygreene: Remember where your local traffic cams are, monitor your speed and avoid tickets. OMG! A real, useable Tweet! clevelandsaplum: What an excellent walking home [...]

The Dish: Lilly’s Handmade Chocolates

The Dish: Lilly’s Handmade Chocolates

  Words like “decadent” and “indulgent” have become cliché in the world of chocolate – every commercial insists on using them. Usually some sort of whispy font breathes onto the screen, promising sensations like “heavenly” as naked women roll around in the background, draped in brown silk sheets and making-out with Dove bars. Ugh, I [...]

Badging Out: Week 1

Badging Out: Week 1

 

Seven Pines: Week 12

Seven Pines: Week 12

 

Dear Troubled Young Man…

Dear Troubled Young Man…

  A letter to the CSU student with the dormroom arsenal: First of all, let me formally thank you for picking up my second book, The Serial Killer’s Apprentice. According to 19 Action News, you kept it next to your 9mm and your Rambo machete, so apparently, you’re kind of digging it. I’m always thrilled [...]

Ignorance Is Not Bliss

Ignorance Is Not Bliss

  Whether fair or not, ignorance of the law is never a defense for any crime, from the lowest traffic incident to a felony. On July 1, 2009 a law went into effect in Ohio that states a driver must have their headlights on if they are operating their windshield wipers.  There was a six-month [...]

Who Killed the Flats?

Who Killed the Flats?

    IN THE SUMMER of 1991, local developer Bart Wolstein summoned then Cleveland City Councilman Bill Patmon to his corporate offices in Beachwood for a luncheon meeting to talk about various city projects. During the meeting, Wolstein led Patton to a large scale-model of the Flats East Bank, an exact and elaborate replica of [...]

Food Fairy Needs No Box at Clyde’s

Food Fairy Needs No Box at Clyde’s

  The snow is already ass-high as Lake Effect, an Alberta clipper, and the very real threat of Hell freezing over conspire to keep any Food Fairy flights grounded. This fairy is flying nowhere tonight. Primal instincts beckon us to burrow in, bank the fire in the hearth and plop pillows of dumplings into simmering [...]

20 Reasons We Love Akron

20 Reasons We Love Akron

  1. The Akron Zoo It is the little Zoo that could. Recent renovations have made this menagerie a can’t-miss for new parents with active toddlers. The paths are easy to navigate and the whole circuit takes about an hour. Plenty penguins, tigers, and lemurs to fascinate. There’s also a petting zoo, where youngins can [...]

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