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CLE food: Dad’s birthday brunch at Deagan’s Kitchen & Bar
After his birthday cake surprise, we continued to force celebrations of my dad’s birthday upon him that Sunday with a trip to Deagan’s Kitchen and Bar. I was due for my quarterly visit anyways so it’s...
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CLE food: happy hour noodles at Noodlecat
Last August at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s #GlimpsesofAsia Tweetup, I had the chance to try some of what Chef Jonathon Sawyer and his team at Noodlecat offered to hungry Clevelanders. I had enjoyed...
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a CLE night out: Parallax, The Flying Fig & Horseshoe Casino
As an extrovert, I thrive off being surrounded by people. While my birthday cookout was a gathering of lots of loved ones, the night before I decided to enjoy a wonderful date night out with one...
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CLE food: brunch at Lucky’s Cafe
My favorite Columbus-ians (because I still don’t know what the proper term is) / foodie friends Erin and Brian were in Cleveland for the weekend. In our usual tradition, I emailed Erin a list of...
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CLEfood: dinner at Hodge’s Cleveland
When we made plans to attend the PlayhouseSquare Cinema at the Square sing-a-long of West Side Story at the beginning of this month, my mom, Aunt Kathy and I tossed around a few options before agreeing...
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date nights, patios, paths and pups: a weekend in review
Only about six months after everyone else using social media to upload photos for the world to see, I downloaded an collage app for my iPhone. I was hoping for a simple, clean look and the Pic Stitch...
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CLEfood: Michael Symon’s Lolita Restaurant
This past weekend, my friends Erin and Brian were up from Columbus and we were overdue for one of our Cleveland nights out. This time, instead of sending over my list of potential suggestions, Brian...
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word-full wednesday: welcome to The Oak Barrel
A scene… Me: ”Hi, I’m meeting some friends here… it’s going to be five ladies…” Hostess: ”For a book club?” Me: “Um, no… we’re more of a wine club…” Hostess: “hmmmm, no one here like that quite...
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a Saturday night out: Press Wine Bar & Blithe Spirit at Great Lakes Theater
I’m on a roll: another Saturday night, another visit to PlayhouseSquare. My date for the evening: the one and only Aunt Kathy. We were long overdue for a Girls Night Out, so we took it upon ourselves...
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CLEfood: preview of Cibrèo Italian Kitchen
Last Wednesday evening, I had the opportunity to attend a friends-and-family preview of the new Cibrèo Italian Kitchen in the Theater District in downtown Cleveland. As I walked into the space –...
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sights and sounds {part four}
Getting some words of encouragement a little over a week ago seemed to light a fire in me last week – or maybe it was just being out and about so much in and around the city. Even after that HUGE cup...
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The recent New York Times article, Cleveland, a City Repurposed, has been on my mind after giving it a quick scan this past week. I love the writer’s suggestion of “what’s old is new again” — and...
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#CLEfood: lunch at Restaurant Trentina (plus a GIVEAWAY)
Disclosure: As a part of the Trentina friends and family preview, I was invited to attend this lunch tasting menu opportunity with a guest, and to giveaway a gift card to a lucky reader. My thoughts...
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#CLEfood: Blogger Round-Up dinner at Urban Farmer Cleveland
Disclosure: I was invited to attend this Blogger Round-Up dinner at Urban Farmer Cleveland. My thoughts and opinions are my own. In June 2013, bloggers from all over gathered at The Nines Hotel in...
View Article#ThisisCLE Healthy Living Blogger Tour: Part One
Disclosure: I partnered with Positively Cleveland to host an out-of-town blogger for a two-day healthy living tour. All expenses (meals, activities and transportation costs) were paid for by Positively...
View Article#ThisisCLE Healthy Living Blogger Tour: Part Two
Disclosure: I partnered with Positively Cleveland to host an out-of-town blogger for a two-day healthy living tour. All expenses (meals, activities and transportation costs) were paid for by Positively...
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Ohio Blogging Association December Meetup at TownHall
I’ll admit it — it’s hard to believe I had the energy, creativity and time to plan monthly blogger meetings in the past. Don’t get me wrong — there hasn’t been a blogger meet up that I didn’t enjoy...
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sights and sounds {new year’s edition}
I realized I forgot to share one last resolution on Thursday: I’d love to get in some regular “day in the life” blogging again. Little bit of structure, run-of-the-mill, top-of-my-head ramblings. Maybe...
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#CLEfood: an Old Fashioned evening with Watershed Distillery at The Black Pig
Considering I regularly use the hashtag #alwaysbecelebrating and work in the events industry, you know I’m the type always ready for a social gathering. But even less than a third of the way through...
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#CLEfood: Brunch at Dante Next Door
WARNING: Shameless plug ahead! You might have heard about these YOGA/BRUNCH sessions I’ve recently started up after taking a brief hiatus from teaching yoga. (More on that on Thursday, folks.) The...
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