Best Reason to Drive to Akron for a Drink
Much like the Fat Head's tasting room in Middleburg Heights, the Hoppin' Frog Tasting Room in Akron is in a non-descript strip of storage facilities and warehouses. But step inside and you'll find a...
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Just $2 buys a guy a taco so good that he's reaching deep into his pocket for another $2. This makeshift taqueria in the back of a Mexican grocery is further proof that some of the best foods around...
View ArticleBest Liquor Store Where You Can Also Buy Shoes
Those of us in the inner-ring neighborhoods are blessed with any number of places to buy craft beer. The corner shop at the end of your street is probably boasting a selection that would make a beer...
View ArticleBest Weekly Seasonal Festival
Everyone knows it's a chore to hunker down at work during the summer months, but thankfully there's an extra bout of incentive to pull us through the workweek: Edgewater Live, a free happy hour on the...
View ArticleBest New Reading Series
For awhile there, it looked like Dave Lucas, who founded and runs the Brews & Prose reading series in Ohio City, would be the only game in town. That's why we're so thrilled to see a new series...
View ArticleMost Civilized Happy Hour
In Italy, the Aperitivo Hour is that dreamy time between work and dinner when well-dressed swells sip and snack until it's time to go out to eat for reals. It's nothing like our happy hour, where...
View ArticleBest Place to Buy a Gift for a Guy
Some say women are hard to shop for, but it's really you men who are the tough ones (we know you didn't really "lose" that Monsters beanie we got you last year). Anyway, Cleveland craftsman Jordan Lee...
View ArticleBest Zen Spot
Have you finished Buddhism for Dummies, and you're not sure where to go next? And you certainly don't want to give in to the mass-marketed Far East kitsch for millennials, right? Cloudwater Zendo, a...
View ArticleBest Place to Binge Watch Not On Netflix
Cleveland Cinemas has successfully commodified the "so bad it's good" entertainment genre, with weekend cult screenings of films like The Room and Rocky Horror. But they've also recognized another key...
View ArticleBest Way To Get On The Water Without A Boat
So you haven't quite got the nest egg built for the boat yet, and you're more of an active sort of person anyway, so sitting back with a lukewarm domestic lager really isn't your idea of fun anyway....
View ArticleBest Reason to Drive to Middleburg Heights to Drink
We can't think of too many reasons why we'd want to venture into Middleburg Heights on any given night, but we really only need one: the Fat Heads Brewery and Tap House. Tucked into what seems...
View ArticleBest Lunchtime Beer in East Cleveland
Do you ever find yourself in East Cleveland for the day and in need of a simple beer? Most people do, in fact. And Columbo Room on Noble Road is the place to go to gratify such a desire.
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The local founders of Choolaah had an audacious goal: to transform the Indian food experience. While every other ethnic food startup hopes to develop another successful Chipotle knock-off, these folks...
View ArticleBest Use of a Cow
Phillip and Jackie Wachter launched Fount just under two years ago, but already this husband/wife duo has made a name for itself in Cleveland's leather-crafting industry. Each piece of inventory is...
View ArticleBest Renovation
League Park, the site of the 1920 Cleveland Indians' World Series victory and, nine years later, Babe Ruth's 500th home run, re-opened this summer, some 50-plus years after it first shuttered, as a...
View ArticleBest Local Act That Doesn't Have A Record Out Yet
Earlier this year, singer-guitarist Brandon Zano, a veteran of the local music scene, launched a crowd-funding campaign to fund recording for his solo debut, which he's working on with veteran local...
View ArticleBest Ethnic Grocery Store
Don't let the seemingly abandoned lot surrounding the Cleveland Asia Market deter you from venturing inside and taking advantage of the aisles upon aisles of goods and foodstuffs at this Miles Road...
View ArticleBest Bird's Eye View of Cleveland
We love posting photos of the Cleveland skyline: Just take a look at our Instagram account. But Northeast Ohio-based Aerial Agents takes that passion to a whole new level — literally. The region's...
View ArticleBest Local Act That Doesn't Have A Record Out Yet
Earlier this year, singer-guitarist Brandon Zano, a veteran of the local music scene, launched a crowd-funding campaign to fund recording for his solo debut, which he's working on with veteran local...
View ArticleBest Bowling Alley Not Named Mahall's
Listen, we love Mahall's. We love the alleys and the food and the beer and the friendly owners and the shows. But it's possible to love more than one bowling alley, and though Cleveland's bowling...
View ArticleBest Yoga
When the Zen mood strikes, head to Cleveland Yoga, conveniently located in both Uptown and Beachwood. Here, you'll find everything from beginners' classes like Power Yoga Basics —where the moves are...
View ArticleBest Place to Score a Mystery Beer Next to the River
Nestled on a bend of the Cuyahoga River, this might be the Metropark's best-kept secret. The place is built on the old Lock 44 ("Sloop Lock") that once was located beneath the Merwin Street Bridge...
View ArticleMaddest Mad Scientist of Fine Food
As the house forager and larder master for Trentina in University Circle, Jeremy Umansky is tasked with gathering and concocting a large portion of the restaurant's ingredients. In the short time he's...
View ArticleBest Monthly Dance Party
For three years now, Secret SOUL Club — DJs Antoine Henderson, Tom Dechristofaro and David Petrovich — have thrown wild monthly parties that show off their good taste in music. The guys hunt down...
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Cleveland Artist Laurence Channing’s “Paintings and Pastels” Opens at Bonfoey...
Depicting various Cleveland scenes, acclaimed Cleveland artist Laurence Channing details overlooked corners of the city's architectural and industrial landscapes. He brings his latest works to the...
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