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John Petkovic's 'After Dark Bar Guide': Tip a glass at 168 area nightspots
by John Petkovic/Plain Dealer Reporter
Thursday August 28, 2008, 4:00 PM
Even at home, you're a tourist. Just when you think you've seen it all, here comes another surprise. In my case, the surprise came in the shape of another bar. For eight weeks, I hit 168 of 'em -- you know, one for every hour of the week.
It's part of an online bar guide we're rolling out on Cleveland.com.
But there's another reason I did it: to hit places I hadn't thought about or been to in awhile, if ever. Huck Finn as party animal, I guess. I hit martini lounges; rock, punk and blues joints; wine bars; hip-hop house parties; dance clubs; old, young, workingman and upscale spots -- you name it.
Some said I was nuts: 99 bottles of beer on the wall is one thing, 16,632 is another. But friends who came along -- too many to name -- had a blast, though most tuckered out after hitting five joints.
I got a little beat after 125, but I got a second wind. And I need one, because even after 168 bars, I realize that I'm still a tourist in a city with so many great places.
The online guide includes tons of pictures and entries. Here are some of my "Notes on a Cocktail Napkin":
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D'Agnese's Tomato Grill boasts dressy style, good flavors in Hudson
by Bob Migra
Friday September 05, 2008, 12:00 PM
At D'Agnese's Tomato Grill in Hudson, the crab-stuffed salmon nets critical acclaim.
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TASTE OF THE TOWN
It did not take me long to figure out where my feeling of dejà vu came from the first time we rolled into Hudson's Main Street shopping and dining district to experience D'Agnese's Tomato Grill.
I live about a mile from a nearly identical-looking development -- Westlake's Crocker Park. The difference? Crocker Park was carved out of an empty field and made to look like an old downtown. Hudson's development is an old downtown made to look fresh and new, with the same trendy chain stores, BMWs, Hummers and the occasional Prius filling the on-street parking spaces, and restaurants of every fashion providing sustenance for hungry shoppers.
Last call to enjoy summer delights
by Debbi Snook
Friday September 05, 2008, 12:00 AM
Identical twins Lindsey, left, and Sydney Boughter, 14, enjoy ice cream cones at the Honey Hut ice cream stand at Huntington Beach in Bay Village.Works up an appetite.
Good. This is the time to seize the delicacies of a season moving out of reach. It won't be long before the sweet corn won't be so sweet, the ice cream so refreshing, or the restaurant patios so inviting.
Do it now. Store up the sunny memories to keep you going through the cold and darkness. You know how long that lasts.
Here are some seasonal treasures to count down.
Chef Zach Bruell transforming former That Place on Bellflower
by Joe Crea / The Plain Dealer
Thursday September 04, 2008, 6:08 PM
RESTAURANT ROW
Restaurateur Zach BruellA longtime landmark restaurant in the University Circle area is set for transformation. The former That Place on Bellflower will soon reopen as a moderately priced neo-brasserie with a new name.
The man behind the reinvention is one of Cleveland's most creative and exacting restaurateurs: Zach Bruell, chef-owner of Parallax in Tremont and creator of Table 45 at the Cleveland Clinic's InterContinental Hotel and Conference Center.
"I've called for a 60-day deadline for reopening," Bruell said Thursday, Sept. 4. He's confident that the tradesmen and other workers will meet his goal of welcoming guests by the end of October. The architectural firm of Westlake Reed Leskosky is refurbishing the structure, consisting of a pair of circa 1912 carriage houses and a more recent addition.
Continue reading "Chef Zach Bruell transforming former That Place on Bellflower" »After Dark: Where to go to lift a glass or two to a winning Browns season
by John Petkovic
Thursday September 04, 2008, 2:56 PM
Browns season is kicking off and there's one prediction that's a sure thing: Dawg fans will transform into rabid party animals.
You see, I have a couple of friends -- let's call them Frank and Tim, since those are their names -- who predict how the Browns will do every year.
For four years running, Frank has had the Browns at 12-4. Tim, the optimist, says 14-2.
This year they aren't saying anything. Maybe they're being cagey. Maybe it's because their dream quarterback -- CHARLIE FRYE!!!??? -- isn't on the team anymore.
Either way, big expectations for the season, which opens at 4:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, have many a Browns fan on edge. Take off the edge in these joints, before or after or during the game.
It's the Browns Bow-Wow Party Guide:
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by Alana Munro, cleveland.com
Thursday September 04, 2008, 11:01 AM
ANTE UP: A SHOWCASE OF LOCAL MUSIC
Ante Up Audio is hosting its second annual "Ante Up Audio Artist Showcase" Friday. Don't miss local sensation, Nicholas Megalis, and others including: This Is A Shakedown, Adam Heart, Ghost Town Trio, Chuck Mosley, Will Bowen, The Vig, The New Mistakes and Centerum. The event is emcee'd by Y Stop Stu, Cleveland's own music man.
LAUGH, EAT, LAUGH, DRINK, LAUGH
Last Comic Standing funnyman Ralphie May brings his show to the Cleveland Improv all weekend. Brush up on your Ebonics before you go, the comedian is known to speak out of his rural Arkansas tongue. It's no secret that Ralphie likes to eat, but while you're enjoying the show, feast on a delicious all-you-can-eat buffet including prime rib au jus, chicken marsala, pasta marinara, baked salmon filet, vegetable potato or rice, dinner salad, rolls and butter and dessert. If you want to eat with the big man himself, arrive an hour early.
La Tortilla Feliz finds its inner cha-cha
by Beth Segal
Friday August 29, 2008, 2:06 PM
TASTE OF THE TOWN
STEAK DONE DELECTABLY: The Ropa Vieja is delicious at La Tortilla Feliz on Cleveland's near west side.
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La Tortilla must be feeling muy Feliz these days.
In this most recent incarnation, the Latin American-themed stalwart on the corner of Auburn and W. 14th St. in Tremont apears to be prevailing with the proverbial third-time charm. Belying its name, La Tortilla Feliz, the "happy tortilla", has not always had the most felicitous existence, surviving two previous iterations and the various challenges any twelve-year-old restaurant that serves an uncommon cuisine will weather.
But now, it appears that the enterprise has found it's inner cha cha with a beat that both Latin and North American aficionados can eat to -- and in a pretty great place to dance in, as well.
Your weekend hot list -- Labor Day edition
by Alana Munro/cleveland.com
Thursday August 28, 2008, 11:08 AM
YEE HAW!
Kick off your holiday weekend with some country tunes. Brad Paisley headlines the show Friday night at Blossom alongside Jewel, Chuck Wicks and Julianne Hough. Grab your friends, your cowboy hat and square dance the night away!
Verlie's Cafe on the West Side closing after 44 years
by John Petkovic
Wednesday August 27, 2008, 2:12 PM
Verlie's Cafe, a West Side institution, is closing -- after 44 years and many more stories. Vickie Verlie, right, is shown in this 2004 photo with mom Bonnie Verlie, left, who has passed away. Sunday, the place hosts a farewell bash.Owner Vickie Verlie has announced that Verlie's Cafe is closing -- after 44 years in business.
It will be open through Sunday, Aug. 31, when Verlie's hosts a going-away party that starts at 3 p.m. and runs until closing time -- that night and forever.
Continue reading "Verlie's Cafe on the West Side closing after 44 years" »Cleveland National Air Show takes off Saturday at Burke Lakefront Airport
by Plain Dealer
Wednesday August 27, 2008, 11:26 AM
Those roars from above are a signal that the Cleveland National Air Show is back. And the show itself is a signal that it's Labor Day weekend, which either is the last party weekend of summer or the first party weekend of fall. The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels are the headliners at Burke Lakefront Airport.
gates open at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday, and the aerial thrills begin an hour later. Advance general-admission tickets are $19 and $12 (kids 6-11.) At-the-gate tickets are $21 and $14 (kids 6-11). Kids 5 and younger are free. Advance reserve-seat tickets are $25, and upgrades are available at the gate. Parking is $12. Call 216-781-0747, or go to Clevelandairshow.com.
Continue reading "Cleveland National Air Show takes off Saturday at Burke Lakefront Airport" »Great Geauga County Fair is summer's last blast
by Plain Dealer
Wednesday August 27, 2008, 11:21 AM
The Great Geauga County Fair is summer's last and, many say, best fair in the area. See for yourself. The fair, which begins Thursday, continues through Monday at the fairgrounds in Burton. Billy Currington and Lady Antebellum play the grandstand on Thursday.
Other entertainment includes demolition derbies, a truck pull, bull riding and the usual animal and food activities. Admission is $6. Grandstand entertainment and rides are extra. Parking is free. Hours are from 8 a.m. to midnight. Go to www.geaugafair.com, or call 440-834-1846.
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