Who: Dana C. Crawford, PhD What: Noodlecat Where: 234 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44114 What’s better than having ramen on Saturday? Having ramen on Sunday, too! Post-doctoral fellow Dr. Jessica Cooke Bailey and her husband Matt have been raving about Noodlecat ever since we moved here. Every few weeks, we would vow to get together […]
Who: Dana C. Crawford, PhD What: Flying Cranes Café and Catering Where: 13002 Larchmere Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44120 Where does East meet West? In Larchmere, apparently. Steve and I were recently out and about on the weekend preparing to pick paint colors at the Home Depot. I, for one, cannot complete such as task on […]
Who: Dana C. Crawford, PhD What: Amish in Geauga county Where: Middlefield, OH What do we look for when shopping for a new home? Location, location, location. Steve and I both agree that long commutes to and from work are out of the question. Consequently, we live close to campus, an area not known for […]
Who: Dana C. Crawford, PhD What: The Fairmount Where: 2448 Fairmount Blvd Cleveland Heights, OH 44106 Every in-town neighborhood has one (or ought to have one): a watering hole perfect for informal gatherings. The Fairmount is one such place located in the middle of the Cedar-Fairmount shopping district. The Fairmount serves food and drink nightly […]
Who: Dana C. Crawford, PhD What: Momocho Mod Mex Where: 1835 Fulton Rd, Cleveland, OH 44113 For most families, the celebration of Thanksgiving heralds the official beginning of the holidays culminating with the end of the year. For me, Thanksgiving puts me in a panic. Mom’s birthday is fasting approaching, and I am not prepared! […]
Who: Dana C. Crawford, PhD What: Kathryn Morgan and The Red Shoes Where: Playhouse Square, 1501 Euclid Ave #200, Cleveland, OH 44115 Much like my manuscripts, grants, and other official work duties, I find myself perpetually late in fulfilling my blog duties. Consequently, I write about events and dining experiences that took place months ago […]
Who: Dana C. Crawford, PhDWhat: SASA and Shaker Square CinemasWhere: 3120 Shaker Square, Cleveland, OH 44120 Back many moons ago, I attended the movies in a theater regularly. Summer nights were dictated by hotly anticipated movie premiers from my pre-teen through teenage years. Early in my movie-going years, I was terrified of Imperial AT-AT Walkers […]
Who: Dana C. Crawford, PhDWhat: Club IsabellaWhere: 2175 Cornell Rd, Cleveland, OH 44106 One perk of the new job that recruiters mentioned but I failed to fully appreciate is the proximity of CWRU to Little Italy. Little Italy is packed with restaurants, cafes, and galleries along with condos and a few free-standing houses. Little Italy, […]
Who: Dana C. Crawford, PhDWhat: Cain Park (Parsons Dance)Where: Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 We are currently deep into summer. For the past several years, I have equated the months of July and August with oppressive heat and shockingly high electric bills. These dog days of summer were met with yearly dread. For these few months, […]
Who: Dana C. Crawford, PhDWhat: Whole Foods MarketWhere: Cedar Center, 13998 Cedar Rd, University Heights, OH 44118 In our never-ending search for nearby eateries, it was inevitable: we found a café in one of our grocery stores. It makes sense, doesn’t it? I mean, it’s the place you go to buy groceries, why not eat […]
Who: Dana C. Crawford, PhDWhat: BatuquiWhere: 12706 Larchmere Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44120 Craving a soft bossa nova night? Where do you go in Cleveland for this sort of thing? Larchmere, apparently. This past May, a new Brazilian restaurant Batuqui opened in an old turn-of-the-century house on Larchmere. Larchmere is just a hop, skip, and jump […]
Who: Dana C. Crawford, PhDWhat: Tri-C JazzFest (Pete Escovedo Latin Jazz Orchestra featuring Sheila E. and special guest Miguel Cuni, Jr.)Where: Playhouse Square, Bulkley Building, 1501 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115 Summer’s here, so that means warm nights filled with music and fun. Unfortunately, this summer has been filled with rain, and lots of it. […]