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SHOPPING & SERVICES

Baby Gear
Babies”R”Us
Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
babiesrus.com


Boutique Shop
Knuth Shoes

19300 Detroit Road,
Rocky River,
(440) 333-3700


Dry Cleaners
The Fussy Cleaners
Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
fussycleaner.com


Golf Pro
Gary Trivisonno
www.garytriv.com

Jeans
Indigo Nation

28339 Chagrin Blvd.,Woodmere
114 Main St., Westlake
indigonation.com

Pet Boutique
Moochie & Co.

276 Southpark Center, Strongsville
26300 Cedar Road, Beachwood
moochieandco.com


Pet Sitting
The Barkley Pet Hotel & Day Spa

27349 Miles Road, Orange Village
thebarkleypethotel.com


Shoe Selection
Nordstrom
26200 Cedar Road, Beachwood
nordstrom.com


Smoke Shop

Cousin’s Cigar Co.
1828 Euclid Ave., Cleveland

Vintage Clothing

Flower Child
11508 Clifton Blvd., Cleveland
flowerchildretro.com


Wedding DJ
Final Touch Entertainment
theweddingdj.com

Wine Shop
Minotti’s Wine and Spirits
Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
minottis.com


Yoga Teacher
Judi Bar, HeartLight Yoga
21360 Center Ridge Road, Rocky River
heartlightyoga.com

FOOD & NIGHTLIFE

Bar Food
Winking Lizard Tavern

Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
winkinglizard.com

Bartender (Tie)
Eddie at McNulty’s
Bier Markt
1948 W. 25th St., Cleveland
bier-markt.com

Nick at Henry’s at the Barn
36840 Detroit Road, Avon
henrysatthebarn.com

Breakfast
Eat’n Park

Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
eatnpark.com

Brunch
Pier W
12700 Lake Ave., Lakewood
selectrestaurants.com/pier

Burrito
Chipotle

Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
chipotle.com

Cheap Date
Tommy’s

1824 Coventry Road, Cleveland Heights
tommyscoventry.com

Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
starbucks.com

Cookies
Better Bit of Butter
betterbitofbutter.com

Happy Hour
Fat Fish Blue

21 Prospect Ave. E., Cleveland
fatfishblue.com

Ice Cream
Mitchell’s
Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
mitchellshomemade.com

Martini List
The Metropolitan Cafe
1352 W. Sixth St., Cleveland
hydeparkrestaurants.com

Natural Food Store
Whole Foods Market

13998 Cedar Road, University Heights
27249 Chagrin Blvd., Woodmere
wholefoodsmarket.com

Pick-up Bar
Around the Corner

18616-20 Detroit Ave., Lakewood
atccafe.com


Pizza
Angelo’s Pizza
13715 Madison Ave., Lakewood
angelosonline.com

Pre-Theater Dinner
Star

1515 Euclid Ave., Cleveland
staratplayhousesquare.com


Salad Bar
Ruby Tuesday
Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
rubytuesdays.com

Sandwich Shop
Dave’s Cosmic Subs

Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
davescosmicsubs.com


Sports Bar
Winking Lizard Tavern

Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
winkinglizard.com


Steakhouse
Red the Steakhouse

3355 Richmond Road, Beachwood
redthesteakhouse.com


Sushi
Sushi Rock
1276 W. Sixth St., Cleveland
2101 Richmond Road, Beachwood
sushirockohio.com

Wings
Winking Lizard Tavern

Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
winkinglizard.com


HOT SPOTS

Downtown Hot Spot
Lola
2058 E. Fourth St., Cleveland
lolabistro.com


Little Italy Hot Spot
La Dolce Vita

12112 Mayfield Road
(216) 721-8155


Ohio City Hot Spot
Great Lakes Brewing Co.
2516 Market Ave., Cleveland
greatlakesbrewing.com
Tremont Hot Spot
Lolita

900 Literary Road, Cleveland
lolabistro.com


Suburban Hot Spot (West)
Three Birds Restaurant
18515 Detroit Ave., Lakewood
3birdsrestaurant.com

Suburban Hot Spot (East)
Bar Louie
24337 Cedar Road, Lyndhurst
barlouieamerica.com

PERSONALITIES & ENTERTAINMENT

Blog
Eating Cleveland

eatingcleveland.com

Browns Player
Brady Quinn

Cavs Player
LeBron James

High School Marching Band
Shaw High School

Indians Player
Grady Sizemore

Local Politician
Dennis Kucinich


News Anchor (Female)
Romona Robinson, Channel 3

News Anchor (Male)
Tim White, Channel 3

Park
Cleveland Metroparks Rocky River Reservation

clemetparks.com

Sexiest Local Male Celeb
Grady Sizemore,
Cleveland Indians

Sexiest Local Female Celeb
Sharon Reed,
19 Action News

Sports Anchor
Jim Donovan,
Channel 3

Sports Announcer
Tom Hamilton,
Cleveland Indians

Team Mascot
Slider,
Cleveland Indians

Weatherperson
Dick Goddard,
Fox 8




 

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