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food and nightlife

Bloody Mary Bar

Market

1137 Linda St., Rocky River

marketbeer.com

Brunch

Pier W

12700 Lake Ave., Lakewood

pierw.com

Burgers

B Spot

Locations throughout Northeast Ohio

bspotburgers.com

Chocolatier

Malley's chocolates

Locations throughout Northeast Ohio

malleys.com

Date Night Spot

Lola

2058 E. Fourth St., Cleveland

lolabistro.com

Doughnuts

Jack Frost donuts

4960 Pearl Road, Cleveland

216-351-3638

Farmers Market

North Union Farmers Market at Shaker Square

Cleveland

northunionfarmersmarket.org

Gourmet Cupcakes

Main Street Cupcakes

Locations throughout Northeast Ohio

mainstreetcupcakes.com

Gourmet Pizza

Angelo's Pizza

13715 Madison Ave., Lakewood

angelosonline.com

Happy Hour

Pier W

12700 Lake Ave., Lakewood

pierw.com

Hot Dogs

Happy Dog

5801 Detroit Ave., Cleveland

happydogcleveland.com

Ice Cream

Mitchell's homemade ice cream

Locations throughout Northeast Ohio

mitchellshomemade.com

Independent Coffee Shop

Rising Star

1455 W. 29th St., Cleveland

risingstarcoffee.com

Live Music Club

Beachland Ballroom & Tavern

15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland

beachlandballroom.com

Local Bakery

Blackbird Baking Co.

1391 Sloane Ave., Lakewood

blackbirdbaking.com

Local Brewery

Great Lakes Brewing Co.

2516 Market Ave., Cleveland

greatlakesbrewing.com

Sandwich Shop

Cleveland Pickle

850 Euclid Ave., Cleveland;
17100 Detroit Ave., Lakewood

clevelandpickle.com

Small Plates/Tapas

Deagan's Kitchen & Bar

14810 Detroit Ave., Lakewood

deagans.com

Specialty Cocktails

Velvet Tango Room

2095 Columbus Road, Cleveland

velvettangoroom.com

Steakhouse

Red, the Steakhouse

417 Prospect Ave., Cleveland; 3355 Richmond Road, Beachwood

redthesteakhouse.com

Sushi

Pacific East

1763 Coventry Road, Cleveland Heights; 28601 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 850, Woodmere

pacificeastcoventry.com

Tacos

Barrio

806 Literary Road, Cleveland;
15527 Madison Ave., Lakewood

barrio-tacos.com

Takeout

King Wah

20668 Center Ridge Road, Rocky River

kingwahrestaurant.biz

Wine Bar

Wine Bar Rocky River

1313 Linda St., Rocky River

rockyriverwinebar.com

Wings

Winking Lizard

Locations throughout Northeast Ohio

winkinglizard.com

hot spots

Downtown Hot Spot

Society Lounge

2063 E. Fourth St., Cleveland

societycleveland.com

Little Italy Hot Spot

Mama Santa's

12301 Mayfield Road, Cleveland

mamasantas.com

Ohio City Hot Spot

TownHall

1909 W. 25th St., Cleveland

townhallohiocity.com

Shaker Square Hot Spot

Fire Food & Drink

13220 Shaker Square, Cleveland

firefoodanddrink.com

Suburban Hot Spot (East)

Paladar Latin Kitchen
& Rum Bar

28601 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 900, Woodmere

paladarlatinkitchen.com

Suburban Hot Spot (South)

Cork & Cleaver Social Kitchen

8130 Broadview Road, Broadview Heights

ccsocialkitchen.com

Suburban Hot Spot (West)

Around the Corner

18616-20 Detroit Ave., Lakewood

atccafe.com

Tremont Hot Spot

The Treehouse

820 College Ave., Cleveland

treehousecleveland.com

Trendy Neighborhood

Tremont

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personalities and
entertainment

Artist

Derek Hess

derekhess.com

Band/Musician

Tricky Dick & the Cover-Ups

trickydickcoverband.com

Browns Player

Joe Haden

@joehaden23

Cavaliers Player

Kyrie Irving

@KyrieIrving

Local Celebrity (Female)

Stefani Schaefer

Fox 8, @StefaniSchaefer

Local Celebrity (Male)

Michael Symon

Chef, @chefsymon

Club DJ

DJ EV

@DjEV

Comedian

Mike Polk jr.

@mikepolkjr

Indians Player

Nick Swisher

@NickSwisher

Monsters Player

Trevor Cheek

@trevorcheekAZDK

Morning News Team

Fox 8

News Anchor (Male)

Russ Mitchell

WKYC, @RussWKYC

News Anchor (Female)

Kris Pickel

WKYC, @KrisPickelNews

Sports Anchor

Jim Donovan

WKYC

Sports Announcer

Tom Hamilton

Cleveland Indians

Team Mascot

Slider
Cleveland Indians,

@SliderTheMascot

Twitter Account

Unmiserable CLE

@UnmiserableCLE

Weather Forecaster

Dick Goddard

Fox 8

shopping and services

Bike Shop

Century Cycles

Locations throughout Northeast Ohio

centurycycles.com

Boutique (East)

Blush Boutique

1783 Coventry Road, Cleveland Heights

blushcleveland.com

Boutique (West)

Banyan Tree

2242 Professor Ave., Cleveland

shopbanyantree.com

Butcher Shop

TJ's Butcher Block

14415 Detroit Ave., Lakewood

tjsbutcherblock.com

Cigar Shop

Cigar Cigars

21808 Center Ridge Road, Rocky River; 2718 Lorain Ave., Cleveland

restyourash.com

Local T-shirt Company

CLE Clothing Co.

342 Euclid Ave., Cleveland

cleclothingco.com

Natural Food Store

Whole Foods

13998 Cedar Road, University Heights; 27249 Chagrin Blvd., Woodmere

wholefoodsmarket.com

Shoe Store

Amy's Shoes

19134 Old Detroit Road, Rocky River; 28601 Chagrin Blvd., Woodmere

amysshoes.com

Thrift Store

Unique Thrift store

Locations throughout Northeast Ohio

uniquethriftstore.com

Wine Shop

Rozi's Wine House

14900 Detroit Ave., Lakewood

rozis.com

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