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April 2008

Food + Drink

Green Valley Giants

Environmentally friendly vineyards are producing some tasty reds and whites.

NewsBites

Order In

You’ll want to sit down for this plate presentation: diver scallops with a petite pea risotto and pesto aioli

Raising the Bar: Bar Cento

Jonathan Sawyer’s seared skate wing is a tasty departure from Bar Cento’s comfort-food focus.

Roast Chief

Martin Reuben is obsessed with the coffee bean. It started as a home-roasting operation. Then, it invaded his photography studio. Now, he’s taking his passion public with Erie Island Coffee (and teaching us how to get the best out of our daily jo

Via Van Aken

In the CLE

| How To | Get on the Scoreboard

| How To | Prepare for Opening Day

| How To | Protect Yourself Against Midges

| How To | Start a Fan Club

A Zoo Story

 Our writer’s grandfather fed lions, faced down the dragons of the steel mill, made wine but not whiskey, and left a family’s worth of legends behind. All Clevelanders have stories like his, if they’re lu

And Another Thing

April 2008 Letters

Back to Bases

Best Place to: catch a home run

Best Place to: get an autograph

Cleveland Indians Fan Guide

Enduring an interrogation by Syrian border guards

In his search for a travel companion, University Heights resident Ian Hoffman agreed to a side trip to Syria, a country where Americans are viewed with suspicion.

Heavenly baking

Mark Your Calendars

Off to the Races

Seen and Heard

Seen and Heard

Speed Freak

Mike Charlton’s jet bike is made of steel tubing, sheet metal, fiberglass and pizza boxes.

Spin Cycle

The best place to: watch fireworks

The Influentials: {Ann Zoller}

The Influentials: {LeBron James}

The Influentials: {The Rev. Marvin McMickle}

The Influentials: Alexander M. "Sandy" Cutler

The Influentials: Art Falco

The Influentials: Baiju Shah

The Influentials: Barbara J. Danforth

The Influentials: Barbara Robinson

The Influentials: Beth Mooney

The Influentials: Bob Stark

The Influentials: Braylon Edwards

The Influentials: Chris Ronayne

The Influentials: Christopher Connor

The Influentials: Dan Gilbert

The Influentials: Dan Gilbert

The Influentials: David Abbott

The Influentials: David Cooperrider

The Influentials: Dr. Delos "Toby" Cosgrove

The Influentials: Dr. Steven E. Nissen

The Influentials: Eugene Sanders

The Influentials: Fred Nance

The Influentials: Gary Hanson

The Influentials: George Forbes

The Influentials: Glenn Renwick

The Influentials: Greg Peckham

The Influentials: Holly Harlan

The Influentials: Iris Wolstein

The Influentials: Jerry Sue Thornton

The Influentials: Jim Rokakis

The Influentials: Lev Gonick

The Influentials: Linda Abraham-Silver

The Influentials: Mal Mixon

The Influentials: Michael DeAloia

The Influentials: Michael Schwartz

The Influentials: Michael Symon

The Influentials: Mike Trivisonno

The Influentials: Pete Elliott

The Influentials: Phil Savage

The Influentials: Ray Leach

The Influentials: Rick, Ari and Jori Maron

The Influentials: Ronn Richard

The Influentials: Sam Miller

The Influentials: Sandra Pianalto

The Influentials: Sherri Bishop and Sharon Klonowski

The Influentials: Susan Goldberg

The Influentials: Terry Travis

The Influentials: The Gang of Four

The Influentials: The Rev. Richard Lennon

The Influentials: Thomas F. Zenty III

The Influentials: Umberto Fedeli

The Man in the Yellow Hat

The Sound of Silence

Tribe Talk with Grady Sizemore

Tribe Talk with C.C. Sabathia

Tribe Talk with Eric Wedge

Tribe Talk with Travis Hafner

Weight Watcher

Why not more politicians?

Entertainment

A Tree Grows In Mayfield

Film Score

After snagging millions for just a cameo in “Spider-Man 3,” Cleveland is hoping a motion picture tax credit before Ohio lawmakers this spring could bring the city more lights, cameras and cash.

Lights,Camera, AKRON

Peace in the Garden

Ohashi’s photograph of the Koishikawa Korakuen Garden in Tokyo

The Un-Blues

If you haven’t heard Kristine Jackson belt out a tune, you’re missing the local music scene’s next rising star

Tune In

Style

[ Go Green ]

Eco Chic

Reduce, reuse, recycle is the key for Cleveland fashion line Ccella Bottega.

Health

Mother's Day

Three always-on-the-go moms enjoy some long-deserved pampering. From color to cut to makeup, the winners of Cleveland Magazine’s reader-makeover contest receive a new look and a day all to themselves.