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Food + Drink
3 Chefs Mix Up Traditional Lemon Aid
Take a sip from one of these three remixed takes on summer's classic refresher.
A Seasonal Salute
With a menu focused on locally grown food, the arrival of Toast is something to celebrate.
News Bites
Culinary updates from around the city
In the CLE
A Mother's Mission
When Yvonne Pointer's daughter, Gloria, was murdered in 1984, the mother of three dedicated her life to service and activism. Her daughter's case went unsolved for 29 years — until this May, when a suspect was charged in the slaying. Now, Pointer faces a new challenge: She must find herself.
Course Notes
The world's best golfers head to Akron's Firestone Country Club Aug. 1-4. Here's how to score prime autographs, seats and more at the Bridgestone Invitational.
Green Daze
The downtown malls are the city's front lawn, so why don't we hang out there?
No-Fly Zone
The cancellation of this year's Cleveland National Air Show might cause turbulence in your Labor Day plans. We searched for alternatives to help your weekend take off.
Paper Chase
The Plain Dealer is cutting home delivery to four days and shrinking its staff. But an industry analyst says it can still excel if it learns from newsroom reinventions elsewhere.
The Indecision
Call it the summer of our discontent. A few hot-button topics have forced Clevelanders to choose a side the last couple of months, be it Captain America: The Winter Soldier, parking price spikes or the man who made "decision" a dirty word.
Waiting Game
Filmmaker and Akron native Kris Belman will spend this fall capturing our undying sports fandom for an ESPN documentary.
Entertainment
Fair Play: Cattle Call
As the youngest of six children at Boyert's Greenhouse and Far, 18-year-old Clayton Boyert is raising six heifers and nine pigs, while taking care of 15 additional cows with hopes of building a future in the cattle industry. He led his shorthorn heif
Fair Play: Crash Course
Willoughby's Tom Powell got his first lesson in demolition derby at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds last summer. Powell, a 53-year-old master technician at Mazda-Saab of Bedford, placed second in his first derby behind 21-year-old Ashley "Smashley" S
Fair Play: Fun For All
Hit up one of these county fair vendors for a unique tasty treat.
Fair Play: Magic Carpets
Sibyl Osicka has been demonstrating her rug-making technique at the Cuyahoga County Fair for more than 30 years. Fairgoers can pull up a chair to watch her work
Fair Play: Of Note
Barbara Ricca has been playing the trumpet with the Geauga County Fair Band since it began in 1938. As Ohio's oldest and only county fair band, it has about 50 active participants, but Ricca, 90, is the only original member.
Funny Guy
Comedian Tom Arnold, know for his dozens of acting credits and stormy marriage to Roseanne Barr, returns to his stand-up roots.
Glory Days
We know being an Indians fan can increase your stress levels at times. So, take a deep breath and step up to the plate with two books that reflect on past Tribe greatness.
Reading Nook
Literary Lots brings beloved books and an appreciation for art to life in Ohio City
At Home
Home Days: Light Fixture
An eco-conscious family gives new life to a post-World War II bungalow in Rocky River.
Home Days: Modern Masterpiece
Built in the 1980s, this former museum curator's Hunting Valley stunner is a work of art.
Home Days: Natural Selection
With a focus on the landscape, this modern space is all about bringing the outdoors inside.
Home Days: Ranch Revival
Know for their single-floor living, a popular 1970s home style gets a modern update.
Home Days: Sense of History
The Tudor revival was the most prevalent home in Cleveland Heights during the early 20th century, and Fairmount Boulevard boasts great expectations.
Home Days: Victorian Beauty
A finely crafted 19th-century home is the perfect fit for a family of five.
Style
Good as Gold
Bonnie's Goubaud continues its legacy of bringing timeless, contemporary clothing and accessories to fashion-forward women.