Amercia's 100 Best Beer Bars: 2012

Cleveland has four absolutely awesome mentions on the list of America's 100 Best Beer Bars: 2012 from Draft Magazine. Cleveland's mentions include Buckeye Beer Engine in Lakewood, La Cave Du Vin in Cleveland Heights, McNulty's Beer Market in Ohio City, and a nice acknowledgement of all 14 Winking Lizard establishments. I'm proud to say I love both McNulty's and La Cave; and am glad they made the list! Now its clear a visit to Buckeye Beer Engine is in order! Which of these is your favorite brew bar? Visit the full list here.

Cleveland's Aquarium Opens SATURDAY!

The time has come for Cleveland's West Bank of The Flats to come back to life. This Saturday, January 21st the Cleveland Aquarium in the Old Powerhouse Building will be open to the public. Swim with sharks, visit exotic aquatic life, and acquaint yourself with local Lake Erie creatures. Our new aquarium will be the only free standing aquarium in the state and the architects made sure to preserve the historic nature of the structure. The building and experience will truly be one of a kind! The aquarium hopes to attract 500,000 people in 2012 alone, this will hopefully encourage other businesses to bring their establishments Downtown and specifically to The Flats.  Adult tickets will be available for $21.95 and $15.95 for Children 12 and under. The aquarium will be open daily from 10am to 6pm, visit their website at GreaterClevelandAquarium.com


Tell us readers- will you be visiting the aquarium this year? Do you already have your tickets?

Photo courtesy of Cleveland.com

Cowork Cleveland- Opening Friday!

Cowork Cleveland, a new coworking space in Ohio City is opening its doors this Friday (December 9th) to the public with a happy hour from 5-7:30pm with GLBC beer on hand. Stop by the new 1000 square foot office equipped with WiFi, a conference room, 8 foot white board, printers, copiers, and a soon-to-be full service coffee bar to learn more about the workspace of the future. Space can be rented by the day, month, or year. Located in the Ohio City Firehouse at 1455 W. 29th Street.

I'll be stopping by to check out the finished space on Friday, I hope to see you there! Readers, I hope you pass this great news along to any of your freelance friends who may be looking for cool, creative, and productive work spaces with like minded individuals. 

If you can't make it live and in person, visit them on the web at www.coworkcleveland.com 

Greater Cleveland Aquarium to open January 21

(Cleveland) - The Greater Cleveland Aquarium will open its doors to the public on Saturday, January 21, 2012, with special pass holder preview days on Thursday and Friday January 19 and 20, 2012.

Individual tickets go on sale in January, but annual passes can be purchased now, and allow attendees to get a first look during the two preview says.


The $33 million dollar facility was designed and built by Marinescape New Zealand, and is located in Cleveland's historic Powerhouse, and has two sections. One featuring local freshwater fish, and the section highlighting salt water species, including sharks.

Spokesman Kayla Ott says the highlight is the giant Seat Tube where visitors can walk through the Aquarium and view the animals up close.

Ott tells Newsradio WTAM 1100, the Aquarium is the only free-standing aquarium in Ohio. It will be home to more than five thousand freshwater and saltwater fish.

The Greater Cleveland Aquarium will be open seven days a week from 10am to 6pm (closed Thanksgiving and Christmas), but hours will be extended for the opening weekend.

Admission: Adults $21.95, children (2 to 12 years old), $15.95. Discounts are available for groups of 15 or more.

Annual Passes: Adult: $50; Couple: $90; Family (2 adults and 2 children): $130; Additional Child passes can be purchased with any of these levels for $25 each.

Guests can purchase annual passes online at www.greaterclevelandaquarium.com. Annual passes start at $50.

Read more: http://www.wmji.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=122520&article=9408036#.TsUnUaaaNEk.facebook#ixzz1dyuJemSq


Article Courtesy of WTAM 1100

Cleveland's 30th Annual Turkey Trot

Hey Clevelanders! Are you planning on hitting the 5 miler or 1 mile 'fun run' on Thanksgiving Day before celebrating with your friends and family? I know I am! This year will be my first Turkey Trot and I'm looking forward to the costumes, the run, and of course the beautiful city scape. Leave a comment if you will be at the race, I'd love to get some Athletic, CLE loving, blogger photos.

Cleveland's Second Annual Prohibition Party

The wonderful team at Emerging Chef's is putting on their Second Annual Prohibition Party, the party that started it all, at Nighttown in Cleveland Heights on Sunday, December 4th. Toast to the 78th anniversary of the end of prohibition in the private music room at Nighttown wearing your best Jazz Club ensemble. Brendan Ring, owner of Nighttown will provide entertainment as the chefs whip up several delicious courses that are each paired with a unique cocktail. You can buy your tickets to the luxurious event here: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2270789994/EC14PRO/742329183

*full disclosure, CCL is apart of The Emerging Chef affiliate program.

Tis The Season: Jump Back Ball

Fall is in full swing in Cleveland, which means the first of the social events leading up to Jump Back Ball. This Thursday (Nov. 3) Market Garden Brewery will be hosting the kick off event where you can meet other ball attendees and Partner members, sip on drink specials, and get your tickets MAJORLY discounted. For this one night only party goers can purchase their tickets for $130 (the next day they will jump to $150) or if you are a Partner member you can pick yours up for $105. Will you be attending Jump Back Ball this year? I have never been, but look forward to going this year!