Author: John

  • Today’s Report – April 20th

    Ruhlman: Homemade Pizza. Michael really does make it seem like much of cooking is so simple that you’re crazy not to be doing it. Truly mouthwatering photos here. The Greenhouse Tavern. Formally opened on Friday. I’ll be heading there tonight. I’ll let you know how it is tomorrow. Here’s the menu.

  • Today’s Report – April 16th

    Scene: Ed Hauser Way. They should rename the whole island after him.

  • Today’s Report – April 13th

    The White House: Cute dog pictures. This was a topic of conversation at breakfast today. Ned was explaining that Poodles and Portuguese Water Dogs don’t have fur, but, rather, have hair, and that’s what makes them good for people with fur-related allergies. It turns out this isn’t exactly the best description of the differences between…

  • Bunny Report – April 11th

    Bunnyland! Every year around this time we make a trip to Malley’s Bunnyland down at their factory on Brookpark Rd. The tradition is that we all become “Secret Bunnies”. Everyone draws names and we try to get a selection of candy that we think the person whose name we drew will like. Laura wrote a…

  • Today’s Report – April 9th

    Cleveland Foodie: Preview Dinner at the Greenhouse Tavern. This is Jonathan Sawyer’s (ex-Bar Cento) new restaurant on E 4th and is the first certified green restaurant in Ohio. It’s finally opening in about two weeks.

  • Today’s Report – April 8th

    Posnanski: The Next Snuggie. You knew it had to happen: Another in-depth report on infomercials, or as Joe’s now referring to them, infocos, as he tries to predict the next sensation. I’m not totally convinced he’s found it, but read for yourself. Bridget Callahan: The Hidden Cleveland Tour. Definitely get to go to some cool…

  • Today’s Report – April 7th

    NY Times: Whose Father Was He? Another fabulous Errol Morris investigation of a famous photograph. This time he tries to find out the truth about a picture clutched in the hand of an unknown Gettysburg soldier.

  • Today’s Report – April 6th

    FalconCam! There’s a webcam that keeps track of the pair of Peregrine Falcons that nest on the Terminal Tower. Cool! I had no idea that falcon’s eggs were purple like plums. I thought they were speckled. Or is she just collecting plums? Hmmm… Posnanski: Debuts. Joe writes about Roger Clemens’ first game in the majors,…

  • Today’s Report – April 5th

    Plain Dealer: Cuyahoga County Reform Proposal Stalled. So everyone pretty much agrees that the local government situation here in Cleveland is broken, but nobody, and I mean nobody is willing to give up anything to fix it. In this one short article we get to see how “black leaders”, folks upset with certain “political advisers”,…

  • Today’s Report – April 4th

    Bookstores! So Horizontal Books is open in the old Bookstore on W 25th space. And now Michael O’Brien, who used to run the Bookstore on W 25th has opened a new place in Tremont (in the basement of Zion UCC) called Scriptoria.