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new cleveland brand of drink mixes proves blondes have more fun, especially when they're hungarian
The spice of life might just be found inside a Budapest Blonde Cocktail Mix. Created by Clevelander Ilona Simon, the new drink mixes promise to offer loads of taste but few calories.

The Hot Blonde Bloody Mary mix features fresh tomato puree, Hungarian paprika, mustard powder and wasabi - for that special kick. The best part: The tasty mix has only 10 calories per serving, according to Simon, although adding vodka will increase the calorie content (and, ahem, the fun).Read more >
stem-cell therapy from athersys shows promise in brain injuries and heart attacks
The October issue of the journal Experimental Neurology reportson a study showing that MultiStem, a patented adult stem cell therapyproduct from Cleveland-based biopharmaceutical firm Athersys Inc., mitigated the damage of traumatic brain injuries in lab experiments.

MultiStemuses multipotent adult progenitor cells, or MAPC, which "are obtainedfrom the bone marrow or other tissue sources of healthy, consentingadult donors," according to an Athersys release. In an abstract... Read more >
after years of waiting, the syrian cultural garden begins to bloom
For decades it was merely a dream, but soon, the Syrian Cultural Garden becomes a reality. Part of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens that wend along Rockefeller Park, the Syrian Garden is in progress on Martin Luther King Boulevard across from the Indian Garden. Upon completion, it will be the first of the Cultural Gardens representing an Arab country.

About 80 years ago, Cleveland's Syrian community received a garden site on which to commemorate its culture and heritage. Pl... Read more >
travel + leisure loves lakewood... and long walks on the beach
Sip on this, Lakewood. Travel + Leisure tapped your fair city as one of the "Coolest Suburbs Worth a Visit." Nice company, too, as share space with tony Montclair, NJ, beachy La Jolla, CA, and thirst-quenching Golden, CO.
cervilenz inc. offers another tool for doctors and pregnant women
Five months after the commercial launch of its medical device, CerviLenz Inc. of Chagrin Falls is ramping up for a national marketing push in the third quarter.

The wand-like CerviLenz measures the vaginal cervical length of pregnant women showing signs of preterm labor. In August, Ob.Gyn. Newsreported that in a study involving 52 women, CerviLenz was "similar inefficacy" to another widely used test that, unlike a CerviLenz test,requires lab work.

"Immediate and ... Read more >
contemporary art museum to get contemporary new home
It has always been a bit of an oxymoron: The Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland (MOCA) housed in a building with as much contemporary flair as an old-fashioned Cracker Jack box. And while visitors still came to the Carnegie Avenue location to admire the museum's growing collection of contemporary art, many surely wondered why such a gem wasn't located in University Circle with other great museums, especially the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Turns out, MOCA was wondering th... Read more >
pittsburgh is sweet on the cleveland dining scene
There's more to feast on in Cleveland than Iron Chef fare, says Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writer China Millman. In fact, there's enough great chow to plan an entire culinary vacation around.
welcome to fresh water
Welcome to Fresh Water, a weekly e-zine that promises to shed light on Cleveland's most compelling people, businesses, organizations and neighborhoods. Fresh Water is the story of What's next? What's next in biomed; what's next in sustainability; what's next in local foods, what's next in philanthropy; what's next in neighborhood development.
iguiders' online shopping aid to debut with major retailer in october
For some, the allure of online shopping is never having to deal with apushy salesperson. The downside of avoiding a human is howtime-consuming it can be to search on your own. Try typing "car" or"blender" or "snarky t-shirt" into Google and see how long it takes tofind precisely what you want. So it's not surprising when Envirosell,which studies shoppers' behavior, reports that web surfers are 40percent more likely to linger on sites with some sort of personalizedexperience.
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MLB.com hot on progressive field's announcement of 'snow days'
Chuckle all you want at Cleveland's weather, but when the snowballs start flying in Progressive Field, it will be Cleveland families having the last laugh.

MLB.com reports on the Indians' announcement of "Snow Days," which will bring ice skating and snow tubing to the downtown ballpark.

Beginning with "Snowpening Day" on Friday, Nov. 26, and running through the new year, Snow Days will feature a 10-lane snow tubing hill dubbed the Batterhorn, a quarter-mile ice ... Read more >
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Green Space + Parks
Public parks offer more than convenient refuge from the pressures of urban existence; they create a sense of community by bringing people of various backgrounds together in an informal setting. For that reason, parks matter now more than ever, some could argue. As large public works projects finally begin to take shape in and around Cleveland -- from the Medical Mart and Convection Center to the Lakefront and Flats East Bank projects -- its imperative that meaningful public s... Read more >
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Design + Build
Here's something you won't find in Phoenix: A grand public mall flanked by Beaux Arts-style architectural gems built some 100 years ago. Stretching back to Daniel Burnham's grand Group Plan of 1903, the Cleveland skyline has been graced with epic structures boasting dignity, symmetry and grace. Complementing the historic architecture and design, today’s design and building community are looking at new ways to re-envision the city, from the redesign and updat... Read more >
Health + Wellness
Cleveland is emerging as a bona fide Medical Capital, thanks in no small part to world-renowned hospitals, stellar colleges with medical-education programming, and the nation's top medical device manufacturers. But there is more to being a Medical Capital than ably treating the ill. Being a national healthcare leader also means creating an environment that provides access to health, prevention, and wellness education and programming for all citizens. Northeast Ohio is transfor... Read more >
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