Last Friday I experienced urban wonder. Passionate - color filled - electric energy - urban wonder. Just shy of Little Italy at the Artist Archives of the Western Reserve I attended an amazing retrospective exhibition of the Art of Michelangelo Lovelace, … [Read more...] about Michelangelo Lovelace, Sr. – Urban Wonder
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A MOMENT WITH…Michael Ruhlman
Michael Ruhlman is the author of nine books including Ratio, Charcuterie, and The Soul of a Chef, as well as the co-author of seven cookbooks written with notable chefs, including The French Laundry Cookbook. He regularly writes about food for the New York Times, Los Angeles … [Read more...] about A MOMENT WITH…Michael Ruhlman
If Only | Polaroid had hired… me!
Remember taking a polaroid? Gosh it seems like awhile ago. Click!... and after it shot out of the camera ... you might have waved it around as the crowd of friends around you eagerly waited for it to develop? Well recently - I've been waving my cell phone around taking photos … [Read more...] about If Only | Polaroid had hired… me!
A Moment with … Antonio Pompa-Baldi
Born and raised in Foggia, Italy, Antonio Pompa-Baldi first came to the U.S. in 1999 to participate in the Cleveland International Piano Competition in which he then won First Prize. Shortly there after he and his wife, Italian pianist Emanuela Friscioni, decided to make … [Read more...] about A Moment with … Antonio Pompa-Baldi
CIFF: MY Final Four
While the rest of the country was watching the Final Four of basketball, I watched my Final Four of the festival. Three years in prison changed a lot of things. Enrique comes home to find that his wife of 17 years is pregnant with another man’s child and his teenage … [Read more...] about CIFF: MY Final Four