Nostalgia

No matter how many balsam candles I burn, I can't capture the aroma of a fresh tree. I've chosen my path, and it doesn't include a stroll around one of Northeast Ohio's many Christmas tree farms. If you're a purist (and good for you, I say with all sincerity), then here's a list you need: local Christmas tree farms. I hope you find your perfect live tree. I'm going to keep plugging away at my artificial trees: So far, I've got two up, one to go. ...

Celebrate the holiday season at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens’ Deck the Hall. This magical event turns the estate that was once home to Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company co-founder F.A. Seiberling and his family into a holiday destination, featuring seasonal décor throughout the Manor House, outdoor light displays and walking paths, and the Dazzle light show. ...

We're getting into the thick of holiday events, and here's another one: the Winter Wonderland at Hudson's Case-Barlow Farm with several events coming up in early December. ...

A visit from grandkids is fun, noisy, messy and (c'mon, admit it) a little bit stressful. Throw the holidays into the mix and things can go sideways fast. Thrive magazine's grandparent columnist Karen Shadrach always has great suggestions for ways to spend time with grandkids of all ages. Her conversation on this podcast episode with Thrive editor Marie Elium focuses on holiday events for kids of all ages. ...

When this year’s “Superman” movie hit theaters, Northeast Ohio residents saw more than just the Man of Steel; they saw Cleveland streets and buildings because part of the film was shot here. It makes sense that Superman returned to Cleveland. After all, it’s the birthplace of the action hero. Thrive’s pop culture columnist, Mike Olszewski, tells us how Glenville’s Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster created Superman in 1933, how they, and Cleveland, lost the comic book hero, and how the city is reclaiming its arguably most famous creation.

Mike Olszewski is a veteran Cleveland radio host and personality. He and his wife, Janice, are the authors of books about Cleveland TV, rock and roll, radio and other topics. Mike is Thrive’s Pop Culture Chronicles columnist. You can reach him at [email protected].

 

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Did our pop culture columnist see a UFO when he was a kid? Maybe. The government has been collecting UFO stories for decades. Why don't we know more about them? ...

The Cleveland Museum of Art is hosting the Cleveland Silent Film Festival and Colloquium, a celebration of the expressive power of early cinema, in four days of silent film screenings accompanied by live music. ...

With more than 200 photos and the stories that go with them, "Cleveland Boomer Memories" by Clevelanders Howard A. Zuckerman and Ellen N. Jacob captures what it was like to grow up here in the 1950s and 1960s. ...