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Worth Noting: May/June 2023

By Marie Elium
May 11, 2023
Enjoy this sampling of editor Marie Elium's latest banquet of newsworthy notes. ...
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A Sweet Summer Tradition: Ice Cream Stands

By John Matuszak
May 11, 2023
Like magic, they open as the days get longer and the weather gets warmer, perennial favorites tempting us with vivid colors and tantalizing fragrances. These aren’t flowers, but other harbingers of summer: neighborhood ice cream stands. ...
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Declutter Checklist: Keep This, Not That

By Compiled by NEO Thrive Staff from Outside Sources
April 24, 2023
Do you have too much junk in your trunk? What about your closets? Your drawers? Your life? Getting rid of uncomfortable shoes, chipped cups and expired food is relatively easy, but why not extend the cathartic impact of tidying to other areas of your world?  ...
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Funky Winkerbean & Crankshaft Creator Tom Batiuk

By Marie Elium
March 15, 2023
Unlike some of his characters, cartoon creator Tom Batiuk is in the enviable position of doing exactly what he has always wanted to do since childhood. He saw a copy of “The Flash” at the Rexall Drug Store in Akron and “It rearranged my molecules,” he says. ...
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Hanging on to Tradition & Movie Theaters

By Mike Olszewski
March 14, 2023
We lost three more friends in recent weeks. They were big box multiplex theaters on shaky financial footing, struggling with rising film rentals and overhead expenses, operating with skeleton crews. ...
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Bloggers, Film Festival, Cleveland TV & More

By Marie Elium
March 14, 2023
Enjoy these small bites of interesting topics, from a new documentary on Boomer-era kids' TV, to "Antiques Roadshow" in Akron, to an introduction to our NEO Boomer bloggers and a memoir on growing up Italian. ...
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Tickets on Sale Now: Boomer Bash West 2023 – Disco Inferno

By Estelle R. Brown
March 6, 2023
Boogie nights await! The theme for this year's Boomer Bash West is Disco Inferno. So get your tickets today to join us on the dance floor at 4:30-7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12 at LaCentre in Westlake. ...
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Cleveland International Film Festival Announces Special Events, Programs

By Submitted to Northeast Ohio Thrive
February 21, 2023
The 47th Annual Cleveland International Film Festival runs from March 22-April 1. We have the list of special events and programs that will be featured at CIFF. ...
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