Bike Helmets for only $10

Here’s a Tip… Did you know that Shaker Heights Health Department at City Hall provides bicycle helmets for only $10? Bicycle helmets are required in Shaker Heights for everyone 5 and older and for all passengers regardless of age. You can pick up a helmet for $10 at in the Health Department at City Hall, Monday through Friday. […]

Helping a Clueless Husband Choose the Perfect Gift

by Martha Goldberg On every special occasions like Christmas, Mother’s Day, my birthday, our anniversary,  (you get the gist), I get very excited over the possibility of receiving a gift from my favorite store in town. For the past 13 years, Marta Stephens has been making every special occasion in my life extra special with their very beautiful […]

Local picks for Mother’s Day fun

Mother’s Day Pop-Up Shop: The Chocolate Path Short Stories Community Book Hub, 32 Main Street, Madison Friday, May 6 from 1:00PM to 5:00PM Susan Fine brings her mobile chocolate shop to Short Stories with products from the best chocolatiers using the finest dark chocolate and freshest spices and ingredients.  The last time Susan was there […]

“Ladies Night” in Chatham and Madison

LADIES NIGHT – CHATHAM AND MADISON  THURSDAY, MAY 5 FROM 5:30PM TO 8:30PM  Ladies, are you ready for some wining, dining, and shopping with your best girls?  On Thursday, May 5 local businesses throughout Chatham and Madison will again be participating in “Ladies Night”.   And just in time for Mother’s Day! My plan is to […]

Quartet Grand Re-Opening

If you have not already done so, I encourage you to check out the recently completed expansion of Quartet, located in downtown Chatham. This tastefully designed boutique store that opened in 2011 has taken it to the next level. Inside the store, you’ll find that the expanded space splits into two areas. The flow works […]

Sometimes Small Efforts Create Big Change

I just learned that the inspiration behind putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 came from a 9 year-old girl named Sofia. Sofia wondered why there weren’t any women on our paper currency and took the initiative to write a letter to President Obama with a few suggestions. The Treasury Department ended up taking two of her […]

The New Face of the $20 Bill

I felt quite elated at the news that the Treasury Department  had chosen Abolitionist Harriet Tubman to appear on a new series of $20 bills. She will be the first African-American to appear on U.S. paper currency and the first woman in more than a century. Harriet Tubman led quite an amazing life. Born a slave and separated from her family at age 6, […]

Fabulous Website For Gifts

A fabulous website for weddings, parties and more.