august 2008 VOLUME 28, NUMBER 12 Northern Ohio Live

table of contents

LETTERS FROM THE EDITOR
CONTRIBUTORS

BUZZ
It’s happening here.
BUZZ AROUND
HOME & GARDEN
STYLE
ART EXHIBITS
PARTY ON

COMMUNITY HOSPITALS
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SCOTT LAX
August: a month for getting away, if only in your dreams.

VISUAL ARTSby Milenko Budimir
Photography buff? Bare Ascherman!

TRAVELby Mary Mihaly
Terrific Tarragona.

REGIONAL WINERIES
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15TH ANNUAL SUSAN G. KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE

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AROUND TOWNedited by Brooke Willis
Our picks of this month’s don’t-miss events.

BEST RESTAURANTSedited by Ivan J.Sheehan
Grassroots gastronomy: see how local restaurateurs are engaging and changing neighborhoods. Plus, the 2008 Best Restaurant readers poll results.

THE BACK PAGEby Gail Bellamy
The brief, exciting history of dining in Cleveland.

food & drinkedited by Ivan J. Sheehan

DINING OUT LISTINGS
The area’s best bets for a great meal.

GADGET FREAK - by Bev Shaffer
Ice, ice baby.

WHERE THE WILD
THINGS ARE
- by Andrew McMillan
Dr. Peter Gail, weed-eater.