February

Photos in and around Lakewood, Ohio during February 2010. All photos are property of the Lakewood Observer Inc.©2010

(click photo to enlarge)

  • Eating at the Ranger Cafe, first a salad.
  • then brockley cheese soup, a pork chop, risotto, and vegetables, better than it looks!
  • Calamari from 2 Dads Diner. This might be the finest tasting dish in the entire city. The Calamari was perfect and the balance of garlic, pepers, tomatos, cramelized onions, chopped cherry peppers, and red pepper was insanly good. Covered in a balsamic glaze, it is one of the best things I have ever eaten in this town.
  • 2 Dads Diner Friday Night Fisy Fry. The Lake Erie perch was cooked to perfection, with French Fries, and coleslaw.
  • 2 Dads Diner Chicken Paprikash. When I asked John and Frank what they wanted to be judge on they both answered "Paprikash!" It was indeed tasty, tender chicken home made spatzels, with salad.
  • 2 Dads Diner Chicken Paprikash. When I asked John and Frank what they wanted to be judge on they both answered "Paprikash!" It was indeed tasty, tender chicken home made spatzels, with salad.
  • Lakewood Observer David Anderson looks to the heavens and hopes for no more snow!
  • Snow clinging to the branches of the trees in the Emerald Canyon.
  • Rocky River is nearly frozen over.
  • Down river the ducks and geese gather together.
  • It cannot be very warm in that water!
  • Heads tucked away from the wind.
  • Birds of a feather...
  • Ducks fly away.
  • Canada Geese
  • A goose with a neck band. If anyone knows how to look these up please let me know.
  • Aladins 8pm on Saturday night.
  • Allet action
  • Light pollution at 10pm, we can see the lights from Westgate, and Crocker Park.
  • Mainstreet
  • Detroit and St. Charles
  • With way finding
  • pot pie from 2 Dad's Diner
  • The Ohio State Building
  • Tom jumps off his bike and heads in for coffee. We wave hi to Tom as he walks in. Hey wait... hmmmmmm hand some of his fingers must be cold!
  • Chaz Geiger of Geiger's Clothing stops by and talks with Betsy Voinovich about what is going on, and how to possibly work to save Grant from the wrecking ball.
  • Ceilia Dorsch head of H20 speaks with a friend at the Root Cafe.
  • Red Bank, New Jersey
  • Red Bank, New Jersey
  • Red Bank, New Jersey
  • Cleveland's Theater District
  • Another beuatiful mocha, thhis one from Matt at The Root Café.
  • Matt from the Root Café was the lucky skateboarder that happened to find the perfect steps the night they were uncovered before the grand opening gala at the library. Two days later the signs were up and skateboarding was not allowed. Legendary times.
  • Lakewood Planning Director Nate Kelly at the Root Café trying to get caught up on some early morning notes. Nice suit Nate!
  • keep walks clean!
  • On Valentine's Day our good friends at Channel 3 news stopped by Sweet Designs!
  • Inside they were learning how to make chocolate covered raspberries! yum yum
  • Robert Walsh speaks with Henry and Judy Hilo while the kids dream.
  • Teresa Andreani gets caught up on Facebook waiting for LHS alumni Jennifer Pae.
  • Councilman for Lakewood's Ward 2 talks with a lady friend.(Claims that she was not a "Special Lady Friend.")
  • Nadhal Edayh relaxes waiting for Dan Slife.
  • Frank drops in from Collinwood. Frank started Manja on Madison, then moved to Collinwood and started the Collinwood Café.
  • Curt Brosky from the Barton Center/Westerly, LakewoodAlive, Chamber of Commerce, and just about anything else enjoying the morning paper and a cup of coffee.
  • Lakewood Observer's editor and head of LEAF speak with Michael Gill about Rutabaga Nights 2010! Another party to not miss!
  • Councilman dfor Ward 2 Tom Bullock.
  • Vince Frantz from Public Square Group, and one of the founders of the Lakewood Observer, checks in with the Deck.
  • Congressman Dennis Kucinich arrives after shopping at the Westside Market with Elizabeth.
  • Congressman Kucinish, Paul Bellamy who runs the program to help stop foreclosures, and Cuyahoga County Treasurer Jim Rokakis.
  • Congressman Kucinich, Paul Bellamy and Jim Rokakis.
  • Congressman Kucinich, Bellamy, Rokakis
  • Congressman Kucinich
  • My new friend Roger, who was showing me his Alien art., while reminding me that he makes most of his money winning Karaoke Contests with his three Elton John songs.
  • Roger's Alien Art.
  • Congressman speak with Jim Rokakis, as Elisabeh looks on.
  • The group in front of the Westside Market.
  • Congressman Kucinich, Treasurer Rokakis, and Joe Benny speaks while the media waits in the background.

  • sunday morning 2.21.10
  • Fish Fry
  • No right turn for a long long time!
  • study in gray
  • Mike Zannoni at bela dubby. Artwork in the back is by Lakewood resident and famous tattoo artist Natali Rollé, owner of Voodoo Monkey.
  • From this fall, broken dreams.

     

    .

  • Seagull flying through the Emerlad Canyon.
  • Now that's a lot of snow.
  • As we look north on Riverside we see  some pretty good neighbors takling the job of keeping walks safe and clear.
  • Then we turn east on, er, ahhhhhhhh, never mind, let's just say one of many sidestreets in Lakewood.
Back to Jim's photoblogs