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Youโ€™ll Shoot Your Eye Out (With Joy): Clevelandโ€™s Christmas Story House

How a little West Side home became a holiday legend.

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Dec 9, 2025
Youโ€™ll Shoot Your Eye Out (With Joy): Clevelandโ€™s Christmas Story House
Spooky in NEO

Haunted Halls of the Holidays ๐ŸŽ„

Five stunning Ohio venues with legends woven into their velvet seats.

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Nov 20, 2025
Haunted Halls of the Holidays ๐ŸŽ„
History

Ohio Has More Buggies Than Starbucks. Hereโ€™s Why.

Turns out itโ€™s not random - itโ€™s 300 years of faith, farmland, and freakishly good planning.

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Nov 13, 2025
Ohio Has More Buggies Than Starbucks. Hereโ€™s Why.
History

Sherwin Williams: The Company That Painted Cleveland Into the Story

How two ambitious Ohioans spread their dreams to the world

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Nov 6, 2025
Sherwin Williams: The Company That Painted Cleveland Into the Story
Arts & Entertainment

Why People Keep Fainting at the Mansfield Reformatory

Part ghost story, part medical mystery โ€” all classic Ohio weirdness.

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Oct 30, 2025
Why People Keep Fainting at the Mansfield Reformatory
Arts & Entertainment

The Window That Won Paris (Before It Stole Clevelandโ€™s Heart)

And it's in a cemetery?!

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Oct 23, 2025
The Window That Won Paris (Before It Stole Clevelandโ€™s Heart)
History

Ohio v. Michigan: The Map That Lied ๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ

How one bad drawing turned Ohio and Michigan into some of the pettiest rivals in U.S. history.

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Oct 16, 2025
Ohio v. Michigan: The Map That Lied ๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ
History

How Did Cleveland Get its Name?

Plus the reason why hardly any Clevelanders know the answer to this.

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Sep 30, 2025
How Did Cleveland Get its Name?
History

Cryptid King: Is the Ohio Grassman for Real?

Decades of sightings, whispers, and just enough evidence to keep us wondering.

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Sep 23, 2025
Cryptid King: Is the Ohio Grassman for Real?
Arts & Entertainment

๐ŸŽข Ohioโ€™s Forgotten Amusement Parks: Rust, Ruins & Really Weird History

Featuring a nightmare-fuel animatronic that still haunts our memories...

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Sep 16, 2025
๐ŸŽข Ohioโ€™s Forgotten Amusement Parks: Rust, Ruins & Really Weird History
History

๐Ÿš๏ธ The Ohio Town That Voted Itself Out of Existence

When Amelia said no to taxes... and yes to vanishing. ๐Ÿ”ฎ

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Sep 9, 2025
๐Ÿš๏ธ The Ohio Town That Voted Itself Out of Existence
History

From Log Cabin to Lawnfield: The Ohio Home of President Garfield

How a poor farm boy became Americaโ€™s most underrated president โ€” and why his Mentor home is SO worth visiting ๐Ÿคฏ

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Sep 2, 2025
From Log Cabin to Lawnfield: The Ohio Home of President Garfield
Food & Bevvies

๐Ÿฆ… Buzzard Day: How a Frontier Hunt Turned Into Ohioโ€™s Weirdest Spring Tradition

Plus.....pancakes!?!??! Ohio is weird for sure. ๐Ÿค”

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Aug 26, 2025
๐Ÿฆ… Buzzard Day: How a Frontier Hunt Turned Into Ohioโ€™s Weirdest Spring Tradition
History

๐ŸˆThe Mysterious Melon Heads of Northeast Ohio

Yep, you read that right...and it's weirder than you think. ๐Ÿ˜…

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Aug 19, 2025
๐ŸˆThe Mysterious Melon Heads of Northeast Ohio
History

๐Ÿ„ From Squatterโ€™s Cabin to Living Museum: The Hale Farm Story

The town that used to be a farm that used to be nothing at all...

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Aug 12, 2025
๐Ÿ„ From Squatterโ€™s Cabin to Living Museum: The Hale Farm Story
History

๐ŸŽ Johnny Appleseed Was a Real Ohioanโ€”and Honestly? Kinda a Vibe

There's so much more to the story than you think you know...

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Aug 5, 2025
๐ŸŽ Johnny Appleseed Was a Real Ohioanโ€”and Honestly? Kinda a Vibe
History

๐ŸŽฏ The Teenager Who Told the British to Go to Hell...And Then Sent Them There

And yet you've probably never heard of him...๐Ÿ˜ฑ

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Jul 29, 2025
๐ŸŽฏ The Teenager Who Told the British to Go to Hell...And Then Sent Them There
History

The Ohio President Who Was Shot by a Madman and Buried Like a King ๐Ÿ‘‘

And for some reason nobody's talking about it...

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Jul 22, 2025
The Ohio President Who Was Shot by a Madman and Buried Like a King ๐Ÿ‘‘
Arts & Entertainment

The Castle That Wasnโ€™t: How Squire's Castle Became a Local Legend

Plus nine other grand Ohio mansions and castles you can actually visit ๐Ÿฐ

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Jul 15, 2025
The Castle That Wasnโ€™t: How Squire's Castle Became a Local Legend
History

A Haunted Life Story - The Cleveland Ghost Guy

A Northeast Ohio ghost story from inside Clevelandโ€™s most haunted house ๐Ÿ‘ป

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Jul 8, 2025
A Haunted Life Story - The Cleveland Ghost Guy
History

๐Ÿ—ฝHidden Gems: Patriotic & Historic Places to Visit in Northeast Ohio

Where Ohio history, heroism, and a little red-white-and-blue pride come alive.

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Jul 1, 2025
๐Ÿ—ฝHidden Gems: Patriotic & Historic Places to Visit in Northeast Ohio
History

5 Ohio War Stories You Probably Never Heard ๐Ÿฅ

Ohio, you're a legend.

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
May 27, 2025
5 Ohio War Stories You Probably Never Heard ๐Ÿฅ
History

๐Ÿท๏ธ The Name Game: Who Are These Clevelandish Peeps?

Who Named All This Stuff? We Found Out. ๐Ÿ’โ€โ™€๏ธ

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
May 6, 2025
๐Ÿท๏ธ The Name Game: Who Are These Clevelandish Peeps?
Arts & Entertainment

Why Ohio Deserves WAY More Hype ๐ŸŒŸ

A Data-Driven Love Letter to NEO ๐Ÿ’Œ

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
May 1, 2025
Why Ohio Deserves WAY More Hype ๐ŸŒŸ
Real Estate

๐Ÿ› The Rise and Fall of Millionaireโ€™s Row: Clevelandโ€™s Forgotten Gilded Age

When Euclid Avenue Was Richer Than Wall Street ๐Ÿค‘

Amy Vartenuk
Amy Vartenuk
Apr 22, 2025
๐Ÿ› The Rise and Fall of Millionaireโ€™s Row: Clevelandโ€™s Forgotten Gilded Age
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