The NotMom.com: An Official Bad Girl

Bad Girl Ventures offers micro-lending, business development classes and mentoring for entrepreneurial women. This year, The NotMom.com was among the program's winners.

Bulldozers on Taylor: Children, people with visual impairments and homeowners don't count.

Taylor Road Project: Maybe you don’t care about this issue because you don’t live in that part of town. But...maybe you should care because of what it says about our city government.

A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words

Facts v 2.0

Cleveland Hard Rock Café Battle of the Bands Winner Eclectic Mayhem, Hosts CD Release Party

Eclectic Mayhem local Cleveland band is hosting a CD release party!

Artistic Bike Racks Enhance Coventry Village

New bikes racks at Coventry Village attract bicyclists.

Why you should get involved in the campaign to elect Democrats

The Cleveland Heights Dems Club hosts monthly forums on important issues, and meets on the second Thursday of every month, except August, at the Cleveland Heights Community Center.

My Greatest Mother's Day Gift

Mother's Day for a child with a Bipolar Diagnosis

Cleveland Heights Resident Has Much To Be Thankful For This Mother's Day

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of American women. Here's how Cleveland Heights resident Charlotte Chambliss was impacted.

Rituals Can Bring Healing & Hugs to Women Childless By Chance

There's something to be said for formality. If there's something or someone that really matters in your life, consider acting with intent to welcome it, or let it go.

Do Tell: If You Don’t Have Kids, What’s Mother’s Day Like For You?

Whether you deliberately chose a childfree life or wanted children and never had them, Mother's Day can be your least favorite holiday.

Time Banking: Coming to a Neighborhood Near You

This innovative service exchange is popping up in communities around the U.S. —including Cleveland Heights.

Exercise Outdoors This Summer

Take time this summer to enjoy the beautiful weather while you get a great workout.

Adventures in Homeownership: The dialogue

A humorous dialog between a homeowner and a contract estimator. It is funny and annoyingly frightening all at the same time.

Don’t Worry About Robots; It’s Dogs That’ll Take Over America

Is it such a sin to refer to yourself as "Mommy" when talking to your pet? It's a subject we can add to the list with Religion and Politics. It might be better not to ask.

TV & That Time of the Month. An Uncomfortable Pairing.

Do open discussions of periods and erectile dysfunction make anyone uncomfortable anymore? Is there balance to the squirming?

Wine-Tasting in...Cleveland?

If you love wine, you can raise a glass to your (heart) health at these local vineyards.

The Prince of Darkness vs. the IRS

Even a legendary rocker who bites off bat heads is no match for the IRS.

Australian Prime Minister Says It's Tough Being Childless

Can you guess which developed nation may impose more prejudice against its out-of-the-box leader than the United States? If you guessed Australia, you'd be right.

"Mothers, Stop Moaning!" - One Woman's Honesty Circles the Globe

A childless British woman publicly chastised mothers who seem to take their children for granted. Pros and cons aside, honest insights are rare from women grieving children never to be born.

Death By Childlessness. Another Definition of Despair.

How often does an empty uterus get a woman killed? It's a fair question.

Easing the Grieving Process: Getting Your Affairs in Order

There are local people and resources that can help ease the grieving process for your family.

There Are Cracks in the Glass Ceiling, Not the Golf Course

An icon of American business has its first female CEO who just happens not to have children. Don't expect a public confrontation about sexist policies to be her first priority.

Adventures in Homeownership: It Isn’t Easy Being Green…Or Is It?

Sustainable Home Repairs vs. Green, what does it mean and where do I start and how do I go about it in a practical way?

Want a Baby? How Much Do You Like Your Father-in-Law?

After learning of your husband's infertility, would you carry a child that was biologically fathered by your father-in-law?

Battle of the Sexes and Investment Portfolios

Do men or women get better returns in their investment portfolios? You might be surprised to discover the answer.

Adventures in Homeownership: The 'Honey-Can-You' List

A few tips to help keep the peace when completing the list of outdoor spring chores

Meditate on This: Natural Therapies for Bipolar Treatment Regimens

Bipolar individuals can benefit from the addition of natural therapies to the treatment regimen, such as meditation and a good diet.

What's a Childless Woman's Legacy? Millions of Kick-Butt Girl Scouts.

The founder of the Girl Scouts never had children of her own. Juliette Gordon Low proves once again that there's non-uterine strategies women can apply to impact the next generations.

Jan Puhalsky, Where ARE You? Why Is It So Hard to Find Old Girlfriends Online?

Once a woman marries and changes her birth surname once or twice, without the updated information, even almighty Google is hard-pressed to find her.

Four Essential Insurance Coverages for Non-Profits

Learn about the four essential insurance coverages that every non-profit needs.

A Girlfriend Family? Why the Heck Not?

America is defining "family" in all types of non-traditional formats, even as politicians envision a 1940s movie set. Studies show more adults are living alone: sounds like a job for girlfriends!

Chronicles of a Clueless Caregiver

Literally, one year ago, I (half-heartedly) confessed that my radar for determining whether or not my husband was truly sick or faking it for attention was a tad defective...

A Nurse Practitioner's Story

I work as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner at Cleveland Clinic's Stephanie Tubbs Jones Health Center in East Cleveland. In this post, I explain my training and focus.

Disappointed to see negative political attack ads on Patch

Patch promotes itself as an innovative provider of local community news, information and opinions, yet is running negative political attack ads that do not serve this purpose.

Every Woman Should Be a Mother? Crazytalk.

The myth that every woman should have a child lives on, even as child-killing mommas like Susan Smith prove it’s not true. Could someone please introduce Diane Von Furstenberg to Gloria Steinem?

Lie To Him About What You Want & Guarantee That You'll Never Get It

NBC's Saturday Night Live keeps its finger on the pulse of the nation, they say. So, why is a sketch about women denying their dreams in order to get a man resonating?

Need a New Car – Must Fit Baby’s Car Seat

I thought for sure that the biggest hurdle we’d have with our Kia Soul was my inability to drive a stick shift. Yet here I am almost three years later...

Fad Diets and Type 2 Diabetes

If you have diabetes, here's what you should know about whether the latest fad diet is safe for you.

A Survey With Only One Choice

A "survey" with only one choice is part of the justification for the Oakwood rezoning. You can't make this stuff up.

Otter To Flounder: "You (messed) up, you trusted us!"

There's a new branch of science: South Euclidean Geometry. Use this to answer this brief quiz about “Walmarts Village featuring Goodman Pahhk @Oakwood”. The only problem is, so far, everyone's failed.