Eastgate Mall: Peace In The Middle East

The middle east of the greater Cincinnati Metro area of course… “I am Clermont county through and through, and you can take that to your meemaw’s grave.”-Eastgate Mall Intro: COVID conspiracy theorists, trucks with NRA stickers, and of course Blue Lives Matter merchandise can all be found in one convenient destination, right off of I-275! […]

Mexican Dinner Night: Chicken Tacos with Homemade Salsa and Crema

We all love those classic Tex-Mex flavors; the Ortega taco sauce, crunchy shells, and ground beef seasoned from a packet with orange cheese on top, but it can never truly beat the real thing. A recent trip to one of my favorite Mexican restaurants in Akron, Ohio (La Fresa), inspired me to make some authentic […]

GOAT Fire Chili-esque Sloppy Joe

“I made em extra sloppy for ye.”- The lunch lady from Billy Madison FR though I did, sloppy and god damn delicious. Some would even say GOAT fire just from looking at the picture. Regardless of its flaming, these sloppy’s are sure to fill you up and it’s an easy one pot recipe. Something good […]

World’s Daddiest French Toast

Like any good dad knows, the secret to a long and satisfying life is to eat a delicious, carb heavy breakfast every morning. Run-of-the-mill dads might reach for a box of Quaker Life Cereal (see what I did there with that “run-of-the-mill” pun) or toast a few Eggo waffles since they’re quick and easy to […]

Cascade Galleria (Towne Mall): A Forgotten Mall in a Forgotten Town

“Wanna see an untouched 1970 gem? Look no further than me.”- Cascade Galleria Backstory: Amid the nonstop talk about coronavirus throughout the United States, I felt compelled to go on a little day trip to escape the scariness of the world. At first I just went on a drive like normal with no set destination […]

Canton Centre (Mellett) Mall: The Little Mall That Couldn’t

“Why am I still here.”- Canton Centre Intro and Mall Information: Canton Centre Mall formerly known as Mellett Mall, opened in 1965 as an open-air shopping center. The Mall’s history goes far back beyond 1965 though, way back to the year 1926. The name Mellett was in honor of a Canton newspaper journalist named Donald […]

Rosie Red: A Review of the 1997 Cadillac Seville STS

“I want you to draw me like one of your French girls.”-Rosie Intro and Vehicle Information: A lot has been said about the ’92-’97 Cadillac Seville, and while most are not great things, this car has a lot of ups that get forgotten. Debuting in 1992, the all-new Cadillac Seville was so impressive that it […]

Westland Mall: Abandoned Wasteland

“I was once one of three directional malls in Columbus. Though I was sent off to mall heaven, my corpse will remain in light.”- Westland Mall Backstory: Last weekend I decided to venture home to Cincinnati to visit my family and take a little day trip down to yeehaw Tennessee, but on my way I […]

Chapel Hill Mall: Death is Imminent

“Join me and we can haunt Akron with our dead mall spirits.”- Rolling Acres Mall Intro: “The next Rolling Acres.” “A scary place to shop.” Many things like such have been said about Chapel Hill Mall of late. The past four years have not been very kind to Chapel Hill and that’s an understatement. YouTube […]

Midway Mall: A Place to Breathe

“When gone I am, the last of the malls in Elyria will I be.”-Midway Mall *in Yoda voice Intro: Well that was actually a dumb quote because this is the only mall that Elyria has ever had, but knowing me you know I had to throw a Star Wars quote into this. Nonetheless, Midway Mall […]