Monday, May 22, 2006

Dayton C. Miller

Strongsville, Ohio is the birthplace of Dayton C. Miller, who took the first surgical x-ray in 1896.

Thursday, May 18, 2006

The Store


Seven Hills, Ohio has a store named "The Store."

Monday, May 15, 2006

The Fun Starts Here


Akron's Ferdinand Schumacher introduced oatmeal to the United States. The Crowne Plaza Quaker Square Hotel's rooms are constructed out of 36 turn-of-the-century grain silos which once housed 1,500,000 bushels of grain.

Friday, May 05, 2006

Very Safe


According to FBI statistics, Parma is the 14th safest city in the United States, and the safest city in Ohio with a population over 75,000 .

Monday, May 01, 2006

The Happiest Sound Around

The National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame features world-renowned musicians such as Frankie Yankovic, Johnny Vadnal, Johnny Pecon and Eddie Habat, who lived in the Collinwood neighborhood. Cleveland-Style polka has its roots in Slovenian folk music and represents the music of central Europe with an American influence.