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sosAssociates.com Blogiversary: Four! | 2012 to 2016!!! Our fourth Blogiversary of celebrating the fun of exploring our community and writing about our experiences! Great memories of fun times, plus the anticipation of a new year full of possibilities!

Brite Winter 2016 - #Brite16 | Since we have enjoyed Brite Winter for several years now, we are posting our @sos_jr tweets and photos/videos as our way to thank and congratulate the organizers of this unique outdoor winter event in Cleveland.

Cleveland's North Coast Harbor Ice Fest 2016 | Having seen the incredible ice sculptures last year, we made it a point to attend the second annual Cleveland's North Coast Harbor Ice Fest. The Cleveland Ice Fest at North Coast Harbor is a great event -- worth taking the time to visit!

PechaKucha Night Cleveland Volume 27 | PechaKucha Night Cleveland (@PKNCLE) is always a good time! I don't know if it is possible to capture the full atmosphere in a blog post. I do hope it will encourage you to go in person to a future event to truly experience it live!

Cleveland Waterfront Panel | Cleveland Waterfront Panel: Is Development Paying Off? --  a standing-room-only event! It was great to hear directly from panel members, who are intimately involved with waterfront projects.

PechaKucha Night - Akron Civic Theatre | We were excited to spend the evening in Akron at the Akron Civic Theatre for PechaKucha Night Akron Volume 2. We were very impressed with the event!

#NewYearsEve #Thank You! | On New Year's Eve 2015, I decided to create tweets thanking the many individuals and organizations who added value to my life in 2015.

Smarter #SocialMedia Tips | I have always enjoyed reading Janet Cho's #SocialMedia Tips articles, so I was honored when she contacted me to be featured in her column. Smarter #SocialMedia Tips from #HappyinCLE Stuart O. Smith Jr. (@sos_jr)

Bloggers Night Out in University Circle | When we heard about the Ohio Blogging Association's University Circle Holiday Night Out, we knew we had to make the time for this special night. We know that we will remember this fun evening for a long time!

Holiday Light Tour 2015 | The Smiths have a family tradition of driving to GE Lighting's Nela Park to see holiday lights and the National Christmas Tree replica. This year, the Nela Park holiday lights display featured Cleveland landmarks, so we also explored the holiday lighting at the landmarks themselves.

CWRU think[box] Thinkapalooza! | Thinkapalooza was a celebration of think[box], a resource that will first focus on the students of the university, but will also be open to the community.

Fall Fun! Pumpkinville & Holden Arboretum | The Smith family has a tradition of going to Pumpkinville each fall. This year, we also went to Holden Arboretum after visiting Pumpkinville. We were excited about experiencing the new Holden Arboretum Murch Canopy Walk and Kalberer Emergent Tower.