Listen: Valentine's Day Dedications Playlist on Spotify

Happy Valentine's Day to you and yours! If you're viewing this on a mobile device, please switch to desktop to see the playlist.

Sniff, sniff... Yep, love is in the air. Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! Last week we asked you to send us your Valentine's Day love song dedications and promised we'd create a Spotify playlist for your listening pleasure.  Click here to see who dedicated the songs to their loved ones. To listen to the playlist above, click the "play" button in the widget. If you already have Spotify open, it will starting playing the playlist right away. If not, it will launch your Spotify application and you might have to click play again. You must be a Spotify user to listen to this playlist. We hope you have a great, romantic evening with your loved one! Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook

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e.p. frisbeeer

9:14 am on Thursday, February 14, 2013

I'm eighty-four percent positive it was three days ago...Anyways...Great Post Ms. Ferrell....here is one of my favs....I think about a girl when I hear it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vAH6-cUVt4   more ›

Celebrate Valentine's Day Near Cleveland Heights

If you're looking for great Valentine's Day ideas without having to travel too far, check out this list of romantic gifts below.

If Godiva chocolate and a weekend stay at a resort are out of your price range, here are some ideas for a nice, budget-friendly Valentine’s Day close to home with your date. Cook your own dinner with ingredients from Shaker Square's North Union Farmer's Market. Have dinner and see a movie in Shaker Square or Cedar Lee. Enjoy a musical night out at Nighttown. Have a night out at the theatre! Dobama will perform Valentine's Day Massacre Friday, Feb. 15. Tell us: What are some of your cost-friendly Valentine's Day gift ideas? Share in the comments below.

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Enter Patch’s Cutest Couple Contest and Win a Legacy Village Gift Card

Are you and your partner the epitome of cute in Northeast Ohio? Enter our contest to win a $100 gift card from Legacy Village!

Enter Patch’s Cutest Couple Contest and Win a Legacy Village Gift Card

Are you and your partner the epitome of cute in Northeast Ohio? Enter our contest to win a $100 gift card from Legacy Village!

Do you and your spouse still hold hands after all these years? Do you exemplify commitment, loyalty and friendship? If you and your partner would even make St. Valentine go "Awwwwww," enter your photo in Patch's Cutest Couple Contest and you could win a $100 gift certificate to Legacy Village.  Just upload your photo between Feb. 1 and 13 and don’t forget to include your names in the tagline. (You need to be a registered Patch user, log into the site, click on this story, then select "Upload Photos." If you win, we'll contact you through your email address.) The winner will be selected based on readers making positive comments about the couple (by naming the couple) they like in the comment section of this article through midnight Feb. 13 …

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LAST CALL: Contribute to Patch's Valentine's Day Mix Tape

Tell us your favorite love song and we'll add it to a Spotify playlist.

Editor's Note: This is your last chance to send us a song for our Spotify Patch Valentine's Day Mix Tape. See the details below. Deadline is Monday 5 p.m. Love is in the air, the birds are singing, and Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Your special evening wouldn't be complete without a little romantic music, and we want to be your maestro. But we need your help. Tell us your favorite love songs in the comments, and we'll add it to a Spotify playlist that we'll share with you on Valentine's Day. So send us your Barry White, your Marvin Gaye, Frank Sinatra and, heck, even the Backstreet Boys. We'll add it to the list, but remember, this is a family website, so keep it PG. Prime time Patch has yet to be created. We can't wait to see…

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Cleveland Heights Man: 'I Have a New Lease on Life'

Tom Bambrick talks about the donor who gave him a kidney

When he awoke from surgery, his wife was not there to hold his hand, to comfort him by his bedside. Before Tom Bambrick, a lifelong Cleveland Heights resident, went under to get his new kidney Jan. 24, Marlene wasn’t there, either. She was in an operating room, too, in another building in the Cleveland Clinic. Surgeons were removing her kidney and preparing it for Tom. Tom, 55, was about to go into renal failure, and after waiting on a donor list for three and a half years, he couldn’t postpone the surgery any longer. Marlene happened to have the same blood type. After discovering that her kidney would work and that his sister, who was a better match, could no longer donate, Marlene didn’t hesitate to give him one of her organs. “I could …

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Michelle Simakis

5:06 pm on Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Thanks so much for reading and for your kind words, Gay.   more ›

Patch Picks: 5 Great Restaurants for Valentine's Day

Enjoy a fantastic night out in or near Cleveland Heights

Looking for a romantic dining spot to wow that special someone on Valentine's Day? Cleveland Heights Patch rounded up five local restaurants offering eclectic menus, specials for two and entertainment. 1. Nighttown Location: 12387 Cedar Road, 216-795-0550 Nighttown pairs comfort with class in creating their dishes, such as lobster macaroni and cheese, and like most weekends, customers can enjoy dinner with music on Valentine's Day weekend. Marc Antoine featuring James Lloyd and Alexander Zonjic play two shows, at 8 and 10 p.m. Friday, $25 cover. On Saturday, Roy King’s Court (trio) plays a free show at 8:30 p.m. Kurt Elling plays two shows at 6 and 8 p.m. Sunday, $30 cover. Helen Welch performs two sets on the actual holiday at 7 and 8:30 …

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