Indie Rockers Fleet Foxes to Play the Agora in July
Last week, Fleet Foxes, an indie rock act that features CSNY-like vocal harmonies, announced the forthcoming release of a special edition 7-inch featuring a unique recording of “Crack-Up”performed with renowned Icelandic women’s choir Graduale Nobli at Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik. The single also includes a version of “In the Morning” recorded live at the…
CIM Faculty Member to Present Recital About Finding Her Musical Roots
A Cleveland Institute of Music faculty member, pianist Sandra Shapiro traces her family’s history in In My Father’s Footsteps: A Daughter’s Search for Answers. In the piece, Shapiro plays music that speaks to her family’s cultural history and how she discovered the story of her father’s life (he served in the Russian army and lived…
Cleveland Heights
If Cleveland is your Paris, Cleveland Heights could be your Montmartre. Once an outpost of ’70s counter culture, today’s Heights is a somewhat more polished place where young professionals, students and hipsters mingle in cafes, dive bars and theaters. The Heights has evolved over the centuries; what began as log cabin wilderness is now one…
Lakewood
This inner-ring westside suburb has always had an eclectic vibe, thanks to its bevy of independent shops and eateries; locally owned small businesses; and abundance of cheap, character-laden dive bars. Although the city has certainly evolved over the years — many of the grittier drinking establishments have closed or been transformed into nicer places, thanks…
University Circle
You may never guess from the name that University Circle isn’t just where co-eds from Case Western Reserve University hang out. It’s the de facto cultural hub of Cleveland, boasting the city’s finest museums, cultural institutions, performing arts centers, cafes and restaurants, most within walking distance of one another. University Circle serves as a year-round…
Tremont
This inner-ring neighborhood, once home to immigrants and steel workers, went through a first revival when artists scooped up spots with low rent and established galleries that turned Tremont into an arts destination. Then came the chefs: first, of course, Michael Symon, but then came Dante Boccuzzi and Rocco Whalen. Now, the neighborhood is awash…
Old Brooklyn
This westside neighborhood has seen a resurgence in recent years. Younger Clevelanders, seeking an alternative to the Ohio City and Tremont neighborhoods, are turning to Old Brooklyn for more affordable living and a growing walkability scene on Pearl Road. While some stalwarts like the 80-year-old Sausage Shoppe will soon close, new places keep popping up,…
Clark Fulton & the Stockyards
Clark Fulton and Stockyards are located just south of Cleveland’s “destination” near-westside neighborhoods, Ohio City and Detroit Shoreway. Stretching from West 25th to West 82nd, these pockmarked, train-tracked residential neighborhoods are bordered roughly by 1-90 to the north and I-71 to the south. Clark Fulton, named for the intersection of two prominent roads, is home…
St. Clair Superior & Asiatown
Of all Cleveland’s industrial areas, there are none that so freely mix factories and warehouses with housing as St. Clair Superior. These remnants of industry present one of the neighborhood’s major challenges to finding its footing in the 21st century. Slovenians settled in the neighborhood in the 1880s; the post-World War II years saw a…
Ohio City
Cross the Hope Memorial Bridge from downtown into Ohio City and the contrasts are striking. At times, it feels like entering a different city altogether. Which it once was. Incorporated in 1836, the City of Ohio was settled largely by the working-class immigrants who’d built the Ohio and Erie Canal. Ohio City became natural rivals…
Detroit-Shoreway
Like many local neighborhoods, Detroit-Shoreway grew and evolved as immigrants moved into the area. Although settlers of Irish and German descent arrived first in the 1880s, a later influx of Italian immigrants had an even bigger impact. That heritage still has a strong influence in Detroit-Shoreway — the annual Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church…
Slavic Village
One of Cleveland’s most historic neighborhoods was ground zero during the housing crisis, but Slavic Village is slowly but surely climbing out of the hole. It might not get the love that some of the other inner-ring neighborhoods get, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a whole lot to love and discover. From the Metroparks,…
Downtown Cleveland
Cleveland’s epicenter today would be unrecognizable to anyone who hadn’t seen it in five years. Development has arrived with great velocity and astounding results on just about every corner. From Heinen’s breathtaking renovation and the litany of posh apartments to East Fourth Street, a sparkling new Public Square, and the ever-burgeoning Flats East Bank, there’s…
Welcome to City Guide 2018
As the rest of the country, and world, has recently discovered, there’s never been a better time to explore Cleveland than right this minute. That goes for us, too. From food to the arts, from breweries to boutiques, something new and exciting is popping up around every corner. And chances are, even if you’re a…
Collinwood
During the early half of the 20th century, Italian and Slovenian immigrants gravitated toward and settled in the industrial hub of Collinwood, creating an enclave with a vibrant culture. The neighborhood’s population evolved and changed post-World War II, as societal and employment shifts reverberated throughout Cleveland, although Collinwood emerged from decades of turmoil as a…
Shaker Square & Larchmere
Originally a transportation hub between the suburbs and downtown, Shaker Square was built by the Van Sweringen brothers in the 1920s and was named a historical landmark in 1980. With some of the best restaurants in town, a movie theater and a farmers market, Shaker Square serves as the — very scenic — town center…
West Park
Located just south of Lakewood and just east of Rocky River, West Park doesn’t possess any well-defined boundaries. Originally, before Cleveland absorbed the independent “village,” West Park consisted of everything west of 117th Street to Rocky River Reservation. Today, locals consider it to be the territory that lies west of 130th Street. With its brick…
