Guadalajara, Mexico, is one of Clevelands sister cities.
  • Guadalajara, Mexico, is one of Cleveland’s sister cities.
If only through mildly formal partnerships, Cleveland is connected with all sorts of amazing cities across the world. “Sister cities” are typically tied by cultural cooperation or etymology.

Vaguely informative, Sister Cities International explains: “They interact with each other across a broad range of activities, often including education, business, the arts, or health care.”

Okay!

Here’s a tour of the globe, via Cleveland’s close friends:


This article appears in Jun 26 – Jul 2, 2013.

Eric Sandy is an award-winning Cleveland-based journalist. For a while, he was the managing editor of Scene. He now contributes jam band features every now and then.