Posted inFood News Pure Green to Open Off Public Square Smoothies, health shots and açai bowls are coming to the former Joe Maxx Coffee spot later this year. by Mark Oprea August 10, 2026August 10, 2026
Posted inCleveland News Girl’s Joint, Back After Hiatus, Brings Femme Touch to Smoke Shop Market Mandi Cavano and Judie Vegh had their shop in Gordon Square shut down for months due to bureaucratic obstacles. by Mark Oprea July 31, 2026August 5, 2026
Posted inNews & Views IKEA Coming to Crocker Park in Spring 2027 The Swedish furniture giant’s Cleveland outpost will be one of its new smaller-format stores, clocking in at around 80,000 square feet. by Mark Oprea July 28, 2026July 28, 2026
Posted inNews & Views Bibb Believes He Can Bump Downtown Momentum. What Do People Actually Want? With City Hall in the midst of a 90-day action plan, many want Cleveland to keep focusing on the usual problems: public safety and better retail. by Mark Oprea May 13, 2026May 13, 2026
Posted inNews & Views Downtown Heinen’s Vacates Second Floor of Rotunda Partly to ‘Reduce Operating Costs’ Most of the floor’s wine and beer selections will be moved into the rest of the rotunda by Mark Oprea November 25, 2024July 7, 2025
Posted inNews & Views For the Future Impact of Downtown Cleveland’s Shore to Core TIF, Detroit Offers Some Clues A recent report on the Downtown Development Authority concluded it drove development in the core but created “marginal benefit” for the city otherwise by Mark Oprea November 15, 2024July 11, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Yum Village Relocates Downtown as New Retail Heading to Langston Building Near CSU We’ll find out in November what exactly is in store by Mark Oprea October 28, 2024April 8, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Will Shaker Square’s $5-Million Makeover Be Enough to Sway Future Tenants? “We didn’t just put lipstick on a pig,” CNP head Tania Menesse said about the recent improvements by Mark Oprea September 2, 2024July 18, 2025
Posted inNews & Views ‘It’s Just Sad’: Drug Store Closures Could Make Some Cleveland Neighborhoods Pharmacy Deserts “It’s a huge equity issue. It signals that we’re no longer a fully walkable neighborhood—in a community where many households don’t have access to cars.” by Mark Oprea August 2, 2024June 28, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Museum of Illusions, Instagrammable Edutainment, Opens Friday in Downtown Cleveland The Croatia-headquarted collection of brain teasers will help, its backers say, bring families downtown by Mark Oprea May 30, 2024June 9, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Cleveland Labor Groups, Politicians Join REI Worker Push Towards Bargaining Contract Employees at the Beachwood location, who voted to unionize last March, say REI has refused to negotiate by Mark Oprea May 21, 2024July 1, 2025
Posted inNews & Views North Olmsted Blooms as a Hub for Cleveland’s Palestinian Diaspora The vast majority of new businesses on Brookpark Extension Road are owned by Palestinian Americans by Mark Oprea March 19, 2024June 9, 2025