2025 CLE Wrapped: Cleveland's Year in Review

The Food Trends and Bites That Defined Cleveland Dining in 2025

What’s in, and what’s out? The dining experience in Northeast Ohio shifted in new ways this year, showcasing emerging flavors and ideas in local bites. We said hello to notable new eateries, and goodbye to favorites. Dig in to the state of the dining scene.

Cleveland Collective Mourning [A] BLKstar Celebrates 10 Years of Musical Experimentation

The Cleveland Afrofuturist ensemble’s latest album Flowers For The Living caps a decade for the influential group. Catch up with founder RA Washington.

50 Cleveland Music Releases We Loved in 2025

It’s time to rewind and press play: We highlight some of our favorite Northeast Ohio music releases of the year, and provide a playlist showcasing 250-plus musicians and bands from Northeast Ohio with new music that arrived in 2025. Tune in.

The 10 Biggest Cleveland Sports Stories of 2025

Major wins, devastating losses, winning streaks and scandals made this a fascinating, jam-packed year for the local sports scene. Revisit our timeline of major moments.

3 Movies That Put Cleveland on the Big Screen in 2025

Clevelanders got to watch the city take the big screen with these movies — most notably in Superman, the blockbuster that filmed in the city last year. Check out these movies.

Cleveland Author Amanda Flower Puts a Comforting Spin on Crime and Mystery Novels

The local author's imaginative storytelling turns cute animals and prominent historical figures into sleuths and always ties to a greater good. Meet the writer, who published several books in 2025.

50 Cleveland Book Releases We Loved in 2025

Devour new releases in fiction, nonfiction, art, poetry and more from authors affiliated with Northeast Ohio's literary scene. Start reading here.

Sherwin-Williams’ Big Year of Business Expansion and Economic Challenges

With a new HQ and financial challenges throughout 2025, Sherwin-Williams is shaking up its business and headed into the new year with new gusto. Read a big-picture update of the company, which sports a new tower in Downtown Cleveland.

3 Impactful Cleveland Development Projects of 2025

While the Sherwin-Williams headquarters and research center are the biggest, most expensive developments completed in Greater Cleveland in 2025, plenty of others carry impact. These three recent projects showcased major investments not only in real estate but also in the communities they serve.

Cleveland Magazine’s Most-Read Stories of 2025

The best eats, the biggest events and the most influential building developments — these are the stories that grabbed readers’ attention this year. Revisit these Cleveland Magazine stories.

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