Skip the Dishes: Where to Eat Thanksgiving in Northeast Ohio: CLE Daily

☀️ 59°; Sunny

🎹 A Piano Duet of Rhapsody in Blue Benefits Providence House: The Cleveland Institute of Music hosts a donation-based benefit concert Saturday, Nov. 14, at 4 p.m. in Kulas Hall. Violinists Olga and Ilya Kaler, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue for two pianos and CIM Conservatory students. Doors open at 3 p.m., a $10 suggested gift supports the nonprofit's emergency shelter for children in crisis, and kids are welcome. 

🦁 Akron Zoo's Wild Lights Turns 10: The zoo's holiday light show runs Nov. 20 through Dec. 27, from 5 to 9 p.m., with dazzling light displays, warm beverages, s'mores and Santa experiences. The zoo is at 505 Euclid Ave. in Akron.
🎄 The Ohio City Singers Take the Stage at Playhouse Square: The local group that plays Christmas music, formed in 2003, makes its Playhouse Square debut with an "exclusive three-night run" Dec. 10-12 at the Outcalt Theatre. Band leader Chris Allen says the show has two sets.

ICYMI: Remember Mr. Jingeling? Halle’s introduced the keeper of the keys in 1956 as a one-off promotion, and he became so beloved that he’s still handing out keys to kids. After a quiet stretch following Halle’s closing, he returned in 2020, played now by Don Beck, who says, “Cleveland was ready for him to come back.”

If you read our daily newsletters, consider supporting our local journalism with a print subscription to Cleveland Magazine.

Today's Trivia

On April 29, 1879, in Public Square, Charles F. Brush gave the first successful demonstration of what?

Food & Drink: Skip the dishes. These Northeast Ohio restaurants are serving Thanksgiving dinner.

By Cleveland Magazine Staff

Restaurants across the region are offering Thanksgiving feasts to enjoy in the dining room, pick up or bake at home, from buffets to prix fixe dinners to take-and-bake spreads.

• Dine In: Morton’s The Steakhouse in Tower City serves a four-course feast for $72 per person, and Table 45 at the InterContinental Cleveland offers a $75 prix fixe dinner from 4 to 9 p.m. Nov. 26. Summer Place in Lakewood has a buffet from noon to 7 p.m. for $78.95 for adults and $24.95 for children under 12. Horizons at the Lodge at Geneva-on-the-Lake serves a buffet from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for $58.99 for adults and $18.99 for children, with reservations required.

• To Go: The Club Room at Fidelity Hotel’s Thanksgiving Plate is $40, and Mallorca’s individual carryout meal is $42. Buca di Beppo’s feast is $115 for two to three people or $195 for four to six. The Rustic Grill at StoneWater Golf Club in Highland Heights serves four for $180, with orders due by 4 p.m. Nov. 20 and pickup Nov. 25.

Worth Noting: Brine Bar in Edgewater has a $95 essentials bundle for four to six, with stuffing, a potato, a vegetable and gravy, so you supply the turkey. Preorders close at 5 p.m. Nov. 22. The list also includes The Ritz-Carlton, LockKeepers, Pier W and The Capital Grille.

Read the full story.

Talk of the Town

A Warehouse District building from 1882 could be demolished. A permit application filed with the city proposes demolishing the five-story Gilman Building at 1350 W. 3rd St., built for A.S. Gilman Printing Co., at an estimated cost of $282,000. The Landmarks Commission has the final say, and no reason for the demolition has been given. 

A luxury hotel project getting city help promises a living wage. Project Scarlet, a $108 million redevelopment of the Rose and Sloan buildings on East Ninth Street and Prospect Avenue, agreed to pay some workers at least $16.85 an hour for two years after opening in 2028, in exchange for at least $13.3 million in city aid. Ohio's minimum wage is $11. 

The fight over 925 Euclid has been put on hold. The owner and lender asked a judge to adjourn the foreclosure auction until at least Dec. 17, the target date to close financing for a redevelopment with 200 apartments, offices and a hotel. An affidavit says part of the building could become a data center. 

Fewer insurers are paying for weight-loss drugs. The share of insurers covering them fell from 57% to 53% between 2025 and 2026, and list prices run $500 to more than $1,000 a month. A Case Western Reserve law professor says patients with diabetes, sleep apnea or heart or kidney disease may still qualify for coverage if they appeal.

A St. Clair-Superior church is collecting money for holiday hams. St. Casimir's Hams and Yams drive provides Thanksgiving and Christmas meals for families at CMSD's Willson Elementary, and 100% of donated funds buy hams. The drive started in 2021, and yams were added in 2022. 

Yesterday's Trivia Answer 

1949 Lorain High School graduate Chloe Wofford became better known as who, taking her new first name from her baptismal name when she became Catholic? Toni Morrison

Check back tomorrow for the answer to today's question.

From the Editor

Here’s a good reason to stay close to home this month: some of Cleveland’s best attractions are free to residents.

The Maltz Museum offers free admission through Nov. 30, and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History is free on weekends for residents of Cleveland and six nearby suburbs with proof of address. 

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame also opens its doors for free to Cuyahoga County residents on Nov. 22. Pick one this month, bring someone along, and play tourist in your own backyard. The holidays get expensive soon enough.

— Ron Ledgard, Managing Editor

Let us know what is on your mind at conversation@clevelandmagazine.com.

Subscribe to Cleveland Magazine in print or to our daily email newsletters.