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Food + Drink

Black Box Fix

Global Partnership

Steve Schimoler teams up with Matthew Anderson for an Asian-American fusion spot with a personality all its own.

Kitchen Aid

Menu Planner

Gathering ingredients from local farms and artisans, chef Demetrios Atheneos serves up homegrown dishes at Forage Public House.

New Breweries

Pretzel and Mustard Dessert Plate

Santorini Greek Taverna

Stick Figures

Heat up your backyard grilling with these chef-driven takes on the standard skewer.

In the CLE

1955

Bench Marks

The Cleveland Bench art installation strives to bridge our differences and bring us together as a community.

Community Action

Family Values

In honor of Father's Day, we asked five Clevelanders what their dads taught them.

Fire Power

Former Marine Larry Pope thinks proper youth firearms training can curb gun violence by teaching better safety measures and demystifying the power guns hold.

Game Plans

Be a sport in one of these fun summer adult leagues.

Goats vs. Sheep

The RTA is swapping lawn mowers for goats and sheep for a pilot grazing program. Kari Solomon, RTA budget management analyst and Urban Shepherds board member, explains the positives and negatives of each ruminant.

Home Cookin'

Sterle’s Country House owner Rick Semersky thinks he has a recipe for revitalization in the St. Clair Superior neighborhood. With the Hub 55 development plan, he’s tapping into what made that area great in the past. 

Joe Haden & Friends Celebrity Softball Game

Life Cycle

Life Cycle

While winter was clinging to Northeast Ohio by its icy claws, none of the usual summer reveries — morning coffee on the front porch, the garden in full bloom, real tomatoes dressed with olive oil and fresh basil — kept me hanging on to sanity.

Maze Runner

Summer Fun Guide 2015: Roll With It

Since Crooked River Skatepark opened in November, 13-year-old Andrew Keller has been skating nearly 40 blocks from his home to the riverfront four to five days a week. The 9,000-square-foot

Wheel Estate

We look under the hood of ODOT's massive, five-year Inner Belt bridge project.

Entertainment

Beachside Music Series

Gateway

Heavy Hitter

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the popular baseball movie, Major League.

Inner Beauty

Former WOIO/WUAB anchor Gretchen Carlson pens an openhearted tell-all out this month.

Magic Treehouses

Be a kid again with tricked-out treetop escapes planted in the Cleveland Botanical Garden this summer.

Mane Attraction

Note Giver

Conductor Brett Mitchell wants to experience music with you.

Square Dance

Summer Fun Guide 2015

Summer Fun Guide 2015

Summer Fun Guide 2015: Alfresco Films

Summer Fun Guide 2015: Bright Side

Canton native Jake Abel digs underneath the Beach Boys' shiny image in Love & Mercy.

Summer Fun Guide 2015: Concert Series

Summer Fun Guide 2015: Food Truck Stops

Summer Fun Guide 2015: In Motion

Summer Fun Guide 2015: Jump Shot

Summer Fun Guide 2015: Listen Up

Shuffle your summer music rotation with these new local releases.

Summer Fun Guide 2015: Monkeying Around

The new Go Ape Treetop Adventure adds soaring excitement to summer.

Summer Fun Guide 2015: Music Makers

A show shines a spotlight on how the LGBT community shaped theater.

Summer Fun Guide 2015: My Summer Secrets

Summer Fun Guide 2015: New Kids on the Block

After attending the same festival for years, freshen up your weekends with these unique alternatives.

Summer Fun Guide 2015: Open All Summer

Summer Fun Guide 2015: Rainy Day Fun

Summer Fun Guide 2015: Thrill Seekers

These amusement parks crank up your summer whether you're after a placid whirl on the carousel or a Millennium Force-sized rush.

Summer Fun Guide 2015: Wave Machines

The World's Largest Dinosaurs exhibit

At Home

Rating the Suburbs Splash

Rating the Suburbs: Cable News

Rating the Suburbs: Cable News

Rating the Suburbs: Call Ahead

Rating the Suburbs: City Mission

With the help of the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative, Elyria is ready to transform three of its major districts.

Rating the Suburbs: Class Action

Willoughby-Eastlake School District's School of Innovation will provide a creative, hands-on learning space for younger students.

Rating the Suburbs: Development Duel

A new retail and entertainment district in Orange Village has sparked debates between its residents.

Rating the Suburbs: Drive In

Rating the Suburbs: Keeping Company

These three suburbs recently welcomed new businesses.

Rating the Suburbs: Lesson Plan

Look for new high schools in these three cities.

Rating the Suburbs: Money Market

Rating the Suburbs: Revival Home

A modest yet charming house gets an all-out renovation in downtown Medina.

Rating the Suburbs: Road Gauge

Rating the Suburbs: Road Gauge

Rating the Suburbs: Ron Rutt

Rating the Suburbs: School Bytes

Rating the Suburbs: Sugar Suite

Rating the Suburbs: The Case for Better Transportation

Gene Kramer, an attorney in downtown Cleveland, the 40-year Lakewood resident helped write the charter for Cuyahoga County's new government in 2008. He explains why Northeast Ohio needs to focus on being better connected.

Rating the Suburbs: The Case for Body Cameras

Kevin Nietert has been the chief of police in South Euclid for eight years and has served in the department since 1986. He strives to keep his department the most effective it can be, which includes introducing technologies such as body cameras. He e

Rating the Suburbs: The Case for Buying a House Now

One of the West Side's top agents, Howard Hanna's Kim Crane has been working in real estate since 2003 and sells $46 million in homes annually. The Rocky River native fills us in on why now is the time to strike on a home purchase.

Rating the Suburbs: The Case for Lifestyle Centers

Richey Piiparinen, director of the Center for Population Dynamics at Cleveland State University's Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, studies migration, demography, culture, and economic and community development. He explains why lifestyle

Rating the Suburbs: Tiffany Weinert

Rating the Suburbs: Trail Mix

These three suburbs are making it easier to enjoy the outdoors.

Rating the Suburbs: Water Craft

Cuyahoga Falls launches a waterfront plan to bring life back to its portion of the crooked river.

Rating the Suburbs: Wheels of Justice

After a series of car break-ins in 2013, Rocky River officer Edward Kolenc and his partner used their bikes to catch the perpetrators. Now, the city is rolling out its first bike patrol this month with four Giant Talon One bicycles equipped with red

Rating the Suburbs: Why I Love Aquadanza

Rating the Suburbs: Why I Love the Medical Detectives Course

Summer Fun Guide: Sun Catcher

Brighten up your regular backyard barbecue with this breezy guide.

Style

Long Story

The maxi dress makes its summer return with floral prints and bold patterns.

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