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Food + Drink
Global Partnership
Steve Schimoler teams up with Matthew Anderson for an Asian-American fusion spot with a personality all its own.
Menu Planner
Gathering ingredients from local farms and artisans, chef Demetrios Atheneos serves up homegrown dishes at Forage Public House.
Stick Figures
Heat up your backyard grilling with these chef-driven takes on the standard skewer.
In the CLE
Bench Marks
The Cleveland Bench art installation strives to bridge our differences and bring us together as a community.
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.
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.
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
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.
Note Giver
Conductor Brett Mitchell wants to experience music with you.
Summer Fun Guide 2015: Bright Side
Canton native Jake Abel digs underneath the Beach Boys'
shiny image in Love & Mercy.
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: New Kids on the Block
After attending the same festival for years, freshen up your weekends with these unique alternatives.
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
At Home
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: 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: Revival Home
A modest yet charming house gets an all-out renovation in downtown Medina.
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: 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
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.