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.
By Julia Lombardo
A split City Council has yet to approve a proposed $100 million settlement with the Browns, a key piece of Mayor Justin Bibb’s plan to unlock more than $1 billion in potential lakefront redevelopment.
by Ken Prendergast, NEOTrans
Mr. Jingeling was supposed to be a Halle's one-off promotion, but instead, he became beloved in Cleveland and is gaining in popularity again.
by Vince Guerrieri
As enrollment continues to fall and housing demand rises, Cleveland is transforming shuttered schools into hundreds of new apartments — creating one of the nation’s largest school-to-residential pipelines.
by Ken Prendergast, NEOTrans
The data-integration startup has moved into a renovated 3,000-square-foot space in the Caxton Building as its workforce expands and its community outreach plans accelerate.
by Ken Prendergast, NEOTrans
Since February, Malley’s Chocolates has been led by a bold new leader, with new ideas to keep the 90-year-old Cleveland-based sweets company going strong.
by Annie Nickoloff
Meet the faces behind some of Cleveland's favorite haunts through the curious camera lens of the Cleveland Public Library's chief of special projects and collections.
by John Skrtic