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Shaker Heights

Shaker Heights - Photo Bob Perkoski

The homes of Shaker Heights are well known to be some of the most striking in the country, boasting a real estate catalogue's worth of steeply angled Tudors and gracefully symmetrical Georgians. Gardens dripping with life and color beckon neighbors to pause and visit while walking their children to elementary school. If all this sounds too good to be true, you obviously haven't made your way through Shaker.

Originally a planned garden city for early commuters, the verdant region has numerous parks, lakes and natural attractions. This tight-knit community of 30,000 blossomed in the early 20th century thanks to its pair of light-rail lines that connect its residents to downtown and the Cleveland airport.

On the border of Cleveland and Shaker Heights, you'll find Shaker Square, one of the nations' first planned shopping districts, which connects via Cleveland's light rail system to downtown and beyond. Adjacent to the Square is the Larchmere neighborhood, a trendy arts-minded strip filled with boutiques, restaurants and galleries.

Shaker Heights Features

entrepreneurs riding road to success thanks to growing bike-based economy

Lee Chilcote Thursday, June 06, 2013

As cities continue to become more bike-friendly, new bike-based businesses are springing up to support the movement. These bike-centric businesses are both banking on and promoting a growing interest in riding, and in the process they are boosting their cities' economies.

meals on wheels: local food truck scene keeps on rollin'

Erin O'Brien Thursday, May 23, 2013

East, West, North and South -- it's getting easier and easier to score a hot, fresh and delicious meal from a food truck. In just three years' time, the Cleveland food truck scene has zoomed from 0 to 60, with dozens of rigs scattered all over town. Here's a little help finding them.

in digital world, indie pubs aim to fill void left by waning mainstream print

Douglas J. Guth Thursday, May 02, 2013

In the age of digital everything, self-published periodicals are enjoying a bit of a revival. Geared towards those who prefer the tactile sensation of thumbing through an honest-to-goodness magazine, these indie pubs are filling voids left by declining mainstream print.

these ain't no boomerangs: transplants relish life in a new corner of the world

Karin Connelly Thursday, April 25, 2013

At times it seems like everybody living in this town was born in this town. After all, who would choose to settle here unless they had deep family roots? We introduce four transplants who moved to Cleveland and never looked back. Not only have they made the most of it; they've made a life of it.

roll (tax) credits: a second look at ohio's film tax credits

Bob Ignizio Thursday, January 31, 2013

Back in 2011, Fresh Water ran a feature about Ohio's newly instituted Film Production Tax Credit, which helped attract big-budget productions like "The Avengers" and "Alex Cross," plus smaller films like "Take Shelter" and "Fun Size." We decided to revisit the topic to see how it's working out for Cleveland, and Ohio.

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