Concord Casimir, the famous weather-predicting cat, today made his annual Groundhog Day forecast for Northeast Ohio. The cat has had flawless track record since 2014—predicting the arrival of spring based on how he eats his pierogis. Concord Casimir experienced a rare "pierogi vortex" this year. Find out what this means for our weather.

The Museum of Contemporary Art (moCa) Cleveland opens its new season this week with four exhibitions that explore humanity's relationship with the natural world through diverse artistic lenses. The exhibits resist simple narratives about environmental crises to offer various perspectives on trauma, responsibility, and repair of ecosystems.

FreshWater writer Jill Sell is inspired by one of the memorial benches established by the Toni Morrison Society's "Bench By The Road" project. Sitting in the winter cold, Sell reflects Morrison's powerful characters and themes while connecting them to personal memories of childhood discrimination.

Cleveland Public Theatre celebrates the 10th anniversary of its Test Flight series with six productions by local playwrights, choreographers, and directors over three weekends. Test Flight offers development of works-in-progress while showcasing diverse voices in CPT, Teatro Público de Cleveland, and Masrah Cleveland Al Arabi.

The Cleveland Leadership Center's Accelerate pitch competition is coming up in February. Meanwhile, FreshWater Cleveland is talking to some of the entrepreneurs about their visions to make Cleveland a better place to live, work, play, and visit in hopes of winning funding. Today, we talk to two CWRU juniors, who are pitching their sustainability app uniSWAP.

Cleveland residents braved frigid temperatures yesterday Downtown Cleveland Inc.'s inaugural Pop-Up Snow Day with tubing on Mall B. Photographer Reuben Kutash caught the fun on camera.

The Silk Road Cultural Collective preserves the cultural heritage of the ancient trade routes spanning from Asia to Europe with interactive, hands-on experiences. Founded by Cleveland filmmaker Johnny K. Wu, the organization encourages participants to touch, wear, and experience historical artifacts while learning about the diverse cultures along the Silk Road from the 5th to 17th centuries.

FreshWater's Reuben Kutash was curious about Western Reserve Historical Society's Murder Mystery series, so last week he stopped by the Cleveland History Center to participate in "Municipal Murder: The Final Pitch." Read Reuben's take on the interactive whodunit based on 1940s Cleveland baseball, see his photos, and find out how you can get tickets to the next installment.

Tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 24, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., people of all talents and abilities are invited to Waterloo Arts for a Brite Winter workshop to fill in life-sized figures with Day Glo paint  for Cleveland's winter arts and music festival. Brite Winter debuts in its new location in the Waterloo Arts District on February 21.

The Cleveland Leadership Center's 12th annual Accelerate: Citizens Make Change pitch competition takes place on February 26 at the Huntington Convention Center, featuring 35 presenters pitching 26 innovative ideas.

The Western Reserve Historical Society is about to launch its latest murder mystery event, "Municipal Murder: The Final Pitch," set in the 1948 Cleveland baseball scene. Now in its third year, the immersive series has become a seasonal favorite, offering participants the chance to solve historically-rooted mysteries while learning about different eras of Cleveland's past.

The Gathering Place, celebrated the opening of its new fitness studio at its Beachwood headquarters on Monday, Jan. 5. The enhanced facility offers fitness programs for individuals and families affected by cancer. The expansion represents the organization's commitment to whole-person cancer care.

In 1854, Frederick Douglass delivered his only commencement address at Western Reserve College in Hudson, challenging scientific racism and calling for moral courage. Student filmmakers have revived this piece of history through the award-winning documentary "Just and Perfect," just in time for Douglass' great-great-great grandson to visit the campus where the original speech was delivered.

The American Institute of Architects Cleveland and Cleveland Metroparks have launched Parkitecture—a lecture series that explores the intersection of design, ecology, and public space within the Metroparks system. The inaugural winter program at Brecksville Reservation examined the evolution of park architecture from the 1939 WPA-era Nature Center to contemporary facilities.

Rudy's Strudel and Bakery and Malley's Chocolates partnered up to create a paczki with chocolate fudge and toffee filling, adorned with Malley's signature green and pink powdered sugar. The collaboration combines Rudy's generations-old pastry expertise with Malley's 91-year chocolate-making tradition. The limited-edition paczkis are available exclusively at Rudy's until Fat Tuesday.

The 17-story1905 Rockefeller Building at West 6th Street and Superior Avenue stands on historic ground once occupied by the Weddell House, where Abraham Lincoln stayed during his 1861 inaugural trip. After a colorful history, the Rockefeller Building faces an uncertain future following years of neglect and vandalism.