Stories

Fall Fest makes its debut at North Coast Harbor this weekend
Downtown Cleveland, Inc. invites everyone to come down to North Coast Harbor over the first three Saturdays in October to celebrate Fall Fest at Voinovich Bicentennial Park.
The New Masters 3: Wasmer Gallery issues call for female artists in NEO
The Florence O’Donnell Wasmer Gallery at Ursuline College is calling for local emerging and professional women artists to apply for its upcoming The New Masters 3: Women Artists of Northeast Ohio.
Light it up: Playhouse Square's new theater marquees in photos
Last week, Playhouse Square unveiled the theaters' new marquees and technology upgrades during Marquee Mondays in a dazzling display of lights and color. Bob Perkoski documented the evening in this photo essay.
#StreetsofCLE: Snapshot on Fleet Avenue
FreshWater managing photographer Bob Perkoski provides a peek into the everyday lives of Clevelanders going about their business in the neighborhoods and on the streets of Cleveland.
Rock & Roll lifestyle: NEO resident David Spero to be inducted into Personal Managers Hall of Fame
South Euclid resident David Spero has managed the careers of rock stars like Joe Walsh, the Eagles, Michael Stanley, Graham Nash, and Cat Stevens in his career. While the rock stars may be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Spero is about to be inducted into the Personal Managers Hall of Fame.
Dazzling: Playhouse Square to light new theater marquees, host free concert tonight
Playhouse Square's new theater marquees are now installed and ready to dazzle the Theater District tonight on Euclid Avenue during Marquee Moments.
Thrive: FutureLAND founder finds inspiration in his father’s grit and drive
The entrepreneurial spirit, curiosity, and determination Kumar Arora learned from his father has led to a successful business career and the cofounding of the upcoming FutureLAND—a celebration of diversity in tech and entrepreneurship in Playhouse Square to help drive economic growth in the area.
Golden Age on E. 49th Street: Digging up Cleveland’s trolley history
In Ralph Horner's newest column series, "The Golden Age on East 49th Street," he writes about his childhood and life lessons learned in Goodrich-Kirtland Park in the 1950s.
Feed your creative soul at Lake Erie Ink’s Culinary Creativity
This weekend Lake Erie Ink will host its fall fundraiser, Culinary Creativity, at Dunham Tavern Barn in MidTown—bringing together Cleveland’s restaurant and writing communities to support creative expression among Cleveland youth.
#StreetsofCLE: Snapshot in Little Italy
FreshWater managing photographer Bob Perkoski provides a peek into the everyday lives of Clevelanders going about their business in the neighborhoods and on the streets of Cleveland. This week’s image is from Mayfield Avenue in the Little Italy neighborhood.
Hop to it: Annual Heights Music Hop celebrates 10 years this weekend
The 10th Annual Heights Music Hop takes place in Cleveland Heights this weekend, bringing more than two dozen performers to 20 restaurants, lounges, cafes, bars, and other establishments on Lee Road.
City links: Cleveland Heights gets ambitious with Taylor Tudor reconstruction proposal
Cleveland Heights' Taylor Tudor project will renovate three 1928 three-story brick Tudor buildings into residential units and retail space, while also launching an effort to create a vibrant, connected neighborhood around Cain Park.
In the right light: Cleveland History Center hosts Fashion After Dark exhibit
The Cleveland History Center of the Western Reserve Historical Society will open its Fashion After Dark exhibit—simulating the atmosphere of a gaslit evening on Euclid Avenue in the 1840s through fashion, interiors, lighting, and sound.
Sidewalk masterpieces: Museum of Art's annual Chalk Festival brings professionals, amateurs together
The Cleveland Museum of Art's 34th annual Chalk Festival drew artists of all ages and abilities last weekend as they decorated the CMA grounds. FreshWater managing photographer Bob Perkoski captured the chalk masterpieces before the rain washed them away.
Golden Age on East 49th Street: The dirt alley that connected everything
In his latest installment about growing up in the 1950s on East 49th Street, Ralph Horning recalls the alley that ran behind the houses and the many advantages it offered.
Chain Reaction: Applications open for sixth season of small business pitch competition
Greater Cleveland Partnership’s Council of Smaller Enterprises announced that applications are now open for the sixth season of Cleveland Chain Reaction—the small business pitch competition.
Doubling up: MAGNET, EDGE join forces for economic and leadership development in NEO
MAGNET and Independence-based EDGE announced this week that the two companies focused on growing business and industry in Northeast Ohio would join forces to create a more impactful resource for growing businesses in the area.
All are welcome: First annual Neurodiversity Cultural Festival celebrates our differences
Doug Blecher's autism diagnosis at age 42 led him to partner with the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities and start the first annual Neurodiversity Cultural Festival, happening Saturday, Sept. 30 at Solon Community Park.
StreetsofCLE: Snapshot on Euclid Avenue
FreshWater managing photographer Bob Perkoski provides a peek into the everyday lives of Clevelanders going about their business in the neighborhoods and on the streets of Cleveland.
Warner & Swasey building: A factory with a rich history, chance at a new purpose
Cleveland Masterworks: The former Warner & Swasey building—originally built in the late 1880s, then rebuilt between 1904 and 1910, has sat abandoned for nearly 40 years. Today it has a chance at a new life with a development initiative led by MidTown Cleveland and Philadelphia developer Penrose.