The Entrepreneurial Priest
How activism and savvy marketing revived a Cleveland church.
Enthusiasm in Spades
Cuyahoga Valley small farmers try to hoe the line.
The Franklin Affair
Should the local press have named a suicide victim?
Genius Loci
Randall Tiedman’s contemporary wastelands are the stuff of epic poetry.
Getting to the Heat and Light
How Sheila Schwartz helped me find the truth in fiction.
The Curtain Falls on the Creative Class
A carnival atmosphere won't solve Cleveland's poverty problem
The Biggest Little-Known Book Award
No one stumbles upon the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award collection at the Cleveland Public Library. The books are shelved in three locked cabinets of the Treasure Room, a drum-tight chamber in Special Collections.
Harvey Pekar’s Nagging Muse
Harvey Pekar — the grouch, the pessimist, the quitter — wrote about the Cleveland that really was — not the Cleveland we aspire to be.
Drinks on the River
The men came every day, arriving as the daytime manager slid back the bolt on the front door. They walked into a darkness so solid they’d tip their heads as if dodging a blow.
Issue One
Our distinct region — friendly to artists and startups, with problems and bright ideas–deserves outlets for thoughtful, in-depth coverage that [...]
The Tiny Record Empire in Cleveland
There’s only one Berry Gordy, but Rust Belt America in the 1960s and ‘70s was also home to at least a handful of African-American-run recording studios that thrived without bank loans ...