Woman Singing in the Post Office
A poem by Cathy Barber.
Cleveland in the Kremlin
It should be of some interest—perhaps not only in a sentimental sense—that the lands that birthed so many of the drivers of neoliberalism and contemporary fascism were also the birthplace of the left-wing movements like the founders of the Communist Party of the United States of America.
Shaft in Cleveland
Tidyman may have taken a dim view of his hometown (an anonymous former co-worker said, “He talked about Cleveland like it was a birth defect”), but even he could appreciate its dramatic possibilities.
Bard in the Belt
That observation made me wonder if there might not be something particularly “Shakespearean” about the Rust Belt, the arc of success and devastation, the clashing of all of those villainous characters during the Gilded Age and the nobility of those who resisted them, and the narrative culmination of the post-industrial landscape as blasted as Lear’s heath.
“There are Queer Children Here”
Despite the anti-gay themes that prevailed in our education, in the community, and from our faculty, dozens of St. Raphael alumni identify as LGBTQ. This population, which has spread out across the country, proves that queer identity is an unshakeable force of nature.
Episode One – Fire on the Cuyahoga
Fire!: An American Burning is a five-episode podcast series that delves into the stories of twentieth and twenty-first century industrial [...]
Cleveland’s Museum of Natural History is Evolving
“It’s continuously evolving. If you don’t change, you’ll become extinct like a dinosaur.”
Drumming Up Cleveland Baseball
The 70s were tough for Cleveland. And they were especially tough for the Indians.
Disagreement about Cleveland Schools
Cleveland's school superintendent is leaving after eleven years, with disagreements about the future of education in the city.
The Last of Cleveland’s ArtCraft Building
It wasn’t the sale of the building that came as a shock - it was the buyer that caught the Cleveland art community off guard.
Two Poems by Frank Rosen
"All in the Water" and "Cuyahoga Thanatos" by Frank Rosen
The Dumbest Man in Pro-Sports
By Vince Guerrieri On Jan. 20, 1983, Ted Stepien was having a busy day. Less than three years into his [...]