• New mural atop Menlo Park Academy urges people to “Read More Books” (photos)

    PHOTO BY JEFF SUGALSKI Monday, August 3, 2026; Menlo Park Academy, 2149 W. 53rd Street: Mural on the water tower at Menlo Park Academy by artist and Menlo Park Academy parent Ariel Vergez. The building that now houses Menlo Park Academy was the former home of garment manufacturing company Joseph and Feiss. PHOTO BY JEFF…


  • Edgewater Park hosts Cleveland International Kite Festival (photos)

    PHOTO BY DEBBIE SADLON Sunday, August 9, 2026; The Ohio Society for the Elevation of Kites’ Cleveland International Kite Festival, Edgewater Park: The blue octopus kite launched by Anna and Christopher Miller of Columbus, Ohio flies above Edgewater Park. PHOTO BY DEBBIE SADLON Sunday, August 9, 2026; The Ohio Society for the Elevation of Kites’…


  • Garden Walk Cleveland hosts annual tour (photos)

    PHOTO BY DEBBIE SADLON Saturday, July 11, 2026; Garden Walk Cleveland, Monroe Street Cemetery and Green Space, 3207 Monroe Street: Hayden Bish, a board member of the Monroe Cemetery Foundation, leads a Garden Walk Cleveland tour of the cemetery grounds. PHOTO BY DEBBIE SADLON Saturday, July 11, 2026; Garden Walk Cleveland, 3301 Chatham Avenue: This…


  • University Circle hosts annual Parade the Circle event (photos)

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, June 13, 2026; Parade the Circle, East Boulevard and Juniper: This Ice Cream Truck was created by some residents of a West Side neighborhood. Blogger Angie Schmitt wrote of the work neighbors did on the float and the fun they had test driving it through the neighborhood. Schmitt’s substack blog…


  • Groundbreaking ceremony kicks off construction of second phase of African American Cultural Gardens (photos)

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, April 9, 2026; Groundbreaking ceremony for second phase of the African American Cultural Gardens, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive: Association of African American Cultural Gardens Executive Director Obie Shelton plays “Lift Up Your Voice” on his violin. PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, April 9, 2026; Groundbreaking ceremony for second phase…


  • Downtown Cleveland hosts No Kings Day rally and march (photos)

    PHOTO BY DEBBIE SADLON Saturday, March 28, 2026; No Kings Day rally at Willard Park, E. 9th Street and Lakeside Avenue: John and Deanne Lentz of Cleveland Heights say their primary reason for being at the rally is “the threat to our democracy.” PHOTO BY DEBBIE SADLON Saturday, March 28, 2026; No Kings Day rally…


  • Cleveland celebrates St. Patrick’s Day 2026 (photos)

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, March 17, 2026; W. 65th Street, just north of Saint Colman Church: This West Side Irish American Club St. Patrick Day drummer says he is multi-tasking – carrying two drums to load onto a bus after attending morning mass at St. Colman Church. PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, March 17,…


  • Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center hosts Three Kings crafting workshop (photo)

    PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG Saturday, January 3, 2026; Tres Reyes Magos Family Crafting Workshop, Julia De Burgos Cultural Arts Center, 2800 Archwood Avenue: Community member Jessica McMillen designs a cajita para los camellos for children to place under their beds just in time for the arrival of the Three Kings. PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG Saturday,…


  • Santa visits Story Church (photo)

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, December 13, 2025; Christmas Party with Santa, Story Church, 9900 Madison Avenue: Jordan Nettles, age 7, visits with Santa.


  • Pilgrim Church in Tremont hosts Unsilent Night (photo)

    PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG Friday, December 12, 2025; UNSILENT NIGHT sponsored by Pilgrim Church, Lincoln Park Gazebo: Clevelanders gathered at the gazebo in Lincoln Park in Tremont to participate in a walk through the neighborhood while listening to composer Phil Kline’s Unsilent Night on their cell phones. Participants each selected a track to stream on…