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Of pierogis and paczkis Lidia Trempe has taken her family’s bakery and made it quintessentially Cleveland and one of the city’s hotspots. “Be sure to come hungry,” Lidia Trempe prepped us. We were coordinating a visit to her Parma, Ohio, bakery Rudy’s Strudel and she...
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On ‘the razor’s edge of fighting for life while dying right’ You wouldn’t expect parallel themes of fighting brain cancer and the life cycle of a city, but Richey Piiparinen’s new book weaves his signature approach to urban planning and his battle with glioblastoma....
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Roads Less Traveled Few, if any, Cleveland residents know their city through and through. Sure, they live and work in their respective neighborhoods, but who can say they’ve explored every street? Come 2025, Phil Kidd, a recent student in the Levin School of Urban...
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The Ringmaster For over 50 years, Jearl Walker has stood center ring, guiding thousands through the amazing, spectacular, and awe-inspiring Flying Circus of Physics both in the classroom and beyond. And for scores of Vikings, he’s practically a household name. You’d...
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Second Chances The “funk is in the fermentation” as Michael Killik (BS ’97, M.Ed. ’02) brings the flavor and heat to your table after his brush with death. If you have ever wandered through the aisles at Giant Eagle, West Side Market, Meister’s Foods, or...
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A fierce force for equal justice If it weren’t for the persistent gerrymandering of Ohio’s congressional map, recently retired state Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor (JD ’80) might be enjoying more well-earned relaxation, rather than putting significant...
