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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 had plans for us. “I am...
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.June 1991 A young 14-year-old Richey Piiparinen rides with his...
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 Affairs, will be able...
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 think that after...