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An old-school Cleveland bowling alley keeps on rolling

By Douglas J. Guth ● Arts & Culture ● December 11, 2025

Maple Lanes feels frozen in time, which is just how co-owners Barb Rodgers and Annette Abranovich like it.

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New children’s bookstore in Lakewood aims to inspire, delight kids, families

By Jennifer Schlosser ● Entrepreneurs ● December 8, 2025

The Wandering Lantern aims to be a cozy, welcoming kid’s bookstore, with space for families to explore reading.

Visible Voice Books moves to Ohio City

By Maureen Wise ● Arts & Culture ● December 5, 2025

Visible Voice Books recently moved from Tremont to Ohio City.

Case Western grads clean up microplastics in the wash

By Grant Segall ● Sustainability ● December 3, 2025

Three young alumni of Case Western Reserve University have started a business on campus to make and market filters for microplastics.

Femme-forward cannabis lifestyle boutique ‘The Girls’ Joint’ opens in Gordon Square

By Faith Boone ● Entrepreneurs ● November 24, 2025

“It’s an awesome addition to the neighborhood and to the whole city really.”

Read and Sip – New wine bar coming to Downtown Cleveland

By Melissa Aki ● Communities ● November 21, 2025

Clevo Books moved to its current location at 1026 Euclid Ave. in 2024 and will be further expanding with a new wine bar in the future.

Stitching a new life at Cleveland’s Open Threads

By Nicole Wloszek ● Entrepreneurs ● November 20, 2025

This Cleveland nonprofit wants to empower marginalized communities through fostering skills in the sewing trade.

Hingetown’s Jukebox presses play on community advocacy

By Jane Matousek ● Arts & Culture ● October 17, 2025

Amidst planning for the Jukebox Official Halloween Party on Nov. 1, 2025, the staff and leadership of the bar can still feel the hum of energy and excitement that filled the establishment during its 11th anniversary party on Aug. 3, 2025.

The Reading Room CLE opens in Kamm’s Corners

By Laura DeLaney ● Arts & Culture ● October 15, 2025

L.S. Quinn, the executive director of The Reading Room CLE, has a vision for how a bookstore can change communities by operating as a third space — a welcoming, safe environment where people can pause, read, rest and connect.

Kumar Arora makes it his business to promote all things Cleveland

By Christopher Johnston ● Arts & Culture ● October 14, 2025

“The work that I get to do sets the tone for the next 20 years for Cleveland or the next 30 years, and I might not be here to see some of that. I’m aware of that, but that’s the beauty of the work that we do is that what we want to do is build in such a way that the job creation, the redevelopment plans, the awareness of the beauty of Cleveland, all of those things compound together.”