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Cleveland

The wild story of 10-cent beer night at Cleveland Stadium

John Fea   |  June 4, 2024

Some fine sports writing here from Fredric J. Frommer at The Washington Post. He tells the story of the riot that occurred in Cleveland Stadium during a Cleveland Indians (now Guardians)-Texas Rangers game on June 4, 1974. This melee should […]

Cleveland’s “urban living room”

John Fea   |  December 19, 2023

Check out The Washington Post‘s piece on the transformation of Cleveland, Ohio: “America’s best example of turning around a dying downtown.” It appears Cleveland is no longer the “mistake by the lake”: A taste: Empty downtown office buildings pose a […]

The Author’s Corner with Stephanie Ryberg-Webster

Rachel Petroziello   |  April 5, 2023

Stephanie Ryberg-Webster is Associate Professor of Urban Affairs in the Levin College of Public Affairs & Education at Cleveland State University. This interview is based on her new book, Preserving the Vanishing City: Historic Preservation amid Urban Decline in Cleveland, […]

Introducing the Cleveland Guardians

John Fea   |  July 23, 2021

The Indians have changed their name. Here is Tom Hanks: Why Tom Hanks?