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14 / PUBLIC SQUARE / Euclid Beach

Mobile Home Park gets a new owner. Plus, the pros and cons of a wind farm in Lake Erie.

20 / CREATIVE THINKER / Cycle

studio Harness returns with a new location and concept.

22 / SHELF / Horror writer Dana McSwain talks scary stories.

24 / SOUNDS / A reflection on The

Eagles’ impact on Cleveland in honor of their upcoming tour.

25 / SHOP TALK / Kelma Collection sprouts a sustrainable clothing line.

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American Dream Immigrating to the United States in 1977, La Plaza Supermarket Guardians of the Game For years, the fortunes of the Lorain-Carnegie Bridge and Cleveland’s baseball team have followed similar arcs. And with the team’s name change, they’re now inextricably linked. By Vince Guerrieri

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owner Adrian Ortega has seen every big city in this country — and chose Cleveland to build his taco empire. By Dillon Stewart

Boccuzzi brings his modern Nobu-inspired sushi concept, Goma, to East Fourth Street.

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FACE OF CARE Greetings from one of your cover doctors on the November issue of Cleveland Magazine! I wanted to let you know how pleasantly surprised I was to be chosen and express my deepest gratitude. As a doctor of infectious diseases with an emphasis on epidemiology and infection prevention, it will likely not come as a surprise to learn that the last nearly two years have taken an enormous toll on my profession as it has our community.

During the pandemic, I’ve been accused of violating human rights, committing second-degree murder, letting the entire MetroHealth workforce down and threatening democracy. My spirits were buoyed by your selection of me for your cover. I had been feeling like a stranger in a strange land until I saw myself on your cover. It was a timely gift to my mental health, and I am forever grateful. Amy Ray, medical director of infection prevention and regulatory affairs at MetroHealth. The above letter was lightly edited for space.

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Seeing Green

It’s been two years since we’ve heard bagpipes resonating through the streets of downtown Cleveland. The St. Patrick’s Day Parade, which first happened in 1842 and can draw as many as 400,000 people on a nice day, was halted by the pandemic in both 2020 and 2021. But this year, it’s coming back better than ever on March 17, especially since participants have had three years to work on their floats. “We’ve waited a long time for this,” says Linda Carney, the executive director of the United Irish Societies of Greater Cleveland. “It gives me goosebumps just thinking about us all coming together again.” // A B B Y BU RTO N

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PUBLIC SQUARE :: ideas, gripes & good news

Lakefront Land Grab The Euclid Beach Mobile Home Park is slated to become a community asset. / BY KE N S CHN E CK / CALLING IT A “RESCUE MISSION,” the Western Reserve Land Conservancy recently purchased the Euclid Beach Mobile Home Park that sits on 28 acres along the Lake Erie shore on the Cleveland-Euclid border. To understand the importance of the acquisition, which protects the land from being developed as another highrise apartment complex, we spoke with conservancy senior vice president Matt Zone. Commemorative archways pay tribute to the old Euclid Beach Park.

Path to Purchase This $5.8 million land acquisition started in 2019 when Ward 8 councilman Mike Polensek was contacted by the out-of-state property owner, who wanted to sell the park. Zone says the tip from Polensek gave Western Reserve Land Conservancy the opportunity to swoop in and save the land from outside developers, who might not have had the local community’s best interests at heart. “It would have been a huge missed opportunity to allow this real estate on the lakefront to be sold to another private developer who doesn’t share our goals for land conservation.”

Starting With Respect The conservancy made it a priority to communicate clearly with residents of the 150 rental units at the Euclid Beach Mobile Home Park, which opened in the 1930s to house park employees. Even before the deal closed, staff reached out to tenants to keep them in the loop about ownership changes. “We wanted to assure them that they would have stability, that there would be no rent increases for the first year,” says Zone, “and that their voices were important to the eventual plans for the property.”

Future Visioning Zone says that, without community input, it is premature to say how the land ultimately will be used. A land-use planning exercise is underway to develop a consensus on a long-term vision for the property and the surrounding area. Among the possibilities is a revamped library. “The MemorialNottingham branch of the Cleveland Public Library is right next door to the east, and they desperately want to build a new library that isn’t so set back from the street. That’s 18 acres right next to our 28 acres, so the possibilities really are endless.”

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EUCLID BEACH PARK WAS THE place to go when it opened in 1895. The property boasted seven wooden roller coasters, including the famous Flying Turns coaster, a carousel, bathhouse, dance hall, beach, pier and more. The park closed in 1969 amid mounting financial pressures, but its iconic arch still identifies the property, which now is operated by the Cleveland Metroparks and boasts a 650-foot beach. The carousel, meanwhile, was restored and moved to the Carousel Pavilion at the Cleveland History Center of the Western Reserve Historical Society. // KS

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PUBLIC SQUARE :: ideas, gripes & good news

Where the Wind Takes Us Are wind turbines in Lake Erie a way to generate clean energy or a blight on our best asset? / B Y C OLLE E N S M I T E K /

FIRST PROPOSED IN 2009, the Icebreaker wind farm, located about eight miles off the coast of Cleveland, would bring six wind turbines to Lake Erie, making it the first freshwater wind farm in North America. But the project is as hated as it is loved — and its odds of moving forward took a hit recently when the Ohio House of Representatives

voted against passing a measure that would help fund it. We checked in with two people on opposite sides of the issue: Dave Karpinski, the president of the Lake Erie Energy Development Corp., the nonprofit coalition behind Icebreaker, and John Lipaj, a board member for the Lake Erie Foundation, a nonprofit founded in 2016 to protect the lake.

Why (or why not) Lake Erie? John Lipaj: Lake Erie is Ohio’s most precious natural resource. It has taken decades to recover from the damage done to Lake Erie by putting corporate profits ahead of the environment. Icebreaker’s $173 million cost is excessive for generating only 20 megawatts of electricity. That is $137 million more than the cost to generate the same amount of electricity with onshore wind turbines.

Dave Karpinski: Ohio can seize a leadership position in the rapidly growing, multibillion-dollar U.S. offshore wind industry. Lake Erie is an ideal location with ample available interconnect capacity, abundant winds and a large demand for electricity. Reviewed by 14 state and federal agencies, Icebreaker offers a responsible path to a promising source of clean energy and an economic win.

How will it affect birds? JL: Icebreaker has failed to conduct studies at the site that would answer that question. Consequently, the American Bird Conservancy and Black Swamp Bird Observatory filed a lawsuit in 2019 requesting the completion of an environmental impact statement.

DK: Federal agencies have said Icebreaker poses “limited direct risk’’ to migratory birds. Even so, we are committed to implementing best practices to further minimize risks — and the project is supported by the Sierra Club, Green Energy Ohio and others.

And the economy? JL: As Ohio’s greatest natural attraction, Lake Erie supports 130,000 jobs and generates $16.8 billion in annual spending and $2.1 billion in total taxes. Defiling the lake’s natural beauty by turning it into an industrial wind facility, under the guise of creating one or two dozen permanent jobs, doesn’t make economic sense.

DK: This is a unique opportunity to bring new energy and new jobs to Northeast Ohio. The project will create more than 500 jobs and generate $253 million in economic impact. It will expand Ohio’s manufacturing sector. These benefits can be achieved without harming this great Ohio resource we all treasure.

What’s the next step?

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DK: We will continue to work to make the project commercially viable by all means available, including public policy solutions, private power purchase agreements and private investments.

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JL: We invite people to get the facts at lakeeriefoundation.org. Then we encourage them to contact their state and federal legislators to voice their opposition to Icebreaker.

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Residential Renaissance Developers turn to office space for Cleveland’s next crop of housing. / B Y C OLLI N C U NNI NGH A M /

troll along Euclid Avenue, and you’ll find yourself within walking distance of more than 10 new or under-construction residential developments following a pandemic jump-start. “We’re right around 90% occupancy of the housing market, and we have just over 9,000 rental units,” says Michael Deemer, president and CEO of Downtown Cleveland Alliance. “That’s probably around 1,000 units across downtown that are available.” The ongoing pandemic revealed a two-way street for downtown housing and businesses — and Deemer isn’t just talking about Euclid Avenue. COVID-19 both increased the desire to live in walkable neighborhoods and decreased the need for office space, a perfect storm for a flood of repurposed developments in downtown Cleveland.

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It’s no coincidence that white quartz countertops and stainless steel stoves have replaced cubicles and desks. A December report from Downtown Cleveland Alliance shows that Cleveland’s office buildings are seeing just 58% of the foot traffic they had in February 2020. Deemer says the housing renaissance follows a landmark year for downtown, with the district passing 20,000 residents in 2021. Currently, 600 housing units are under construction with 3,000 more being planned, targeting frontline workers and young professionals making their way downtown. So far, it all seems to be working. “We have the largest residential downtown in the state of Ohio,” says Deemer. “It’s the fastest-growing neighborhood in the Northeast Ohio region, and it’s become an increasingly important part of the downtown economy.” THE CENTENNIAL: The Millennia Co. is set to transform the former Huntington Bank Building on Euclid Avenue into The Centennial, which will offer 868 affordable units renting for between $0.74 and $2 per square foot. The project was approved in August 2021, but construction work has not yet started. 45 ERIEVIEW PLAZA: Work on the curved, 16-story building fronting East Ninth Street could begin as soon as this month. Dallasbased developer Bluelofts Inc. is reportedly looking to hollow out the empty workplace to make way for 368 luxury apartments and a slew of mixed-use amenities, including an indoor dog park and a coffee shop. 55 PUBLIC SQUARE: K&D Group out of Willoughby initiated work on 55 Public Square in October 2021 after buying it for $17 million the preceding February. Floors two through 11 of the 22-story tower will be available for rent in 2023. 75 PUBLIC SQUARE: Another Millenia project, 75 Public Square started showing its tranche of 114 apartments in the Illuminating Co.’s original headquarters in January. Units range from 500 to 1,200 square feet and will rent for $1,195 to $3,040.

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Leading the Pack After nearly two years, Harness Cycle in Ohio City is back with both a new location and a plan to carry out a much larger vision. / BY MAR IA S E RRA /

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Harness Cycle CEO Andria Loczi (center) with director of operations Katrina Keele and studio manager Forest Clayton

desire to be more than a gym comes through in its forthcoming Harness Collective project, which is essentially a wellness marketplace that will be offered — along with cycling, of course — in the company’s new 18,000-squarefoot facility. This permanent location will also house GroundSwell Co. yoga and fitness studio, a food and beverage cafe, child care for those taking classes and an incubator program designed for retailers looking for a physical presence in Cleveland. “We’re going to be able to support local entrepreneurs and, specifically, brick-and-mortar entrepreneurs who are testing if they want a storefront,” Loczi says. Harness is also setting a high standard and blazing trails for its own staff.

“We’re trying to disrupt what was,” Loczi shares. “We’re a women-led business. We’re also an established B Corp.” To attain B Corporation status, a private certification launched by the nonprofit B Lab in 2006, a company must meet certain social and environmental standards. “Which is something that took us a long time,” adds Loczi. With eight years of experience under its belt and a new adventure ahead of it, the team at Harness Cycle is ready to be a part of a community-driven experience — and to drive change in its community. “We want to continue to thrive as a neighborhood anchor. That’s going to be number one,” Loczi notes. “Every decision we make, we think about how it affects the community, how it affects the customers and how it affects our team.”

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or many exercise lovers, hitting the gym alone after work or taking a solo morning jog may be the most centering aspect of their day. But for the riders at Ohio City’s Harness Cycle, it was their community-driven workout that kept them going — until the pandemic ended the ride. Now, two years later, Harness Cycle is back — in a temporary space just across the street from what will be the studio’s expansive new home in the historic Vitrolite Building on Detroit Avenue in Ohio City. The new space is scheduled to open in late spring and offer far more than cycling. “It just feels like a weight has been lifted to be on the other side of what’s been an incredibly challenging couple of years,” says Anne Hartnett, founder and owner of Harness Cycle. Though the studio offered virtual classes for the last two years, it wasn’t the same. “What we do in person together transcends a workout,” Hartnett explains. “It’s like that feeling you get when you go to a concert. It’s hard to replicate that.” And it’s more than just a workout. “It’s an experience that regulates your heart rate in a way that overcomes stress and trauma,” adds Hartnett, “and there aren’t many humans that haven’t experienced those things.” Harness Cycle CEO Andria Loczi began as a Harness rider, then moved up to become an instructor and, finally, is in a leadership position in the company. “For me, it’s about being able to carve out space for my own personal growth, while also tapping into the power and the connection that I get from ‘the pack,’” she says. “It’s a place to release, recharge and recover together.” The team’s positive energy and

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When writing horror, local author Dana McSwain encourages aspiring writers to be vulnerable, expand their writing background and flip cliches on their head.

Scary Good Author Dana McSwain shares her insight into how she makes Cleveland scary in her novels. / BY A NT H ONY E LDE R /

ocal author Dana McSwain raked in four literary awards in 2021 for her debut horror novel, Roseneath, including the NYC Big Book Award and a Benjamin Franklin Award. More importantly, she did so without the aid or guidance of an agent or major publishing company. Roseneath takes place within a centuries-old home in Cleveland and follows the story of a woman and her husband who encounter the ghost of a dead child in an attic and something even more malevolent in the hellish cellar below. The novel’s sequel, Relict, is expected to arrive in the fall. In the lead-up to its release, McSwain shares a few pieces of advice for writing in the horror genre.

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to go through. It sheds a different light on your marriage, as well. You can really delve deep into those themes as a horror writer in a way that maybe you can’t necessarily in literary fiction.” In McSwain’s mind, writing from a personal perspective resonates much more with readers, who can sense plot points that feel phoned in. Rather than try to impress at the start, aim for brutal honesty.

TRY TO TACKLE YOUR CLICHES. As with any genre, horror has its fair share of common tropes. A slasher terrorizing unsuspecting college kids on vacation. A young girl under the possession of an extradimensional being. While McSwain says that cliches like this can be a good thing in writing, she cautions about leaning too far into them. “I think that tropes and stereotypes are nice, because they catch people up very quickly, and readers want something familiar,” McSwain says. “But if you lean too hard in them, you’re just another book on the shelf. I think that it’s okay to say, Oh, I want to write a haunted house story, but you have to find a way to distinguish it.” To do this, McSwain recommends identifying some of the cliches in your work and flipping them into something unexpected. Also, let people you trust read your work before publishing. Editors and trusted readers allowed McSwain to identify parts in the story in need of more imagination — parts where she had to “turn up the Dana.”

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BE DARK AND HONEST. When writing within the horror genre, McSwain encourages authors to be open to their own fears and vulnerabilities, which often means understanding your own lived experiences. “If you want to write a story that really unsettles people, you have to dig into what really frightens you,” McSwain says. “I suffered the loss of my fertility; that’s a really terrifying thing for a human being

WORK ON LIGHTER PROJECTS. Unsurprisingly, writing macabre tales of woe and misery means subjecting yourself to those feelings for hours (if not days) on end. Staying in that headspace for long periods of time can take a toll on your mental health. So, McSwain recommends shifting focus to something less intense when you need to. “You want to be working on something else at the same time, which I know sounds like walking and chewing bubblegum or something, but you really do want to,” McSwain says. “When I was writing Roseneath, which is incredibly dark and grim, it was just really overwhelming. So, what I would do is I would take a day or two a week and I would just not work on it. I would work on these other lighter stories as a way to get the wiggles out.” McSwain used these little breaks from the horror to come back with fresh eyes and make changes for the better, including lightening aspects of the story when they seemed needlessly dark.

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SOUNDS :: music

Fly Like an Eagle In honor of the Eagles’ upcoming tour, we spoke with three Cleveland music mainstays about the band’s impact. / BY HENRY PAL ATTE L L A /

n 1975, Joe Walsh brought the sound of Northeast Ohio to the Eagles. With the departure of founding member Bernie Leadon, the band was looking for a guitarist and found Walsh. Less than two years later, the Eagles put out Hotel California, which has come to be known as one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll albums of all time. On March 17, Walsh brings the sounds of that album to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse as part of the Eagles’ Hotel California tour. In addition to playing the 1977 record front to back, the group, which now features Walsh, Don Henley, Timothy Schmit, Deacon Frey and Vince Gill, will be accompanied by an orchestra and choir. We spoke to three staples of the Cleveland-area music scene to discuss the Eagles’ impact. MIKE BEDER, owner, Water Street Tavern: In 1965, Walsh began to come

CINDY BARBER, owner, Beachland Ballroom & Tavern:

Barber’s connection to the Eagles is a personal one. In 1974, while living in Southern California with her boyfriend, Barber attended parties and concerts with Linda Ronstadt and J.D. Souther, two musicians instrumental in the early success of the band. “They were really a part of that whole Southern California country-twang sound,” Barber says. “They were just doing real singer-songwriter-type stuff that evolved into arena rock.” Part of the Eagles’ arena rock success can be tied back to Walsh, whose rock background in groups like The Measles and

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James Gang, which was formed in Cleveland, helped push the band to try out new sounds on Hotel California. In 2001, Barber celebrated that legacy by inviting Walsh and James Gang to play a reunion show at her venue. “It was awesome to be able to host that,” Barber says. “I got to see him play with them back when he was younger.” JASON HANLEY, vice president of education and visitor engagement, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: The Eagles received one of music’s highest honors

in 1998 when they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in the performer category. “The Eagles have all the right ingredients you want from classic rock ‘n’ roll,” Hanley says. “I grew up listening to the Eagles along with my father, and he would always tell me, ‘Listen to what these voices are doing.’ Everything they did was gorgeous.” Like Barber, Hanley and the Rock Hall have a more intimate connection with Walsh. In addition to playing a James Gang reunion show at the Rock Hall, Walsh made an appearance at the 2015 induction ceremony to support Ringo Starr’s induction into the hall for musical excellence. In the ceremony’s finale, Walsh joined Starr — his brother-in-law — on stage. “Joe is incredibly important to Northeast Ohio,” Hanley says.

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into his own as a musician at Kent State University and joined The Measles, a garage band made up of him and three other students. Those roots are noticeable to anyone who passes Beder’s Water Street Tavern in downtown Kent, which boasts a mural of Walsh performing in a Kent State shirt. “He was really humbled and honored with it,” Beder says. “He’s shown us that you don’t need to be from New York City or Los Angeles to get to the next level.”

Joe Walsh performs Oct. 20,1979, at Richfield Coliseum.

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SHOP TALK :: style-makers

Made from forgotten materials from thrift stores, Kelsi McCaffery’s line of clothing boasts romantic shapes and bold florals.

The light and airy Brigitte tie top ($85), which comes in a variety of patterns, features puff sleeves and a flirty tie at the front.

STYLE CYCLE: McCafferty fell in love with whimsical prints while studying print design in college. The downside was the high price of creating her own patterns, as well as the difficulty of sourcing brandnew fabrics. So, using thrifted and vintage materials was a practical fix. “I do also think that it’s kind of circular that I can find the things in Cleveland that make up the clothes, and then it‘s like I’m putting them back into the fashion industry here without having to use new fabrics.”

KELMA COLLECTION | RECYCLED CLOTHING LINE

Floral Breakthrough

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elsi McCafferty always has florals on her mind. She gravitates toward various flower patterns and prints at secondhand shops and thrift stores, and feels compelled to give them new, blooming life. After working at local high-end leather shop Fount as a sewing manager for about four years, she took the leap of starting her own business over a year ago. The result is Kelma Collection, an online shop featuring handmade pieces created from repurposed fabrics. “When the pandemic hit, you know, things got a little crazy,” says McCafferty. “I decided to start making masks for friends and family and then kind of got into a groove by myself where I was like, Okay, I think maybe I could do this.” Her shop, which hosts various pop-ups around Cleveland, offers signature floralpatterned blouses, dresses and accessories, as well as simple miniskirts — most of which take three to eight hours to make by hand. Each piece has a romantic flare to it, while still remaining versatile, ready to fit into the life of whomever chooses to pick it up. “I think the person who wears my clothes is definitely fashion-conscious … but maybe they don’t want to go full out in a look every day,” she says. “They want something in their closet that maybe is a little stretch for them, something a little brighter or a different silhouette that they’re not used to.”

TIMELESS SHAPE: McCafferty’s pieces feature romantic details such as elegant square necklines, slightly puffed shoulders, bell sleeves and modern crops. Reminiscent almost of a Regency-era gown combined with a 1970s prairie dress, the shape creates a delicate outline that mixes well with colors like pink, orange and yellow. “Sixties and ’70s mod, I think, used a lot of square necklines and more structured dresses like shift dresses, so that’s probably where I got that element,” she says. ALL IN THE DETAILS: While McCafferty’s store features a few variations of skirts, dresses and blouses, you’re getting quality over quantity when you shop her brand. This can be seen in the fabric and in delicate yet practical details such as a line of snaps along a skirt or a romantic tie for the closure of a blouse. “I always like using ties; I think that they’re just so flirty and pretty,” says McCafferty. WORN IN: As picturesque as her pieces are, McCafferty’s designs aren’t meant just for special occasions. “I really like to marry hyper-femininity with a casual, tossed-on feel, because that’s how I dress myself,” she says. “I like something really flirty and feminine, but then I’ll throw on, like, combat boots with it or jeans or something that just makes it feel more wearable and accessible.” // A RBE L A CA PAS clevelandmagazine.com / C L E V E L A N D

TWENTY-FOUR MONTHS I’ve heard the expression “chivalry’s dead.” But goodwill isn’t. It’s just tired. Tired may be an understatement.

After 24 months of uncertainty, who My journal entries tapered off afwouldn’t be spent? It’s the mentality ter April 26, 2020. My sister’s listing by BECKY BOBAN that infects you. The maddening sensawent on a little longer but petered, tion that you’re living like a cockroach, too. Now I glance at soundbites of in constant fear of when the switch will be thrown. the governor. What case are we on? I don’t know. A digit, a Twenty-four months ago, I was standing in my grandparnumber. Gosh, didn’t they used to be names? ents’ kitchen. Wuhan, China, had been mentioned as an afI’m not motivated enough to care. Maybe I don’t need to terthought before I stepped out the door. “I’m sure they’ll marshal like I had; we have better tools to fight the disease find a remedy. Once they do, we’ll be fine,” best summarizes now than before. But what’s changed can’t soothe the burmy reassurance to them. dens that hold life stagnant. I didn’t know diddly about infectious disease; I just reI still question if it’s wise to go to Giant Eagle for Tostitos. peated the things newscasters said. What was happening in That’s if I can find them on the shelves. My relatives still Wuhan was a distant tragedy. argue over politics. That’s if they don’t speak in fragmented I remember driving home on Interstate 90 from my thensentences to maneuver around the topic. In some ways, 2021 job as a hotel clerk in Geneva. I looked at the dark shoulders felt like a bad throwback, plus a massive game of red-lightof trees bracing the highway. green-light with every variant. “It can’t come here,” I thought. “Not rural Ohio.” I don’t Grab what toilet paper you can and run. know if I expected nature to know the answer. While I resume taking precautions, the murky path ahead I don’t need to tell what happened next. But I do need to causes me to mentally stagger, panting, “Does it matter?” tell how I felt. I wasn’t hysterical, even after I was laid off. At Being courteous for 24 months is exhausting. I’m done the advice of a friend, I started journaling the events. I taped playing the cockroach who lives without light but survives. I photos into a composition book from the timely New Year’s want to grab the last loaf of bread in the dollar store and not Eve trip I took to New York City a few months before. I guess care who comes in after me. I thought I could be documenting something important. I Consideration swarmed during 2020. Dante’s delivered was prescribing purpose to my predicament. meals to low-income families and laid-off workers, CleveWhen there were only a handful of cases, I memorized land Whiskey made hand sanitizer and the Panza Founwhere they each were (California, Washington and Illinois). dation shifted its aid to local music venues. In November My sister kept a tally of the cases as they grew. A friend said 2020, Cleveland Magazine’s “Do Good” issue brought to the she used to write the number of deaths in the corner of her forefront more individuals and organizations steeped in notebook each day next to the date. performing goodwill, many well before the pandemic. I ran into the room when I heard Gov. Mike DeWine’s Maybe that’s my problem. I expect us to all band together voice on the television. I laughed at shirts that read “Wine and stay together. Goodwill is a marathon, but humans love with DeWine” in playful, cursive script. I was driving once a sprint. I want something quick, instantly rewarding. I want when an ambulance made all the cars pull over and freeze as to be congratulated soon after I start. it shrieked past. I remember my eyes filling with tears at the I crumble. wheel, thinking, “Yes! This is us! In this together!” But for those who saw need before the rest of us, who conToday, it’s white noise. There’s a roar, but the adrenaline’s tinue to make sacrifices to ensure others’ ease for more than gone. I wonder if this is what it’s like to stir tea in a two years, this is the goodwill that isn’t dead. war zone as shells fire off. I’m learning to sit and sip it, And I’m sure they’re tired. learning to go deaf. But they aren’t going deaf like me.

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Karma Bites

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Circular symbolism weighs heavy at Sage Karma Kitchen. With a round bar as its nucleus, the restaurant’s concept pays homage to the karmic cycle, most notably in the “what goes around comes around” painting on the ceiling. But the target that has us circumnavigating our way to the former home of Nickleby’s Roundbar & Kitchen is chef Chad Scott’s rotating menu of tostadas. Since opening in 2021, the downtown Willoughby spot has offered spicy chicken ($12) and crunchy, pan-fried tofu ($11) with velvety avocado and crisp, refreshing pickled onions. While the restaurant is now rotating weekly meat and vegan options, creamy refried black beans with traditional Mexican seasoning and a house-made salsa always provides a base of texture and flavor. “When you take a bite, you get everything at once, all of the layers together,” says co-owner and managing partner Teanna Vitantonio. 4051 Erie St., Willoughby, 440946-2300, sagekarmakitchens.com / / RU T H C O R R A D I B E ACH

DINING REVIEW

Goma Brings a Hip, Approachable Japanese Experience Downtown [ pg. 28 ]

INGREDIENTS

Larder’s Jeremy Umansky Shows Us How to Make Corned Beef at Home [ pg. 31 ]

DINING GUIDE

LA-Based Dave’s Hot Chicken Invades the Midwest With Fiery Fast Food [ pg. 33 ]

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REVIEW :: our take on dining out At Goma, dishes such as the yellowtail otsukuri are inspired by California-based Nobu.

Divine Inspiration Chef Dante Boccuzzi nods to his roots with a downtown Japanese fusion joint built to entertain the masses. / B Y DI LLON S T E WA RT /

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Street sushi oasis is designed to entice the masses en route to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse or House of Blues. What most sets Goma apart is the hot kitchen. The wok station and grill pump out a much larger menu with excellent wokfried rice and noodles, shabu-shabu at select tables, and udon and ramen ($15). Still, right next to more familiar options, such as the mayo-topped spicy crunch tuna roll ($8-$9), there is more than enough to delight even the biggest sushi aficionado. “With the location and volume, the intention was to be more mainstream,” says Boccuzzi. “In the summer, people were everywhere. I did 200 rolls myself one day. My hands were cramping.” To fully understand Goma, first get to know Nobu, chef Nobu Matsuhisa’s California-based Japanese fusion empire with more than 50 locations. Nobu is synonymous with celebrity

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here are certain rules to sushi. Don’t rub your chopsticks together like you’re starting a fire. Don’t glob on mounds of soy sauce and wasabi, but do dab soy, if necessary, fishside down before eating the entire piece in one bite. With chopsticks. And probably don’t wear a baseball jersey. But let’s face it. Cleveland isn’t exactly the sushi capital of the world. Most of us are probably more comfortable with imitation crab than uni, toro or unagi. That’s where Goma comes in. Real sushi heads have already visited Ginko, chef Dante Boccuzzi’s transformative sushi bar in the basement of his flagship Tremont restaurant, Dante. There, an extensive-yet-concise menu lets sushi nerds run wild with all the gunkan, nigiri and maki they can inhale. Think of Goma as Ginko’s more approachable cousin. This East Fourth

culture. Whether in Malibu, London or Budapest, its front door is a red carpet for those who hope to be seen. Takeout is done by private plane. The food blends traditional Japanese with Peruvian influences. It’s boisterous, loud, pricy and decadent — perfect for LeBron James to celebrate winning the NBA Championship or a special night out for the Kardashians. No wonder Boccuzzi was struck by the place as a young chef in 2000. Michelin-starred restaurants in London, Paris and Italy already dotted the rising star’s resume. Cooking at an event in Florence, Italy, Boccuzzi hit Matsuhisa’s radar by being the only chef able to competently translate English to Italian. His skills didn’t disappoint either. At the time, Boccuzzi was head of Charlie Palmer’s Silks kitchen at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in San Francisco and exploring the city’s Chinatown, where he lived. By the end of the weekend, the Clevelander was the new head chef of Nobu Milan, a soon-to-open branch in Italy co-owned by Giorgio Armani and Robert DeNiro. “The first thing I did was eat at the London location. It was loud and packed and had all this energy,” he says. “I’m hanging out with celebrities. The Rolling Stones walk in. It was nuts, man.” The homWHEN YOU GO: age to Nobu Goma at Goma is 2079 E. Fourth St. apparent beCleveland, 216-770-4662 fore you even gomarestaurant.com place an order. Centered around a 28-seat sushi bar is a 3,000-square-foot room painted in deep blues and covered in sleek nautical decor. Like at Ginko, fresh fish from Japan decorate the case. Electronic bass punches through the clamoring of a

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Goma is the first (but not last) downtown restaurant from chef Dante Boccuzzi, who has 10 bars and restaurants in Cleveland and Akron.

noisy room. Irasshaimase! Matsuhisa’s influence continues on the plate. Boccuzzi first discovered Tobanyaki — meat, fish or veggies served in a traditional hot, covered ceramic dish — at Nobu. Yellowtail otsukuri ($24) is textbook Nobu in presentation and flavor with a spicy, refreshing swoosh of pureed cilantro and jalapeno outlining cold fish in a puddle of ponzu (a citrusy soy) and topped with jalapeno and pickled onions. A sprinkle of goma, the Japanese word for sesame, in this case white and black, is the chef’s signature. But Goma has its own sense of whimsy and place. The sesame mussels and crab ($16), bathed in a dark, rich broth, and the certified angus ribeye ($38), for example, use Japanese seasonings to Gomatize meat-and-potato favorites. The spicy chips ($12) with tuna tartare, scallions and tobiko (like caviar) on Pringles, offer a delightful mix of low- and high-brow. The black sesame ice cream sandwich ($9) and crunchy tempura brownie ($12) with a warm, gooey center that dips into cold banana foster puree are musts on

a dessert menu that confirms this place doesn’t take itself too seriously. “The dining experience is supposed to be fun,” says the chef. If you haven’t drank your fill at Giappone, the basement speakeasy that opened in November, head upstairs and grab one of 23 different sakes — a rabbit hole we’re not going down today — or a matcha sangria ($11). Now, throw in a stir-fried beef and rice ($21), a surprising favorite with shiitake and the mushroom-like burdock root made beautiful by green-and-purple sprouts, for the table and get down to the business of ordering sushi. Nigiri, a style of hand-molded sushi, is Goma’s specialty, and the unagi foie gras ($14 per piece) might just be the best with barbecue eel, foie gras, shisho and umeboshi, a pickled pear that cuts nicely through the salty duck liver. Sake toro aburi ($14 per piece), which is topped with uni and red caviar, is another tip of the cap to Nobu with its seared salmon belly. The Goma roll ($16) is a unique option thanks to its tuna, salmon and hamachi being wrapped in hollowed-out cucumber kaiware and thin daikon. Buttery avocado offers a creamy complexity while romaine lettuce adds to the crunch fest. The zen roll ($16) also offers a nice crisp bite thanks to the yamagobo, or pickled burdock root, in the center of hamachi, avocado and jalapeno. In the section of oishi sushi, a traditional square-pressed style you should try, don’t be tempted by the pork belly & salmon belly ($15), which is good but basic. Instead, try the unagi and avocado ($20) with umeboshi, avocado and barbecue eel (especially if you already enjoyed the unagi foie gras). “The perfect piece of sushi starts with the freshest fish,” says Boccuzzi. “My background is mostly Italian food. It’s the same mentality: the love of the food and the ingredients from the moment you buy it to the moment you cook it.” Sushi, just like Italian, has its own set of rules, expectations and customs. But maybe the most important lesson Boccuzzi took from Nobu wasn’t in presentation or atmosphere. It was that rules are meant to be broken. clevelandmagazine.com / C L E V E L A N D

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ON THE SIDE :: eat, drink, discover At Heart of Gold, a serve-yourself model has helped chef Adam Bauer create a more equitable experience for employees.

Changing Tides

A new guard of kitchen professionals is trading long hours and poor treatment for something, well, professional. / B Y DI LLON S T E WA RT /

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The 31-year-old started as a dishwasher in high school before skyrocketing to the top of Red, the Steakhouse, Trentina and Greenhouse Tavern. Bauer thanks those 80-hour weeks, sometimes in multiple kitchens each day, for helping him hone his craft and build his resume. In fact, by choice, he still works like that as the executive chef of his Ohio City joint. But he’s come to understand that a system is broken when a large restaurant might do $5 million a year and its skilled line chef is making $11 an hour. “These are highly trained, tactical chefs — you have to know what you’re doing to be on the line at a restaurant like that,” says Bauer. “For so long, the industry was propped up on cheap labor, incentivizing cooks to get a high-profile restaurant on their resume. That’s a bunch of shit.” Now, Bauer operates a tight crew of just four employees at a time — two in the kitchen, a bartender and a hostess — each making at least $17 an hour. The experi-

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ots and pans clatter across the kitchen. A burned-out cook with bags under her eyes cowers under a thundering, cuss-laden rant of a militant head chef. At 3 a.m., she slinks off to a studio apartment with an eviction notice on the door, only to wake up at 8 a.m. the next day to do it all again. This stereotypical scene brings chef movies to life and gave Gordon Ramsay a media career, but it’s also one that’s becoming rarer since the pandemic. “I was reading Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential the other day, and it took me back 20 years,” Luca’s Lola Sema says of the memoir that describes the often-problematic culture in kitchens. “I was like Wow, this is really how it used to be. Thank God it’s not like that any more.” Coming up in kitchens like that inspired chef Adam Bauer to do things a little differently with Heart of Gold.

ence is a bit augmented, with no waiters and altered offerings, such as drumsticks instead of whole wings, which are soaring in price, to keep food costs down. The chef even washes dishes during his shift. “We reduced the restaurant experience down to the lowest common denominator,” says Bauer. “But I go home happy knowing that everybody is making a living wage.” Other chefs, such as Eugene’s Mike Schoen and The Spot on Lakeshore’s Zachary Bond, pivoted to create more meaningful lives for themselves and their families. Schoen previously worked in highprofile and high-stress kitchens in Chicago and downtown Willoughby before launching Eugene in 2019. The pop-up is open for only a few hours a day, six days a week, and it’s a venture run with his wife. A staff of five part-time and full-time employees helps the burger chef get home on time, and since the pop-up doesn’t have servers, the cooks, who bus food, can even make tips — a rarity. “I’m glad that finally we’re seeing the shift,” says Schoen. “People are taking better care of themselves, being more honest and speaking up about work conditions. Nobody deserves to be treated like that. Cooking is a very special art form that means a lot to me, and it means a lot to these young chefs.” After years of working fine-dining jobs such as at L’albatros and Table 45, Bond had a similar epiphany during the pandemic shutdowns of 2020. Burned-out and sick of missing his son growing up, he moved from Cleveland’s dining destinations to his hometown of Mentor and brought his fine-dining approach to brunch with the Spot on Lakeshore. There, he hopes to create a space where young chefs can get the same level of training without enduring the grueling atmosphere. He’s even pulling people back to the industry. “We lost a lot of really talented people, so I kind of felt that responsibility to find a better way of doing things and make this look like a real career and maybe get out while the sun’s still out,” says Bond. “Mostly, I just want to watch my kids grow up. This is a chance to look at things differently.”

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THE INGREDIENTS :: your recipe for cooking at home

Hashed Out

Larder’s Jeremy Umansky gets us St. Paddy’s Day-ready by sharing his recipe and secrets to at-home corned beef. / B Y RU T H C OR R A DI B E AC H / CHANCES ARE GOOD you’ve never had corned beef that’s made in-house. “You’d be hard-pressed to find places that make their own corned beef,” says Jeremy Umansky, chef/owner at Larder Delicatessen and Bakery, the former brick fire station in Hingetown where pastrami is, in fact, made in-house. The very similar process requires a lot of time and space. “The

longer you corn the beef the better it’s going to be,” says Umansky. “To invest time and infrastructure into one, two, four weeks in a walk-in fridge, that space can be used for items that turn over much more quickly.” Surprisingly, though, it’s actually very easy to make corned beef at home. The chef behind the James Beard Award-nominated spot shows us how. larderdb.com START WITH THE RIGHT CUT OF MEAT. Brisket is the traditional choice, but it’s expensive right now. “Subbing in a different cut such as navel, sirloin or top round gives you equally good results and saves some cash,” Umansky says. If you only want a pound, that’s fine. Ask your butcher for exactly what you want.

Cleveland’s Larder has made its name by taking surprising approaches to familiar dishes.

DON’T SKIP THE SALT. Pink salt cure No. 1 (with sodium nitrate, not Himilayan pink salt) is key for longevity and safety in curing. It also provides the signature pink hue instead of brownish-gray. It can be sourced online or at the West Side Market. “The risk is ridiculously low, but this is the minimum needed for producing a delicious and safe corned beef.” PICKLE TO TASTE. Use less pickling spices if you want, but don’t decrease the salt. Storebought or homemade pickling spice is fine. LOCALIZE IT. Umansky urges home cooks to source meat from a local butcher, such as Yellow House Cheese, Saucisson or Ohio City Provisions. “Make it Cleveland style with a loaf of black bread from On The Rise bakery, some Cleveland Kraut and a bit of Middlefield baby Swiss.” As for Cleveland-made brown mustard, Umansky won’t take sides.

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JEREMY UMANSKY’S CORNED BEEF RECIPE This recipe is scaled to easily let you make as much or as little corned beef as you want. Simply adjust the recipe as needed by using the weight of your beef as the starting point. From there, calculate the percentages of the other ingredients based on how much the beef weighs. For deli-style thin slices, slice cold before baking the meat the final time.

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1 kilogram beef (brisket, navel/belly, sirloin or top round)

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50 grams pickling spice (5% of weight of meat)

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20 grams salt (2%)

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2.5 grams pink salt cure No. 1 (sodium nitrate, not Himalayan pink salt) (0.25%)

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10 grams white miso (1%)

Combine pickling spice, salt, cure No. 1 and miso. Rub combination on meat and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Place wrapped meat in a glass or plastic container. To cure, keep in fridge for at least one week and up to one month, flipping the meat every day. The longer the better. When ready to cook, preheat oven to 200 degrees Fahrenheit. Unwrap meat and place on a resting rack in the bottom of a baking dish. Add enough water to cover the resting rack but not the meat. Cover baking dish and bake for two to three hours or until tender. Leave corned beef in the baking dish to chill overnight. The next day preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and bake the corned beef, covered, for about an hour or until heated through. Slice and serve. clevelandmagazine.com / C L E V E L A N D

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Goma

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2079 E Fourth St, 216-770-4662. Dante Boccuzzi makes his East Fourth debut with the long-awaited Goma, a Japanese fusion restaurant that specializes in a variety of sushi, sashimi, wok fried rice, maki rolls and more. Try the Goma Roll with tuna, salmon, hamachi, avocado and sesame sauce or the Angus Roll with beef ribeye, yama gobo and scallions. H T P $$$$

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[ downtown ] Acqua di Luca

Mabel’s BBQ

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Otani Noodle

700 W St Clair Ave, 216-875-7827. This Warehouse District staple has been voted one of Cleveland’s best seafood restaurants 21 years running. Serves fresh seafood and thick steaks. H S $$$$ american

2043 E Fourth St, 216-331-0805. This restaurant offers a menu full of house-made charcuterie, oysters, snacks and shareable plates. Look for house-smoked corn dogs with whole-grain mustard aioli and house-made ketchup, sliders and pork belly. H T P S $$-$$$

City Pop Sushi

deli

1658 St Clair Ave, 216-696-1761. Family-run deli known for its corned beef sandwiches, generous portions and fastpaced service. $$

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brewpub

1261 Superior Ave, Cleveland, 216-206-6176. A 20-barrel system features craft beers such as a witbier and spiced stout. Guests can also dine on a variety of small plates, salads and wood-fired pizzas, including the ‘nduja sausage option made with pieces of Italian sausage, smoked mozzarella, Peppadew peppers, olives and oregano. H P $$ japanese

234 Euclid Ave, 216-762-1815. The popular Uptown noodle shop brings its ramen and noodle bowls to downtown Cleveland. Try the Char-Siu, a tonkotsu soup filled with roasted pork, scallions, mushrooms, seaweed, corn and a boiled egg. H $$

Republic Food & Drink

american

1425 Euclid Ave, 216-400-7133. Scott Kuhn and Chris Hodgson opened this upscale pub in Playhouse Square. Grab a drink or bite before the show with more than 40 cocktails, burgers, steaks and more. H T P $$$

Slyman’s Restaurant

deli

3106 St Clair Ave, 216-621-3760. A deli-style restaurant famous for its corned beef sandwiches stacked high. Established in 1964 by Joseph Slyman, whose family still operates the place. H S $-$$

Southern Tier Brewing Co.

brewpub

811 Prospect Ave E, 440-484-4045. The popular Lakewood, New York, brewery brings its beers to downtown Cleveland with a two-level taproom, brewery and restaurant. The menu includes a few dishes infused with beer, including pizzas made with the brewery’s Nu Skool IPA. Wash it all down with more than 30 brews on tap. H P $$-$$$

Thirsty Dog Brewing Co.

brewpub

1085 Old River Road, 216-523-1501. The popular Akron brewery opens a brewpub in the Flats East Bank. In addition to 34 taps featuring its brewed-on-site beer, you’ll find a menu of upscale pub fare such as pretzel-crusted chicken and beer-battered fish and chips. H P $$

Turn Bar & Kitchen

american

Ritz-Carlton Cleveland, 1515 W Third St, 216-902-5255. The dishes here pay homage to Cleveland, including the Hungary poached eggs and grilled beef fillet with paprika sausage, paprikash and mustard cream. H T $$$$ UJerk caribbean / jamaican 850 Euclid Ave, 216-675-0022. This eatery specializes in jerk chicken and Jamaican spices. Build your own wraps, sliders and platters with a variety of proteins such as jerk chicken or spicy tuna and six different sauces. Don’t miss the Rasta Pasta, an Alfredo pasta with a kick, served on weekends. H $$

Wahlburgers

american

2105 Ontario St, 216-417-0251. This popular chain of restaurants was started by actor Mark Wahlberg and his brothers. Look for sandwiches and burgers such as the Thanksgiving Day made with a fresh ground seasoned turkey burger, stuffing, mayo, house-made orange-cranberry sauce and roasted butternut squash. H P $$

Wild Eagle Saloon

american

921 Huron Road, 216-465-3225. The two-story restaurant offers a slew of appetizers such as the bacon-fried bacon, chili-cheese fries and fried-to-order pork rinds. The spot also has self-serve beer stations with 24 taps. H P $$

Yours Truly

american

1228 Euclid Ave, 216-621-2700. A family-friendly diner spot from the local chain. Located in the Halle Building, the two-story restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner in a casual atmosphere. H P S $-$$

Zaytoon Lebanese Kitchen

lebanese

1150 Huron Road E, 216-795-5000. This restaurant from David Ina returns to Playhouse Square with a flattop griddle, rolled pita wraps, burgers and chicken sandwiches. Try the Zaytoon Burger with feta, pickled onions, roasted garlic aioli and arugula on a toasted bun. H P S $-$$

japanese

1816 E 12th St, 216-465-1114. Specializing in hand-rolled sushi and all-natural bubble tea, this downtown spot offers traditional rolls as well as modern takes. $

Danny’s Deli

barbecue

2050 E Fourth St, 216-417-8823. Michael Symon brings his own version of barbecue to Cleveland. Look for meat smoked low and slow, and a mustard-based sauce made with cider vinegar, local maple syrup and hot chilies. The menu features smoked pigtails, crispy pig ears and kielbasa with Cleveland Kraut. H P S $$$

Masthead Brewing Co.

seafood

italian

1091 W 10th St, 216-862-8065. Located below the Aloft Cleveland Downtown hotel, this former Tremont restaurant features a Northern Italian menu including pasta, sandwiches, salads and pizzas. H T P C S $$$-$$$$

mediterranean / seafood 500 W St Clair Ave, 216-329-0700. Luca Sema’s restaurant in the Warehouse District has a strong emphasis on fresh fish and an assortment of Italian pastas, salads and more. Try the fruit di mare, a shareable platter of clams, calamari, mussels, shrimp, whole lobster, scallops and Alaskan king crab in a white wine broth H T P $$$$

Butcher and the Brewer

american

2036 E Fourth St, 216-205-4284. This music-themed restaurant boasts burgers, fried chicken, fried fish and craft cocktails. H P $$$

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Blue Point Grille

irish

1114 Center St, 216-696-6968. Those seeking a classic Irish public house need look no further than Cleveland’s oldest Irish pub, which turned 111 last year. The diverse menu offers a mix of salads, burgers, sandwiches, Lake Erie perch and daily specials including meatloaf and seafood jambalaya. Happy hour specials Mon-Fri 3-6 p.m. Choose from an 80-beer selection with 60 microbrews and imports. P $$

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[ east side ] #1 Pho

vietnamese

3120 Superior Ave, Cleveland, 216-781-1176. Authentic Vietnamese cuisine in a casual atmosphere with signature pho, more than 10 vegetarian selections and Vietnamese coffee. Open daily 11 a.m.-8:30 p.m. S $$

Bomba Tacos & Bar

latin

2101 Richmond Road, Beachwood, 216-755-5907. This Latin spot offers a menu of inventive tacos, tortas and shareable plates. Try the blackened fish taco with pickled onion, pineapple slaw and cilantro yogurt sauce, or the craft-your-own guacamole. H P C $-$$

Citizen Pie

italian

15710 Waterloo Road, Cleveland, 216-417-2742. Chef Vytauras Sasnauskas serves wood-fired Neapolitan red and white pizzas including the Little Italy with mozzarella, Italian sausage, red pepper, red onion, basil and oregano and the Mushroom with mozzarella, brie, Porcini Duxelles, bacon, red onion and truffle oil. H $$

Edwins Restaurant

french

13101 Shaker Square, Cleveland, 216-921-3333. Owner Brandon Chrostowski provides formerly incarcerated adults an education in the culinary arts through his classical French restaurant. The ambitious menu includes dishes such as frog legs with garlic, parsley and butter, and horseradish-encrusted salmon with cucumbers and creme fraiche. T H P C S $$$$

Farmer’s Feast

american

2050 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, 216-214-2120. This farm-to-table restaurant located inside BottleHouse Brewery sources meat from Gifted Grass Farms in Medina. Try the focaccia burger with pepper mayo, Old Brooklyn Cheese Co.’s pub cheese, grilled onion and pickles. H P $-$$

Flour

italian

34205 Chagrin Blvd, Moreland Hills, 216-464-3700. Chefs Paul Minnillo and Matt Mytro offer the kind of from-scratch food you’d find in Italy, including pastas, meats and pizza from a wood-burning oven. It’s rustic Italian fare in a modern setting. H T P S $$$ Gigi’s on Fairmount bistro / wine bar 3477 Fairmount Blvd, Cleveland Heights, 216-2917237. Glitzy chandeliers and twinkling candles create an intimate space where guests can enjoy European and Old World wines paired with Italian- and French-inspired small plates such as prosciutto, fig and mascarpone bruschetta. H P $$-$$$

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DAVE’S HOT CHICKEN THERE’S A PERVERSE PLEASURE that comes from hot chicken’s scorching sensa❱❱ tion. No wonder Dave’s Hot Chicken is spreading like wildfire across the Midwest. The Los Angeles-based company, which launched in 2017 as a street food pop-up, opened its first Cleveland location in Lakewood in January. Another is on the way in Ohio City with more than a dozen to follow in the region. The Lakewood spot had a block-long line of worshippers pilgrimaging to this temple of spice during its first few days. The revelation found WHEN YOU GO upon arrival is a fast-food environment, a concise menu Dave’s Hot Chicken of tenders and “sliders” (not sure why they’re called 15012 Detroit Ave. this when they’re just full-sized sandwiches) or a combo Lakewood, 216-238-4999 of both, and sides such as fries and mac and cheese. daveshotchicken.com Seven levels of spice range from no spice to reaper, which one must sign a waiver to consume. Our resident spice fanatic found extra hot, the second hottest spice level, to properly push the boundaries, while the medium still offered an adequate kick of heat for the spice-curious eater. No matter your desired heat level, the No. 3 combo ($12.69), which presents crinkle fries, a tender on sliced white bread, a slider with kale slaw, pickles and Dave’s sauce, gives you a little taste of everything. Add cheese sauce for 50 cents as a nice creamy way to dampen the heat. // D IL L O N S TE WA RT

american

13463 Cedar Road, 216-862-5584. This fun and quirky restaurant is a popular spot for horror movie fans with a themed menu of specials such as 51-ounce smoky haunted potion bowls and an all-day breakfast and dinner menu. H T $$ JoJo’s Bar A merican 87 West St, Chagrin Falls, 440-394-8120. The former Gamekeeper’s Tavern and Bull & Bird Steakhouse get new life after a total renovation. The menu features pastas, steak, wedge salad and craft cocktails. S $$ Hook & Hoof american / contemporary 4125 Erie St, Willoughby, 440-571-5312. Chefs Hunter Toth and Chaz Bloom bring elevated comfort food to downtown Willoughby. Try the lamb belly meatballs with house-made arrabiata sauce, sharp provolone and toasted baguette. H T S $$$$

Inn on Coventry

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american

2785 Euclid Heights Blvd, Cleveland Heights, 216-3711811. Established in 1981, this cozy restaurant features home cooking that includes all-day breakfast including options such as lemon ricotta pancakes. H $

The Last Page

american

100 Park Ave, Suite 128, Orange Village, 216-465-1008. This upscale modern American restaurant is designed to let the food do the talking. H T P $$$$

Mary Yoder’s Amish Kitchen

american

14743 N State St, Middlefield, 440-632-1939. Come to the country to enjoy an Amish wedding feast of baked chicken, slow-roasted beef and mashed potatoes. H $$

The Pompadour

small plates

320 High St, Fairport Harbor, 440-639-0263. Located inside a former bar, this tiny restaurant offers fine dining shareables in a cozy, intimate environment fueled by a stellar cocktail program. T S $$

Saucy Brew Works

brewpub

Pinecrest, 400 Park Ave, Suite 170, Orange Village, 216293-7773. This second location is part pizza brewpub, part craft coffeehouse. H P S $$

Table 45

contemporary

InterContinental Hotel Cleveland, 9801 Carnegie Ave, Cleveland, 216-707-4045. Features chef Zack Bruell’s world cuisine, an eclectic blend of ingredients hailing from a variety of cultures. Essentialist decor designed by architect Bill Blunden. H T P $$$-$$$$ Vero Pizza Napoletana italian 12421 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights, 216-229-8383. Offering more than 11 kinds of pizza made with napoletana dough, this restaurant also serves a variety of starters and gelato. C $$ Zhug mediterranean / middle eastern 12413 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights, 216-862-2508. Chef and owner Douglas Katz focuses on shareable plates that are big on flavor. Try the curried lamb and apricot hummus or the smoked octopus served with potatoes drizzled in saffron and olive oil. H S $$ clevelandmagazine.com / C L E V E L A N D

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[ west side ] Alea

mediterranean

2912 Church Ave, Cleveland, 216-912-8890. This seasonal, contemporary Mediterranean restaurant boasts a small menu with flavorful dishes such as grilled oysters and a pork rib chop with celeriac puree and roasted grapes. H $$$-$$$$

Cabin Club Steakhouse

steaks

30651 Detroit Road, Westlake, 440-899-7111. Thick, juicy steaks are the main attraction. Fine dining in an authentic log cabin with a casual yet upscale atmosphere, fresh seafood, daily features and an award-winning wine list. T S $$$-$$$$ NEW!

Dave’s Hot Chicken

american

15012 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, 216-781-8858. This LAbased street food favorite is invading the Midwest with dozens of new locations, including this one in Lakewood with a patio and high-heat options. H P $$ [Quick Bite Review 03/224Read pg 33]

Fat Cats

american

2061 W 10th St, Cleveland, 216-579-0200. The houseturned-funky-eatery is hailed by Bon Appetit as one of the country’s best neighborhood restaurants. P $$-$$$

Gunselman’s Tavern

american

21490 Lorain Road, Fairview Park, 440-331-5719. This neighborhood bar and restaurant delivers classic comfort food with a twist. Guests will find chicken paprikash to burgers piled high with toppings such as the black and bleu burger made with blue cheese and A1 sauce. P $

american

4133 Lorain Ave, Cleveland, 216-938-8711. Located in the former Plum spot, this restaurant zeroes in on gourmet fast-casual fare with plump chicken drums, grab-and-go Lunchables and a smash burger with maggi mayo, American cheese, sweet onion and dill pickle. P $$

Il Rione Pizzeria

italian

1303 W 65th St, Cleveland, 216-282-1451. You’ll find plenty of pizza pies on the menu at this Gordon Square Arts District restaurant. While you can build your own from 11 toppings, such as prosciutto and Calabrian chilies, give one of the six suggested pizzas a spin. Try the sausage pie with red sauce, mozzarella, roasted peppers, sauteed onions, garlic and Parmesan. H P S $$

King Wah

asian

20668 Center Ridge Road, Rocky River, 440-331-0330. The focus here is on dishes from China, Thailand and Korea. Family-style dining is encouraged. H P S $$-$$$ Larder Delicatessen & Bakery deli 1455 W 29th St, Cleveland, 216-912-8203. Co-chef and co-owner Jeremy Umansky uses foraged ingredients, smoking, fermentation and more at this James Beard award-nominated Eastern European Jewish deli. Customers can find upgraded versions of their favorites, such as house-made pastrami from koji enzymes. H P S $-$$

Pizza Whirl

italian

1822 W 25th St, Cleveland, 216-242-6464. Come to this fast-casual spot in Ohio City for the New York-style brick oven pizza that only takes three minutes to bake. Choose your own toppings or pick a specialty pie such as the Pizza Alla Vodka with fresh mozzarella, tomato cream, seasoned mushrooms, peas and prosciutto. H P $$

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Salmon Dave’s Pacific Grille

LISA SANDS HOST, CLE FOODCAST IN BETWEEN MEALS, CLE Foodcast satisfies our cravings for deep dives into Northeast ❱❱ Ohio’s best bites. After almost a decade in food media, Lisa Sands launched the podcast in 2021 and has racked up over 30 episodes, with highlights including a chat with personal chef April Thompson and Kate’s Fish owner Tom McIntyre. Of course, the local food advocate has racked up a few favorites along the way. “I like to park once and have two experiences,” she says. Here’s where you might find her. // D IL L O N S TE WA RT

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Swensons Drive-In

Thyme Table

[ south side ] NEW! Boss Chick N Beer A merican 7305 Broadview Road, Seven Hills, 216-713-1741. Opening her third location, chef Heather Doeberling has made a name for herself by doing wings differently, including creating a menu of vegan options, an entirely gluten-free menu and dry rubs that dare you not to dip into any sauce. A craft beer menu rounds out the experience. H $$

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steaks

6001 Quarry Lane, Independence, 216-573-1991. Hearken back to another time with steaks, Italian favorites and huge cocktails. Private dining available. Open for lunch Mon-Fri. H T P $$$$

Kingfish

seafood

115 Montrose West Ave, Copley, 330-777-2005. Hospitality Restaurant’s spot in Copley offers an Eastern coastal atmosphere and a menu that celebrates seafood. Try the chilled seafood tower with oysters, shrimp cocktail, crab legs and smoked fish pate. H T $$$-$$$$

Little Polish Diner

polish

5772 Ridge Road, Parma, 440-842-8212. Traditional, made-from-scratch favorites including cabbage rolls (galumbki), borscht, pierogi and plump, tender pork chops. Daily specials. Carryout and catering available. H $$

Sushi: “After Cloak & Dagger, I’d walk to Parallax. Owner Zack Bruell or Julian, his son, are almost always there, and I think that says something about the quality of the food.”

Rosewood Grill

american

36 E Streetsboro St, Hudson, 330-656-2100. Rosewood offers casual American cuisine straight from its stone oven. Features steaks, flatbreads and fresh fish daily on a menu that rotates with the season. H T P $$$$ american

16740 Royalton Road, Strongsville, 440-783-5500. Rosewood Grill offers casual American cuisine straight from its wood-smoke grill. Features steak, flatbreads and fresh fish daily on a menu that rotates with the season. H P $$$$

Yours Truly

american

Signature Square, 3725 Medina Road, Medina, 330-7225800. A casual, family-friendly chain of diners that serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. Don’t leave without a plate of cheesy Notso fries. H P S $$

Zoup! Fresh Soup Co.

american

6901 Rockside Road, Independence, 216-328-9300. Twelve flavors of soup daily as well as salads and cafe sandwiches served in a casual atmosphere. Catering, takeout available. H $$

COURTESY LISA SANDS

american

583 Dover Center Road, Bay Village, 440-781-3025. This upscale tavern from owner and chef Michael Smith features items such as loaded lobster tater tots, braised short ribs and house black pasta, which comes with peas, shrimp, garlic, cream and thyme. Enjoy a stellar craft cocktail list with non-alcoholic options. H P S $$$

Rosewood Grill

Downtown: “People ask where to go before Playhouse Square. AsiaTown’s Miega Korean BBQ is a fun, communal experience. You’re cooking meat and veggies at your table, and you can be as adventurous as you want to be.”

american

7417 Brookpark Road, Brooklyn, 216-290-1934. The local chain of drive-thru burger joints is a summertime favorite for its 18 flavors of ice-cold milkshakes (give the peanut butter a spin) and award-winning Galley Boy, a double cheeseburger topped with two special sauces. S $

Cocktails: “I’m unapologetic about Cloak & Dagger in Tremont. It’s like Cheers meets a Clue game board in an old library. There is so much creativity before they even serve a drink.”

Cheap Eats: “I’m probably in my car eating a Swensons Drive-In burger.”

seafood

19015 Old Lake Road, Rocky River, 440-553-1934. Fashioned after a turn-of-the-century gold rush saloon, Salmon Dave’s features huge crab legs and fresh seafood with traditional and seasonal specialties. T $$$-$$$$

Delmonico’s Steakhouse / WOR D OF M OU TH /

american

2033 Crocker Road, Westlake, 440-835-9500. Hospitality Restaurant Group opens its third location of the casual American restaurant. Choose from cuisine straight from its stone oven such as steaks, flatbreads and fresh fish daily on a rotating seasonal menu. H T P $$$

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A home can come in many shapes and sizes. Maybe it’s a classic colonial or a historic Tudor. Perhaps it has a picket fence and a big yard or a balcony on the fifth floor overlooking the neighborhood below. Whatever space you choose, it’s what you add to it that makes it a home — and that’s where these pages aim to assist.

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A GATHERED SPACE

This Cleveland Heights condominium bursts with the homeowners’ style and character while using every inch of the space. BY KATE BIGAM KAPUT

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t’s not every day that designer Katie Tumino gets to work with a homeowner who has an impeccable sense of style and already owns all the furnishings for a beautifully designed home. Tumino, lead designer at Reflections Interior Design in Cleveland, was thrilled when past clients asked her to help make their new place feel like home. “The wife has fantastic taste and a great eye for design, and much of her collection is inherited from her parents,” Tumino says. The couple were downsizing into a condo in an eight-unit building in Cleveland Heights. “We wanted to get back to the original feel of the building for a design that was more appropriate for a space built in 1930.” The problem, though, was the space itself. The 2,600-square-foot condo was all tight corners and strange angles with a cramped kitchen made even more congested by the fact that it housed the entire building’s HVAC unit. “It was all very poorly laid out,” Tumino says. “Just a lot of wasted space.” She completely re-envisioned the area from doorways to cabinetry to furniture placement — and not just in the kitchen. “My focus was making sure that the layout and the flow of the space not only made sense but was perfectly suited to my clients,” she says. They reconfigured a bathroom that was originally accessible from two bedrooms by closing off one of the doors and blowing out a wall. And she expanded the bathroom itself, stealing space from a bedroom closet to create a walk-in shower with wall-to-wall subway tiling.

Utilizing as much space as possible was a priority when renovating this East Side condominium.

“It was like Tetris, figuring out how to make everything function the way they needed it,” Tumino explains. Renovations were stalled because of the pandemic, but upon their completion, she and the client got to work designing the space. Their goal was to meld the homeowners’ classic taste with modern twists to enliven the space, aiming for a cool bedand-breakfast vibe over a stuffy museum one. “We brought in some clean, modern lines through cabinetry, fabrics and wallpaper patterns for a little bit of a funky flair,” Tumino says. “But there’s also a lot of nostalgia to her furniture and accessory collection.” That nostalgia is quite literally on display in the memorabilia room, which is designed around an antique optician’s chest the homeowner inherited. The massive, wooden piece contains dozens of small drawers that clevelandmagazine.com / C L E V E L A N D

Pops of color, patterns and textures balance out the dark wood elements in the space.

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now serve as built-in stands for photographs, paintings and other vintage curiosities. Meanwhile, neutral-toned, sunburst-patterned upholstery brings a bit of contemporary levity to the room. “With all the dark furniture, we made sure to throw in some fun fabrics to put a fresh take on things and bring out the beautiful lines of these heirloom pieces,” Tumino says. That theme continues throughout the home. In the dining room, Tumino refinished the couple’s dining table and turned an upholstered bench into banquette seating by cutting down its legs (to get it to the proper height). Where the table is dark, the banquette is light; where the Oriental rug is classic, the rest of the fabrics are light and even playful, with a squiggly-print pillow and a tiered lighting fixture made of rattan. A boldly patterned William Morris wallpaper in shades of black and brown covers one large wall panel, like a piece of built-in artwork on display. “We didn’t want it to overpower and take over the rest of the room, so we stayed with earthy colors,” Tumino explains. And although neutrals abide, a steely bluish gray color is one of a few repeating elements throughout the house that gives it all a subtle consistency. Rattan, too, appears more than once, both in the distinctive chandelier and in the doors of the bedroom closets. The overall effect is a cohesive space that feels tranquil and curated without being obvious or overly matchy. And while the large-scale architectural overhaul could only have been envisioned by a professional, Tumino says the interior decorating was done in close cooperation with the homeowners, whose aesthetic and existing possessions drove the direction of the project. “We felt that it was very successful in the end,” Tumino says, “and I think the results speak for themselves.”

Variety Shines There are plenty of possibilities out there when it comes to your home, but designer Dawn Cook breaks down the options for your particular space based on its style and architecture. BY RITA KUEBER

iversity doesn’t begin to describe Cleveland’s housing stock. So choosing a style that meshes with your home — and your life — might take a little research and brainstorming. Luckily, you can take inspiration from the home’s original layout. “Use the home’s architecture as your guide and stay true to the house as it was intended to be,” says Dawn Cook, co-owner of

Dawn Cook Design and BLDC Design in Shaker Heights. “And then make it your own. It feels more interesting to mix styles not haphazardly but designed. Put in something meaningful or refurbished or of your grandmother’s — something interesting to make that space yours.” Here are five popular housing styles, plus ways to think about living comfortably ever after.

two Greek Revival columns when you can have four. Integral to the style are organic neutrals (black, clay, ivory, bronze) and jewel tones. With furniture, go as grand as you please, but be sure to mix in something light to avoid a stuffy environment.

Colonial

Colonials are defined by a grand, front-facing entrance with an imposing foyer or central hall. Space is distributed equally to the left and right; formal rooms in front, working rooms in back. Every room is square or rectilinear, and everything is balanced — two sconces not one, six windows not three. Colonials use authentic materials such as wood, marble, limestone, nickel and bronze. Look for decorative molding and hardwood floors — and choose a color scheme that tends toward neutrals, black and white. Furniture that’s traditional, post-modern and even Arts and Craftsstyle can work.

Tudor

Tudors are quirky. Look for varying ceiling heights and zero symmetry. Odd little side rooms, nooks and passageways abound, as if the house had been added on to every other century or so, like a historic English manor, which is what they emulate. There are big, open rooms for families but small, cramped spaces for staff, which usually include the kitchen. “There’s so much going on in a Tudor, keep the colors simple — black and white, plus good warm whites and browns,” she says.

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Georgian

Think Colonials but extra; not just a center hall but a two-story foyer. Formal rooms with a dollop of ostentation to their moldings and woodwork. It’s not just a front entrance but a portico or a porte-cochere, and don’t stop with

just one side of the facade. Northeast Ohio’s true historic homes have this narrow veranda, but the feature also is seen in new construction to evoke this early settlers’ style. Cook says these houses are almost always white — echoing a frontier clapboard appearance — but more finished with black-trimmed windows, mullions, muttons and hardwood details. All of these elements evoke an almost stark appearance that invites playful customization. Warm up this style’s linear footprint with layers of material like wood and plaster, then bring in as much natural light as possible.

Western Reserve

Western Reserve is the precursor of today’s new farmhouse style — often defined by a distinctive front porch on

Contemporary Mix

Lots of living spaces are “modern mutts,” a mish-mosh that combines a range of classic and contemporary styles. Here, Cook says to pick a few elements that resonate and apply them through the house, since repetition is a classic design element. “Use wood tones if those appeal or a particular color or material, but don’t match everything. Mixing it up feels more authentic,” Cook says. Choose your style elements and stick with them; it’s hard to see hot pink in one room and then traditional pine green in the next. Keep the tone and emotion of the space unified and that modern mutt will feel like a purebred, because you’ve consolidated your style inside. clevelandmagazine.com / C L E V E L A N D

BREATHING ROOM This modern home in Chesterland boasts wide open spaces, artistic shapes and plenty of room for play. BY LYNNE THOMPSON

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Built by Alexandra Fine Homes, this modern house takes notes from traditional Tudor styles.

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organ and Dan Connor wanted to build a house that complemented the land on which it would stand — 15 wooded acres on the edge of the Chagrin River valley. “It’s beautiful. There’s a lot of character. There’s a lot of charm,” says Morgan, an advertising executiveturned-stay-at-home mom. “So, we wanted to incorporate some of that into the design of the exterior.” She and her health-care-executive husband settled on what she describes as a 5,700-square-foot “modern Tudor,” a clean-lined structure that retained the traditional stucco facade, dark wood trim and steeppitched roof. But the couple eschewed the abundance of dark wood and heavy furnishings typically found inside such homes. “We wanted to make a more modern version of those more traditional, older homes that you see in this area,” says Morgan. The Connors enlisted Laura Yeager Smith of Laura Yeager Smith Home & Design in Hudson to create interiors that combined classic Tudor elements with up-to-the-minute trends — interiors durable enough to withstand the antics of two golden retrievers and two preschoolers. (At press time the couple were expecting a third child.) “We really just wanted our house to meet us where we were in our lives,” Morgan says. Smith laid the foundation for the light, bright spaces the couple desired by flooring them in custom-stained oak and painting the walls white, a color Morgan already had chosen for a kitchen that opened into the formal dining area and great room. A disdain for clutter drove the design, right down to outfitting the pantry with a built-in espresso maker and plate racks on a tongue-and-groove wall. Tudor-esque touches include black-framed windows, pine used to frame doorways and fashion decorative trusses, a stone floor in the morning room and a trio of oversized polished-nickel chandeliers hanging in the kitchen. “It really just helped bring the vaulted ceilings down to a more human scale and also bring your eye up to that really pretty architectural detailing, the decorative trusses that we added in the ceilings,” Smith says.

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Smith furnished the public spaces with an eclectic mix of pieces. She and Morgan used their shared affinity for natural fibers and textural elements to inject organic warmth and interest into the decor. In the home’s morning room, gray-leather swivel chairs flank a sleek cylindrical wood-burning stove and brown-leather cocktail ottoman, while chairs with woven-rope backs provide additional seating at a maple table surrounded on three sides by built-in banquettes. “The seats are upholstered in an indoor-outdoor fabric, so the kids and family can be comfortable but yet also clean the cushions,” Smith points out. In the great room, a sofa upholstered in a durable stone performance fabric holds court in front of the stone fireplace with a caramel-colored leather daybed, a whimsical linen-look wing chair and hair-on-hide footstool, and midcentury modern wood-frame armchairs stationed by a concrete side table, all arranged on a bleached jute rug. An ash casement piece with woven raffia door inserts divides the great room and formal dining area. “It doubles as a sofa table and a sideboard for storage for dishware,” Smith explains. The bar off the great room features curving cabinetry

A neutral color palette and pops of warmth dominate this Chesterland home.

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topped with leathered black granite and punctuated by a sink with a hammered silver finish. Crystal drawer pulls and glass-rod sconces add a little glamour to the decor of the room. “We did a pretty textural wallcovering in there to differentiate the space,” Smith says. “It’s a woven wallcovering, so it has gray and a little bit of a flaxy color and a little bit of a black in it.” The serene neutral decor extends into the owners’ suite, where a king-size four-poster dominates a bedroom warmed by a marble fireplace and crowned by a vaulted tongue-and-groove ceiling. Smith created a spa-like retreat by installing a freestanding soaking tub and large shower with a rear wall boasting a marble mosaic pattern. The one-year-old house already has acquired some century-home wear and tear courtesy of the dogs and young children. Morgan fully welcomes their home to look and feel lived in. “We didn’t want it to feel like a museum or treat it like a museum,” she explains. “We’re really living in our space. There’s really no room that goes untouched.”

From Old to New We answer your most common questions on restoring old homes. BY LYNNE THOMPSON

t’s the thought that runs through so many people’s minds every time they see a beautiful old home that needs some tender loving care: Wouldn’t it be fun to buy that place, fix it up and return it to its former grandeur? Antonia Marinucci of The Architetta, an Ohio City-based firm that specializes in renovating old houses, cautions clients upfront that such projects generally require more work than they ever expected. She answers our questions regarding what to consider before undertaking one. What’s the most important thing to know about renovating any old home?

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Having a lot more money than you think you need and a lot more time than you think you need is critical. Multiply everything by 50%, at least, from a cost and a timeline standpoint.

How do you determine what must be done to make it safe and livable — and whether you can afford it? The first step will be evaluating the structure. That would include the foundation, the floorplates, which would consist of the floor joists. I would always encourage people to have a really, really reputable home inspector come and look. Really understand what the age and condition of the plumbing, electrical and mechanical systems are. Usually, something needs to be updated in one of those categories.

How much work should someone expect to put in? Houses fall on a scale of how much work they actually need. There’s great millwork, and there’s plaster. The windows are

original, but they function. That’s a possibility that the house itself really is in great condition. The other end of the scale is that full gut job, where you’re basically touching every single piece of the house, inside and out. In that case the house wouldn’t even be livable. Then there are little micro-decisions in the middle of how far do you want to take something. Say, you might have great plaster, and you don’t want to mess with it. But the house isn’t insulated. Is that a trade-off that you’re willing to live with?

Are there common issues you should expect to encounter? In my experience, the more it has been modified, the more you end up having to fix. Usually, you find things like joists were cut through to run plumbing lines and sanitation lines that were inappropriate and structurally compromised. Or you open it up, and the plumbing wasn’t done properly. It’s actually been leaking condensation for God knows how many decades and all of the structures are completely deteriorated.

Are there modifications that can’t or shouldn’t be made? Ultimately, the goal would be that we are sensitive to the original architecture of the house. But it doesn’t necessarily mean that we have to preserve every inch of the house. If you want to take off that mantelpiece, keep it with the property. Or you can donate it or sell it to [an architectural salvage] company. Then someone else who really wants that piece will be able to put it in their home. Avoid dumpstering anything of historic quality. It’s someone else’s treasure. clevelandmagazine.com / C L E V E L A N D

VIVID VACATION A Chagrin Falls house becomes an eclectic getaway with pops of color, organic textures and thoughtful designs. BY RITA KUEBER

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he interior of this Chagrin Falls Tudor pops with color, comfort and unique furnishings, thanks to inventive design work and owners seeking a cheerful vibe with eclectic touches at every turn. Though they had long admired the house, once inside, the owners felt the traditional surfaces and details were dated and dark. Thinking new window treatments might be the remedy, but uncertain, they discovered Linda Mauck Smith, principal of Blulens Design. The owners wanted a home that didn’t look “cookie-cutter” in any way. Rather, they desired that every room offer a bit of a surprise — and tasked Smith with delivering interesting decor that engages everyone who sets foot in the space. The owners wanted to avoid the typical Tudor palette heavy with red, gold and rust tones. They also preferred to ditch conventional furnishings. “We started over,” Smith says. “We took the time to find fun in the living areas and seek out anything unusual. Every piece had to be light, bright, textured and make you smile.” Using her go-to suppliers, Smith searched for furniture outside the Cleveland market, while incorporating some pieces the owners already had. The process was deliberate and a bit time-consuming as they decided on custom work, selecting fabrics for each piece and sometimes using several coordinating fabrics on just one piece of furniture. Previously, the sunroom served as a passageway from house to outdoor pool and patio, but Smith saw the opportunity to create a unique space to relax. A large wooden porch swing was brought indoors and works as a daybed, while the wicker chairs from Baker Furniture create extra seating. The bright orange table from Lexington paired well with the owners’ multicolored rug. As an added eclectic touch, Smith found an artist who created wall art from vintage swimsuits and added those over the swing and its colorful, deliberately mismatched pillows. “You turn every corner and clevelandmagazine.com / C L E V E L A N D

see something unusual but not odd,” Smith says. Even sometimes-overlooked spaces, like a stairway landing, got a makeover. Smith added classic white leather Barcelona chairs with custom pillows to achieve a distinctive silhouette. These were paired with textured drapes, an interesting side table and a compelling glass sculpture, all in complementary neutrals but made fascinating with the interplay of light and smoky shadow. This nook overlooks the front yard and invites residents and visitors alike to enjoy a cup of coffee, a good book or engaging conversation. The biggest challenge was finding the best use of the expansive space. “On plan, the rooms are very large,” Smith says. “We wanted each one to have its own character, furniture and layout and not be repetitive. We also wanted a lot of natural light.” The result is that every room has a different feel, but they all blend well together. But Smith went a step further, considering where to place furniture in each room to deliver the best view. “The owners have told me they ask each other, ‘Which room should we sit in tonight?’ because each room is inviting in its own unique way,” Smith says. “Everything is custom, but nothing feels so priceless that you can’t use it.” Quirky touches such as a pair of framed vintage bathing suits fill the space.

Natural light and interesting textures add depth to this charming vacation home.

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Personal Touch Radio host and Instagram blogger Erika Lauren Wasilewski reveals how she’s worked to make her house a home. BY KATE BIGAM KAPUT

There’s a YouTube video for everything. Wasilewski got her start watching how-to videos on YouTube on everything from loading a nail gun to cleaning air filters. “When you become a homeowner, you have to figure it out on your own,” she says. “I genuinely don’t know where I would be without watching DIY YouTube videos religiously.” One of her favorite sources for home hacks and skill building is vlogger Drew Scott of lonefox.com. When YouTube doesn’t cut it, she relies on expertise from her father and helpful hardware store employees to teach her the basics. And she doesn’t touch issues like plumbing problems, leaving those to the skilled tradesmen instead.

Build your skillset slowly.

“I

don’t think I’d picked up a drill before 2020,” says former WMMS radio personality Erika Lauren Wasilewski. Now, the 34-year-old Fairview Park resident is a full-time social media content creator who teaches her thousands of followers how to do home renovation projects large and small. After leaving her job in 2019, Wasilewski embarked on her own home makeover, documenting each step on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube under the name Peony and Honey. “I didn’t know what I was doing when I started this project, but I figured it out as I went,” she says. Now, she shares her newfound skills and lessons learned so others can embrace the art of DIY along with her.

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Start with a project that excites you. “Interest fuels the thirst for knowledge,” Wasilewski says. “Whatever you’re most passionate about or whatever change you really want to see happen to your home, try learning that skill or doing that project first.” Her first passion project was removable wallpaper, which seemed easy enough to apply. Sheer excitement drove her to figure out how to install it herself, and soon, Wasilewski had added a snazzy terrazzo print to the inside of a cane cabinet and a banana leaf motif to the drawers of a nightstand. From there, her love of home renovation grew in both scale and skill level. “If I’m not fully interested in a project I’m not going to spend the time learning how to do it,” she says.

“If you learn a couple of skills, you can do a ton of projects,” Wasilewski says. She first learned to use a brad nailer and a miter saw, which served as a base for her initial projects. One of her proud moments was installing trim work around her home office, which called heavily upon those two skills. And each project levels up her existing skillset. When she took on a kitchen revamp, she tried another kind of trim work, adding mitered edges and shoe molding. Now, she’s even branched out into furniture building, recreating a set of nesting tables that were just out of her budget at a popular home decor shop.

Set a realistic timeline. Most people don’t have all day, every day to dedicate to home projects, so Wasilewski is all about setting small goals for big projects. For each full-room makeover, she establishes eight to 10 benchmarks along the way. “It’s so satisfying to hit those small goals, especially when they call on skills you’ve never used before,” she says. Wasilewski, who lives with a disability that sometimes impedes her ability to work, says it’s important to recognize that what we see on TV — and even on social media — doesn’t always depict a feasible timeframe. “Real life is not an HGTV makeover show,” she says. “Try to see the beauty in what you’ve accomplished, even if you’re not done yet.” clevelandmagazine.com / C L E V E L A N D

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Immigrating to the United States in 1977, La Plaza Supermarket owner Adrian Ortega has seen every big city in this country — and chose Cleveland to build his taco empire.

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left the Marist Seminary where he went to school with a devout faith and headed to America. Soon, he made his way to Chicago, where his family worked in the jewelry trade. There, Ortega found a Midwestern ethos that fit him better than the West Coast weirdos and the alluring mix of grandeur and craftsmanship that came with making and selling diamonds and gold. By the age of 23, he had started a jewelry company with Clevelander Michael Teeter. For the next 15 years, he spent 250 days a year selling jewelry on the road: San Diego to Seattle, Miami to Maine, South Carolina to South Dakota. “I love this country,” he says. “I got to see everything.” Yet, he found a greater love in Cleveland. By the ‘90s, he settled down with his wife, Theresa, and had two kids. He joined a 30-and-over soccer league in Brunswick with other Latinos and some Italians, with whom he’d cookout, drink beer and shoot the breeze after games. That’s when he realized how hard it was to source real Mexican ingredients. Jalapenos were a rarity at the time, let alone chipotles or cilantro. Often, Ortega trekked six hours to Chicago to procure supplies. “Back then, I couldn’t even find the products I needed to make my salsa,” he says. “It was hell.” On one of those trips, a friend, owner of Taquerias Atotonilco in Chicago, suggested opening a taqueria in Cleveland. Ortega didn’t know much about the restaurant industry but saw a business opportunity. So in 1996, he opened Mi Pueblo on Lorain Avenue in Cleveland with his brother and a few soccer friends. The restaurant quickly developed a following among local Hispanics and expanded to a second location in University Circle. But Ortega’s 3,000-square-foot specialty market adjacent to

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ADRIAN ORTEGA LOVES TACO BELL. That might sound like blasphemy from the man behind La Plaza Supermarket & Taqueria, which serves what’s generally accepted as Cleveland’s best and most authentic taco. But no matter what city he was in as a 20-something traveling salesman in the ‘80s, those cheesy, bastardized American tacos were the closest thing to home. “Let’s not play games,” Ortega says, leaning back in the desk chair of his basement office and adjusting his Dodge Ram hat. “That’s the guy that broke the ice. It wasn’t the Mexicans.” For over 40 years, Ortega has watched the taco become as ubiquitous in America as the hamburger. In Cleveland, his first restaurant, Mi Pueblo, and, later, his grocery store and taqueria on the border of Lakewood and Cleveland played a role in its rise. Now, two decades in, Ortega is pushing tacos further by spreading his authentic version across Northeast Ohio and opening more supermarkets that source specialty products in hopes that South American cuisines can see the same growth as Mexican cuisine. “Getting real Mexican products was the biggest problem even through 2000,” he says. “Now, Mexican restaurants can get anything they want. Anything.” Ortega grew up on a farm in Michoacan, Mexico. His father, Alfonso, was a blacksmith and a strawberry farmer who woke up at 4 a.m. every day to work so he could send his 13 children to Catholic school. But Ortega wanted more out of life. When he turned 16, he

La Plaza Supermarket & Taqueria is a favorite among locals for tacos and specialty Latin American ingredients.

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After a decade in business, Ortega is expanding La Plaza across Northeast Ohio.

the Lorain Avenue restaurant grew even faster. Cleveland’s Latino population, including other restaurateurs, quickly discovered this to be the place for Latin specialties such as hominy for posole and fresh chicharrones. In 2011, the Ortegas expanded their grocery operation into a 12,000-square-foot building in Cleveland. In addition to produce, spices and snacks, a full-scale commercial kitchen prepares tamales, baked goods, meat and fish. On the weekends, Ortega would sell tacos out of a wheeled cart with an umbrella in the front of the store. The first day he sold out — 200 tacos. By the time the taqueria moved into the supermarket a year or two later, this gem was no longer hidden. Taco lovers on both sides of the Cuyahoga lined up at the counter, and local media quickly dubbed La Plaza the city’s best taco. “The time was right because tacos were spreading like wildfire,” says Ortega. A La Plaza taco is divine in its simplicity. Carne asada, al pastor, chorizo and more sit in two corn tortillas, doubled because they’re so stuffed, that are grown and produced by the familyrun Taquerias Atotonilco in Chicago. Diners customize their ‘co with house-made salsas, guacamole, onions, pickled veggies and other toppings. “Everything we do is the real McCoy — just like it’s done in Mexico,” says Ortega. That lack of complexity is also what is allowing Ortega to expand the concept into a new fast-casual concept called Taco Burrito Express at the Speedy Gas stations in Wickliffe and Am-

herst. This month, he also plans to open a La Plaza kitchen inside Re:Bar near Progressive Field. The business model is a unique win-win partnership with others handling the overhead of the space while Ortega’s people handle the kitchen. But Ortega knows his taqueria never could have found success without the right ingredients. That’s why, in September, he’ll open a second La Plaza Supermarket in Amherst with an adjacent taqueria featuring a cocktail and beer bar. There, he also plans to open La Michoacana, an ice cream and popsicle parlor franchise with thousands of locations across Mexico. He hopes to offer the ice cream in his flagship Cleveland location as well. It’s all part of a five-year plan that has more east-side locations and even Akron in its crosshairs. Ortega is in talks with a potential East Side host, similar to Re:Bar, that could come as soon as this year. In two years, he hopes to open a La Plaza Supermarket in Akron. After that, he wants to open a fourth supermarket on the East Side. By spreading the supermarkets across Northeast Ohio, Ortega hopes people interested in opening restaurants offering the flavors of South America will do so, knowing they have the ingredients they need to thrive. The ingredients to live the same dream he has in America. “With the supply channels already growing, if we could do the same basic idea for South American restaurants, food from Chile or Argentina, that would be phenomenal,” says Ortega. “I think it would make Cleveland richer.”

Before immigrating at 16, Ortega farmed strawberries in Michoacan, Mexico, with his father, Alfonso. clevelandmagazine.com / C L E V E L A N D

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and the baseball team will be inextricably linked, as the team for the first time since 1915 will take the field with a new name: the Cleveland Guardians.

ALTHOUGH IT WAS THE INDIANS’ 100TH GAME OF THE SEASON, THE FESTIVITIES SURROUNDING THEIR GAME AGAINST THE PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS ON JULY 31, 1932, WERE ON PAR WITH ANY OPENING DAY CEREMONY.

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The Indians’ first game in Cleveland Municipal Stadium versus the Philadelphia Athletics

date back decades before their actual construction. Voters passed an $8 million bond issue in 1927 for bridge construction and a $2.5 million bond issue the following year for the stadium. But the fact is neither was particularly well-received, at least initially. Traffic remained mostly unchanged across the Detroit-Superior span, and the LorainCarnegie Bridge was referred to in print as a white elephant, as it was prone to bottlenecks — specifically on the West Side — until it was widened years later. And Cleveland Stadium didn’t make fiscal sense for the Indians. In the throes of the Depression, many thought it made more sense for them to play in the stadium they owned — League Park — than the one they had to lease, and they quickly returned to East 66th and Lexington. Ironically, when Cleveland Stadium hosted the 1935 All-Star Game, it was the only major league game at the stadium that year. Ultimately, the Indians divided their time between League Park and Municipal Stadium until Bill Veeck bought the team. Starting in 1947, the Indians would make Cleveland Stadium their full-time home. (By then, it was also home to a football team in a new league challenging the NFL. The league, the AllAmerica Conference, lasted just four seasons, but the team — named for its head coach, Paul Brown — was able to make the jump to the NFL starting in 1950.) Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, the Browns and Indians were the class of their respective leagues, playing in the newest stadium in pro sports. Overall, the city of Cleveland was booming, as well. Seven years after the Lorain-Carnegie Bridge opened, another high-level span crossed the Cuyahoga River, as part of the city’s new Shoreway. The Main Avenue Bridge construction was led by a dynamic new employee in the county engineer’s office named Albert Porter. CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY, MICHAEL SCHWARTZ LIBRARY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

And in a way, it was opening day. It was the Cleveland Indians’ first game at their new home. Following the previous day’s loss at League Park, team and municipal officials sat at home plate and formally signed the lease for the Indians to begin play at the new municipally built lakefront stadium. Cleveland Municipal Stadium was a crowning achievement for Osborn Engineering, the Cleveland company that had risen to prominence building the new concrete-and-steel ballparks that had started to dot America’s big cities. And it was a tribute to Cleveland, which by 1930 had become an industrial powerhouse and the sixth largest city in America, its population over 900,000. Old-timers were introduced. Baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis spoke. Attendees included Ohio Gov. George White and Louisiana Gov. Huey Long. (The Indians held spring training in New Orleans, and Long held a ceremonial share of stock in the team.) The weather was perfect as Cleveland’s Mel Harder found himself on the short end of a pitchers’ duel with Lefty Grove. The Indians lost, but it looked like they’d found their new permanent home, which was larger and fancier than their home at East 66th Street and Lexington Avenue. By comparison, four months later, the other big project in Cleveland of that era opened with little fanfare. At 4:53 p.m. on Dec. 2, traffic barriers were moved aside, and motorcycle police officer John Frantz led traffic across the new Lorain-Carnegie Bridge. The long-awaited span across the Cuyahoga River, linking downtown to Ohio City, was built to alleviate traffic on the other high-level bridge, linking Detroit and Superior avenues. Among the flourishes were four pylons of Berea sandstone, with statues on each side, chiseled by Italian artisans who had made Cleveland their new home. The Guardians of Traffic would look down on the vehicles that crossed the bridge — another symbol, like the new stadium, of how far the city had come. Both projects were funded by bond issues passed by residents. The fortunes of the bridge and the stadium — and its main occupants, the baseball team — have risen and fallen precipitously over the decades but followed similar arcs. And starting this spring, the bridge

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The sky seemed to be the limit for Cleveland, which was being touted as the “best location in the nation.”

BY THE 1970S, things had turned bleak, due to a variety of factors, including deindustrialization and racial strife. Cleveland was being maligned as the “mistake on the lake,” where the river caught fire. The Indians’ fortunes had declined precipitously. In 1973, the Opening Day crowd of 73,000 represented more than 10% of the team’s total annual attendance. The following year, the team became notorious for forfeiting a game, after mounting a furious comeback, as the result of a fan riot during a 10-cent beer night promotion. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the team was linked to cities looking for a major league team, conducting serious negotiations in Seattle and New Orleans. Things were faring little better for the LorainCarnegie Bridge. It remained a well-used thoroughfare, with more than 25,000 cars crossing it daily, but contemporary reports said it had “more patches than a quilt.” Plans were made for the bridge’s repair — and widening, from four lanes to six. But to do so would mean removing the historic pylons. And that was just fine with Porter, by then the Cuyahoga County engineer. Porter, diplomatically described by the Cleveland Press as “no respecter of beauty” and for a time the county Democratic Party chairman, led the charge for freeway construction after World War II and even tried to pave over Shaker Lakes — which he derided as a “two-bit duck pond” —with a highway.

The Guardians of Traffic were completed in 1932.

“Those columns are monstrosities and should be torn down and forgotten,” Porter said of the Guardians of Traffic, which he also referred to as “gargoyles.” “There is nothing particularly historic about them.” Fortunately, historians disagreed, and the bridge was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Porter ultimately lost his bid for re-election that year after details emerged of his 2% club, with employees kicking back that much of their salaries to him. He died in 1979, still on probation after pleading guilty to 19 counts of theft in office. The bridge closed in 1980 for a three-year, $22 million restoration, and when it opened, it had a new name: the Hope Memorial Bridge, named for the family of Harry Hope, one of the stonecutters who helped build the bridge. His son Leslie Hope — better known as Bob — became one of the biggest stars in America. At various times in the team’s history — none particularly fruitful — he was a minority stockholder (when times were bad, team ownership always wanted him to buy more stock). And on Oct. 3, 1993, Bob Hope sang “Thanks for the Memories” after the last Indians game at Cleveland Stadium. The team’s tenuous fortunes, like those of the bridge, had been solidified. A new stadium was being built on the site of the Central Market — within sight of the bridge and its Guardians of Traffic. The team and the Guardians were linked geographically. And starting this spring, more than that. “We hold tight to our roots,” Tom Hanks narrates in the video announcing the name change, unveiled last summer. “And set our sights on tomorrow.” clevelandmagazine.com / C L E V E L A N D

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AN YOU RELATE? In a few words, this is what educators and support staff in today’s schools are focused on as connections, mental health and social emotional learning (SEL) — now a buzzword — are at the forefront after two years of pandemic “normal.” Schools that provided peer and advisory groups, robust counseling and parent resources have ramped up efforts to make sure services are accessible. Districts that had a social emotional foundation in place expanded their capabilities. In short, a broad understanding that learning goes way beyond books is informing curriculum, clubs and counseling.

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“In order for students to learn, other needs have to be addressed first,” says Lisa Bruening, director of student services for Lakewood City School District. She lists mental health, clean clothes and an overarching feel that school is a safe space for every child as foundational elements for success in school. “We recognize that when we say, ‘whole child,’ you can’t separate those needs from academic needs, and just as you have levels of support for academics, the same is true for social, emotional and mental health,” Bruening says. The “soft stuff” is hard. And certainly, there is plenty of lingo embedded in the world of SEL. So, what does it really mean to address the whole child and approach school from a social clevelandmagazine.com / C L E V E L A N D

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emotional learning lens? What does SEL actually look like? “It’s really looking at the whole student as far as how they develop a healthy identity, how they manage their emotions, reach their goals, maintain healthy relationships, and how they are able to be empathetic and make decisions,” says Erica Evert, University Schools’ psychologist and student services department chair. The pandemic has elevated the need for social emotional support in school settings across the board. For instance, Lakewood has two full-time student wellness coordinators, a licensed independent social worker available five days a week in its on-site Cleveland Clinic medical office in the high school and family resource coordinators in elementary buildings. Bruening says, “The pandemic only brought out the need for families and children to have more mental health and other services to support them.” GUIDING OPEN-MINDED CONVERSATION Once a week for 40 minutes, Christy Salata takes over the theology lesson at Beaumont School for the freshmen and sophomore girls she advises and leads a discussion about the stuff students won’t see on their next test. Group Guidance covers topics to build skills in self-awareness, self-management — like reducing stress

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At University School, students drill down to real-life issues, and teacher “sponsors” lead discussions during “Circles” of six to eight students. “They are a way to build rapport and trust and create a safe emotional space for our students,” Evert says. They’re called Circles because that’s how the boys gather. The sponsors are teachers and staff. At the beginning of the year, each Circle decides on ground rules, such as no interrupting and respecting others’ opinions. “They come together to form these common ground rules, and that helps them learn to listen and be empathetic and sensitive toward others,” Evert relates. Involving students in the rule-making also helps them own those guidelines. Generally, Circles meet at the beginning of the day for a 10-minute organized touch-base. “But they also can be used as a ‘reset’ if we notice that students’ behaviors are off,” Evert says. Basically, Circles are home base. “It’s a group of kids who see each other every day,” Evert says. Hawken’s advisory groups work in a similar way with weekly sessions of eight to 12 students of the same grade. Advisors go in with guiding questions — with the freedom to go off-road. And sometimes, they just gather and do something together. Director of college counseling Renee Bischoff relates it to “the times, as parents, you need to say, ‘We are having ice cream for dinner.’” Once, her advisory group went fishing in the pond in front of campus. Because

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and controlling impulses — and responsible decision-making. From a unit on weekly planning to help the girls learn to prioritize not just academics but activities that give them joy and keep them balanced to dealing with social media, the conversations build social emotional aptitude. “One of the highest predictors of success across the board, in every career, every field and every walk of life is high social and emotional intelligence, not necessarily academics, getting straight A’s or IQ,” Salata says. She shares this with students. “Then, we talk about what social emotional intelligence is — and, since we can learn and improve upon it, it’s an exciting thing because we can practice those skills,” she says. Salata, who has two daughters at Beaumont, says the girls look forward to their Group Guidance time — where they grow in ways that can’t be measured by standardized testing. “It helps them feel connected — they’re not alone,” she says. As students progress through high school, Group Guidance sessions evolve into talks about what’s next, preparing for college and life beyond their current safety net. The point is, they’re being challenged and engaged to think about life in a big-picture way. And, because of the relationships that grow during this time, they know the counselors’ doors are always open.

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one student in the group was a fishing club member, he rounded up rods and reels for everyone. “When you develop that trust, they can open up and share what they are really feeling,” Bischoff says, adding that one-on-one regular check-ins to gauge mental health, stress levels and academic performance are also advisory responsibilities. When students have these connections, they are more likely to ask for help when they really need it, she adds. And that’s especially important during a time when we’re being encouraged to distance. “There are students I’m working with and I’ve never seen their (full) faces because of masking — not once,” Bischoff relates. Lakewood’s teachers focus on the four R’s: regulate, relate, restore, respond. Regulate can mean calming down or taking an activity break to engage in movement, says Merritt Waters, a teaching and learning coordinator for Lakewood City School District. Relate is taking time to see others as humans with different perspectives. Restore is a level-setting point in which there might be an apology or discussion. “And re-

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the next time they are in a situation,” Bruening says. SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE A key piece of social emotional learning — perhaps the foundation — is inviting everyone to the table, no matter what. “SEL means when your child comes to school, their identity and potential and talents are valued,” Bischoff says. “So, if you have a student who brings a rich cultural history — maybe they are from a family of immigrants — that can be shared in the classroom. And this idea of valuing perspectives is important as we think of what books we are choosing. “It’s back to saying, ‘How do we incorporate that into what we are bringing into the classroom?’” she con-

tinues. “Sometimes it involves group work, or it involves choice projects within a defined rubric, but still a choice. And it involves listening to what kinds of things kids want to do with their free time.” For example, Hawken added an Asian American Literature Studies course that has been “wildly popular,” Bischoff says. And in an effort to create safe spaces for self-expression, the school created affinity groups — such as a group for

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spond is when we make decisions,” she says, adding that the district uses the Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) philosophy to social and emotional learning. “We fold in the importance of belonging, and it stems from diversity, equity and inclusion — everyone needs to belong.” And to foster this, the Lakewood staff is focused on enhancing the way students think critically and creatively, communicate, collaborate, show empathy, and live with a growth mindset and social awareness. Sometimes, these complex emotions can be teased out, nurtured and built up with activities like yoga. In fact, the district is in a partnership with Youth Yoga and offers “mindfulness and movement.” This is the second year of the program, and last year Lakewood Schools trained 50 staff members to guide breathing and movement exercises. “We’re not just looking at consequences like detention and Saturday school, but taking part in after-school mindfulness activities where students can have some real reflection and think about what they could do differently

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tancing and masking, Ross explains. As for building time during the day to build social-emotional skills and encourage positive relationships, University School has expanded electives to include options like yoga, dance — and

even board games. “It builds community and resilience like winning and losing, and mindfulness,” Evert says. Twice-weekly assemblies focused on character development — a values pillar at the school — include discussions

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African-American students, and a group for nontraditional families where students who are adopted or in a blended family can share what’s going on in their lives. “Those groups have been important to the kids,” Bischoff says. Edward Ross joined the Jewish affinity group this year as a senior and has attended several meetings. During one, they talked about favorite holiday traditions. “I just felt very connected to the people in the room, and even though I had known a bunch of them, we immediately were comfortable because we all have something in common,” he says, adding that the group is a good place to meet new friends, too. Affinity groups meet during an allotted flex-time block built into the school day — rather than after school — so that students can attend without having to worry about transportation or after-school activities. Meanwhile, maintaining his lacrosse and basketball practices were a bright spot. “That was the most ‘normal’ thing throughout the whole pandemic, so it helped me get through it,” he says. The close relationships with teammates filled a social bucket that might have been missing with virtual learning, social dis-

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cluding depression and anxiety. A grant through the Lakewood Foundation allows the schools’ social workers and resource coordinators to identify families who have needs. For example, a family dealing with a basement flood and broken washing machine didn’t have clean clothing in which to send children to school, so the grant helped purchase gift cards to the laundromat. “Sometimes, just a little extra can make a huge difference for families,” Waters says. Bruening emphasizes, “Sometimes, mental health comes with a stigma — and families might not want to say something about what’s happening at home for fear that it will be looked down upon, but that certainly isn’t the case. We are partners. Not one of us has the answers, but together we can figure out what is needed and surround our families with supports.” Bischoff adds, “People have always talked about how we are going to do everything we can to support the kids — and the focus has really been on the children, and that’s a good thing.”

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about kindness and belonging. “Talking to colleagues all over the country, there is a need for that everywhere, and it has been magnified since the pandemic,” Evert says. “People were isolated for so long, and there is also a sense of anger, so we teach that it’s OK to be angry and to find ways to manage that.” Parent coffees at the middle school level provide guidance on what to expect developmentally. “And as faculty, we do personal and professional development, which helps with our own SEL learning and so we can pass that down to the kids,” Evert says, relating that teachers are also in dire need of socialemotional connections. “We’re looking for recommendations not only for the kids but also how to put supports in place for staff.” Evert relates it to the instructions pilots give to passengers to put on your oxygen mask before helping a child. “The idea is, if you are not in a healthy place, it will be much harder to take care of your child.” Lakewood offers the research-based Nurturing Parent education series free of charge, and it addresses issues in-

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RANKING OUT 20 COLLEGE ESSAYS within weeks to meet early application deadlines — never again. Banking on a dream school without a backup fit in the mix? Better reconsider. Figure FAFSA dollars are out of reach? Well, you never know. Picking a college for coursework alone? What about the rest of the hours and weekends on campus? From applying “early decision” to finding a college kid who can host your high schooler for the night, these are the lessons learned shared by counselors, parents and students who have worked through the college search and application process. START EARLY. Unanimously, this piece of advice applies to every aspect of the process, from exploring interests to filling out financial aid forms. At Lake Catholic High School, Liz Brainard starts conversations about college during students’ sophomore year. As an in-school LEAF adviser providing college access services, she meets with every senior

one-on-one. “Life can be significantly less stressful when you get a jumpstart,” she says, noting that the school encourages students to complete applications before Nov. 1 of their senior year. “This way, you’ll meet early action deadlines and get evaluated sooner, so you’ll know your admissions selections sooner and have more time to make decisions and evaluate award letters.” EARLY DECISION MEANS NO BACKING OUT. Colleges are accepting larger portions of their freshmen classes through early decision applications. “They are attracted to applicants who are telling them upfront they want to be there,” says Andrew Cruse, director of College Guidance at Laurel. “So, the challenge becomes doing the hard work and looking inward to ask, ‘What do I really want?’” Not all students are ready to make the decision in the fall of their senior year. “A student who hasn’t found the place that hits all the right notes and is looking for more options should play the field a little bit and weigh all the options,” Cruse says.

Early decision is a commitment. “It’s a contract we sign and agree to as well,” Cruse says. You only get to apply early decision to one school. “You have one coin to spend,” he explains. Most “ED I” deadlines are before midDecember. But there’s another opportu-

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important to you and that you’ll be happy there, because there is no backing out,” she says. Because of the location and Asian American Center at the school, Nikhita says, Tufts “felt right.” Her backup plan was to apply ED II to Washington University. For Nikhita, early decision reduced the stress of applying for college because she’s basically done with the process. “I don’t have to worry about making a decision in March or April,” she says. A note for families: Expect to submit an enrollment deposit within weeks of receiving an early decision acceptance.

nity to commit to a school early with ED II, with a typical deadline of Jan. 1, after the first round of early decision letters are sent to applicants. This way, a student who commits to a school with an ED I application and does not get accepted can try for another school with ED II. Early decision is different from

“early action,” which is nonbinding yet allows students to get an early response to an application with leeway to reply by the typical date of May 1. Laurel School senior Nikhita Goel applied ED I to Tufts, knowing that was her top choice. “You have to be sure your ED school is the one that is most

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TRUST THE PROCESS. Ultimately, college admissions is a game of numbers, says Steven Ross, who helped guide his third child, Edward, through the search and application process. “There’s a committee of people who make decisions, and you have to prepare for a child to not get in,” he says, adding that a rejection does not mean a student isn’t qualified to attend a school. After having gone through the process several times, Ross says, he and his

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wife, Ellen, took it less personally with Edward. Their son was admitted early decision to his choice school, Vanderbilt University. And he had backup schools, which Ross says is important. His second child only wanted his No. 1 pick. “We spent more time talking about what he would do if his first choice didn’t work out,” Ross says, adding that families must realize that “this is often the first time in kids’ lives when they really do not have control over the process.” A related note — learn to trust the school’s college counselor, Ross advises. “They’ll let you know if your qualifications fit within the bandwidth of what a school is looking for,” he says. “I’d be concerned if the admissions counselor is not fully supportive of where your child is applying.”

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topics — such as, “If you were given a 3-minute ‘lightning topic’ to discuss on an exciting academic topic, what would it be?” Or, “What is meaningful to you about your name?” “I would have started writing the essays in summer,” Olivia says, noting that schools generally released their essay topics in August. She wrote them all before Nov. 1 within a span of about eight weeks. “It would have been much more manageable if I started earlier.” As for choosing your own topics, Iva Bruketa, a senior at Lake Catholic, says she hit a writer’s block before discussing topics with the college counselor. “She told me to find inspiration in the little things,” Iva relates, sharing that her mother’s immigration to the United States from Germany prompted her to write about her heritage.

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LOOK BEYOND ACADEMICS. Even if a school offers an attractive financial package and the academic programs seem perfect, be sure to figure campus life into the decision, Brainard emphasizes. “Ask yourself, ‘Is this school a good fit for my mental health?’” she relates. “Are you going to make connections? A lot of colleges like to boast about mental health resources, but they don’t always follow up on it.” Brainard shares how one student entered a six-year program to become a physical therapist but returned home after her first fall semester immensely stressed and unhappy. “Her mental health is suffering, but she said she is going to put her head down and get through it,” she says. “College should be so much more than just getting through the coursework.”

cation for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) determines whether students qualify for federal grants, work-study and loans — plus, many states and colleges use the FAFSA to determine eligibility for scholarships and awards. “Always fill out the FAFSA,” Brainard encourages. Brainard shares that one father was not going to fill out the form, figuring that his retirement income would disqualify the family from receiving any aid. But the FAFSA does not require reporting this income. “One of our students qualified for Pell Grant money, which she never has to pay back,” Brainard relates. “So, it never hurts to fill out the FAFSA because you never know what type of aid will be available and which government student loans you could qualify for that have lower interest rates.” Above all, Brainard offers this advice to families navigating what can be an overwhelming journey from application to acceptance: “The big thing I feel parents don’t always realize is that there are resources out there for you — and you’re not alone in the process.”

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BEACHWOOD ON BEHALF OF THE BEACHWOOD CHAMBER of Commerce, the city of Beachwood and the Beachwood City Schools, we are proud to welcome you to our great city and to the 2022 edition of the Beachwood Magazine! The chamber looks forward to implementing new community programming in 2022 that will allow more opportunities for our residents and businesses to connect. We will also continue working to support our local businesses, focus on economic development and provide programming that is inclusive and celebratory of Beachwood’s diverse community. The partnership and collaboration between the chamber, the city and the school district remains strong and allows us to work together to support our city. Our school district is one of the finest in Ohio. Our teachers and district staff work hard each day to fulfill the district’s

mission to develop intellectual entrepreneurs with a social conscience and sets students up for success by cultivating the growth of our future leaders. We look forward to a great collaboration with Megan Baechle our new administration in 2022 as we all work together to make Beachwood a better place to live, work and play. When we work together, we can thrive together.

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he resounding slam of lockers. Students scurrying to class or their favorite extracurricular activity. The buzz of chatter in the cafeteria. “It’s wonderful,” says Beachwood City Schools Superintendent Robert Hardis. “Since there’s no remote learning going on now, we have every one of our 1,500 students here every day.” Hardis attributes a variety of factors to the reasons the district has not faced mass quarantines or closures. In addition to the mask mandates that are in place in the district’s five schools, students participating in extracurricular activities are required to be vaccinated. Students also practice social distancing, and the school has implemented a low student-to-teacher ratio and conducts COVID-19 testing. As the school year progresses, Hardis is looking forward to continuing to strengthen

the bond the school system has with the community. Known as the Golden Triangle, it consists of a partnership between the city, school district and chamber of commerce that ensures long-term stability. “The city and schools work together to develop an array of tax incentives that city officials can offer to businesses depending on their needs,” Hardis says. “It’s a synergy that allows us to provide the kind of schools and city services our residents expect. We help build momentum, which is a win-winwin for everyone.” Ryan Peters, director of athletics for Beachwood City Schools, is a true-blue Bison through and through. The 1992 Beachwood High School graduate was a member of the football, cross-country, track and wrestling teams. He served as captain of the wrestling team for three years and was a four-time team MVP. “Except for a Cleveland Browns sweatshirt, every piece of clothing I own has our mascot on it,” the Beachwood native says with a laugh. In his administrative role, Peters — who majored in sports marketing and management at Miami University and earned his juris doctorate

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eachwood’s hotels and restaurants have successfully weathered the pandemic storm in ways that safely extend hospitality to visitors near and far. “The biggest challenge most of us are facing is the unknown,” says Sean Latona, director of operations for Paladar Restaurant Group, owners of Paladar Latin Kitchen & Rumba Bar and BOMBA Taco + Bar. “We took a lot of the successes we experienced over the last yearand-a-half and built on them.” They include expanding the selection of specialty to-go boxes filled with fresh meals available for pick-up or delivery. Customers who opt to dine inside can also relax, knowing the 70 staff members comprising both restaurants are fastidious about safety and sanitation. The businesses follow CDC guidelines, and all staff wear masks. Computer terminals throughout the restaurants are equipped with a timer that reminds employees when it’s time

to wash their hands, and social distancing of tables remains in place with dividers. “Although we have other locations, Beachwood will always be our home,” Latona says, citing that Paladar Restaurant Group owners Marty and Andy Himmel hail from there, and the company has been a presence in the city since 2007. “We enjoy participating in the variety of activities the chamber of commerce hosts, including Taste of Beachwood. The organization makes sure the city is a great little 5-square-mile community.” Wings, beer and sports. Buffalo Wild Wings didn’t let COVID-19 spoil the fun for which the restaurant has been famous since it opened in Beachwood 10 years ago. Colleen Flowers, marketing specialist for Grube Inc. dba Buffalo Wild Wings, credits the Beachwood Chamber of Commerce with helping the business connect to the community surrounding it. “Beachwood is ideal for us since it’s both residential and commercial,” she says. “A business is only as good as the community

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you’re representing, and the chamber helps us become involved in a variety of ways.” One of them, the Blazin’ Performers program — which Flowers launched earlier this year — offers free meals to Beachwood students as rewards for performing acts of kindness. “We’re very, very proud that we’ve been able to sustain what we have in Beachwood and continue to be the place everyone loves to come to and hang out,” she says. From cozy rooms to full hot breakfasts to a top-notch fitness center, Embassy Suites

Beachwood is rolling out the welcome mat for guests. “We’re seeing leisure travel, from local people who are just looking to get out of the house to those traveling from drivable distances, such as Pittsburgh and Detroit, who want to get away for a few days,” says Jennifer Aquila, director of sales for Embassy Suites Beachwood. “Business travel is coming back as well, as companies begin to loosen the travel restrictions they’ve had in place.” Health and safety precautions continue to be ramped up among the 75 employees who work at the 216-suite hotel, which opened in 1986. Rooms, light switches and TV remotes, along with public areas, continue to be deepcleaned and double-checked for cleanliness. Visits to the indoor pool are available by appointment only. Aquila applauds Beachwood Chamber of Commerce for spreading the word that it’s business as usual throughout the city. “The chamber is a great tool,” she says. “The networking events are awesome. Just being able to get out and connect with other business professionals means so much. The chamber is a great reference for anything we need within the community.”

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These days, we can all use a little TLC, and Beachwood health care providers are there with treatments tailormade for positive well-being. Hospital Care

For Alan Papa, COO, University Hospitals East Market , it’s business as unusual. “Like everyone else, we’re experiencing staffing shortages,” he says. “I’m proud of our front-line caregivers because they’re on their game every day. Not only are they doing their work efficiently and collaboratively, but they’re doing it with a smile and a lot of compassion. Because of their resiliency, we’ve been able to overcome many obstacles to provide care to our community during the pandemic.” Expansion on the 144-bed campus — home to 1,000 employees and 819 physicians —is on track. The $236-million-project — scheduled to be finished in mid-2023 — will include new labor and delivery services; an expanded emergency room; a sports rehab complex; a new short-stay unit for patients needing less than 24 hours of care in the ambulatory surgery center; a women’s

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health center encompassing a full spectrum of services, from preventive and wellness care to breast cancer treatment; and a men’s health center offering preventive and specialty care services. “We’re bringing everything together to make Ahuja a more robust site,” Papa says. He adds that COVID-19 has made the center’s expertise in caring for the community more vital than ever. “The pandemic brought an increase in infections and hospitalizations, which is difficult enough,” Papa says. “But also in 2020, many patients were unable to access health care — which led to folks with chronic illnesses actually getting sicker. So now what we’re seeing is not only the specter of COVID-19 and its new variants, but also patients who delayed health care and need [immediate] treatment.” Papa credits the dedication of the staff and cutting-edge innovation crafted by UH physicians with making the stellar care the center is known for seamlessly continue. “We have a slew of world-renowned subspecialists who constantly stay upto-date,” he says. “And one of our major strengths is being affiliated with Case Western Reserve University and collaborating in research with the university.” Recent breakthroughs led to advanced techniques that have turned knee and hip replacements into outpatient procedures for 75% of Ahuja patients needing them. The center also offers full thrombectomy services for stroke patients, which often makes transfers to University Hospital’s downtown medical center unnecessary. “We’re the first UH community hospital that is starting up this program,” Papa says. “It allows us to administer life-saving care in a timely way.” He values the chamber of commerce’s role in spreading the word about the quality of care nearby. “Beachwood is truly a melting pot, in terms of its residents and the people who work here and come to shop or visit here. We not only take significant pride in having an outstanding business environment, government and school system — which are the hallmarks of a great community — but we also appreciate the work the chamber does. I don’t know any other organization that’s as tied to the fabric of business as our chamber is,” Papa says. “They’re connected — and continue to connect.” A leader in orthopedics, urology and pain management, University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center provides a warm,

intimate aesthetic — from a menu inspired by Walden Inn and Spa in Aurora and decor evoking the tranquility of nature — that’s as important as the state-of-the-art care the center provides. COVID-19’s daily challenges haven’t changed any of that. “Our ability to thrive starts with keeping our caregivers safe,” says Chris Truax, the center’s chief administrative officer. “We consider everyone a caregiver here — from the housekeeping and kitchen staffs to our nurses and physicians.” He adds that since the medical center is comprised of 24 private patient rooms, flexibility can be smoothly maintained among the 200 employees who work together as a team. “As it is in all businesses, employees appreciate being appreciated,” Truax says. “In addition to monetary rewards, the little things count, too.”

Truax and his leadership team make it a point to listen to employee concerns and find solutions to solve them. They also provide meals on hectic days and don’t hesitate to find ways for staff members to take a break. “We aren’t afraid to roll up our sleeves and put scrubs on,” he says. “Everyone pitches in. You’ll find us cleaning wheelchairs and beds, being present and understanding. Everybody uses the cliche, ‘We are a great team.’ But here we all wear the stripes. At the end of the day, the work gets done, and our patients are provided with the crucial care they need.” Truax applauds the sense of community the chamber of commerce extends to members. “[New chamber executive director] Megan Baechle brings an awesome perspective to Beachwood,” he says. “She has a lot of connections in the chamber community in other cities, so she understand what is and

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what’s not working well. Megan’s doing a great job making sure we all stay connected.”

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Step inside Cleveland Primecare and be embraced by the “Body, Mind, Beauty” philosophy the company adheres to. The business, which opened its doors in Beachwood four years ago, offers services ranging from primary-care physician appointments to mental-health counseling and esthetics. “We want to be the first stop on our patients’ road to health and well-being,” says Carter Samuelraj, Cleveland Primecare’s vice president of business development. “We’ve brought back the concept that the doctor and his staff are a team our patients can talk to about all of their concerns.” The practice also directs a chronic care management program tailor-made for older patients. Staff initiate monthly phone calls to check on their health issues, ensure they’re OK and provide access to a 24/7 hotline for emergencies.

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The Cleveland Primecare team of 15 includes three physicians; four nurse practitioners, including one who specializes in behavioral and mental health; and estheticians certified in administering noninvasive skin rejuvenation and facial techniques including peels, facials and microneedling. “Over the past year, many of us have spent more time at home than ever before, which has included time looking in the mirror,” says Cleveland Primecare vice president Deidra Bobincheck, a licensed nurse practitioner with advanced certifications in nonsurgical face

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lifts, preventive toxin treatments, TMJ and headache treatment with botulism toxin and skin care. “As a result, many people feel blue about what they see and come to see us. When they leave our MedSpa, they leave with a smile on their face.” Samuelraj understands why Beachwood is ideal for Cleveland Primecare. “With the city’s central location and close proximity to the highways, it’s the future of the East Side suburbs,” he says. “The chamber of commerce makes it easy for members to connect and form a community. And that’s pretty exciting.” Dr. Megan Moini, a board-certified internal medicine physician and pediatrician, is working to change the financial conundrums patients often struggle with. Moini, who earned her M.D. at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and practiced at Cleveland Clinic, launched Emerald Direct Primary Care in 2020 for one primary reason: “My goal is to provide better, more accessible care, and also offer price transparency that simplifies the process.” Comprising independent physicians dedicated to building strong relationships and customized treatment plans, the burgeoning DPC movement is gaining ground across the country. Patients pay an affordable monthly membership fee and, in turn, receive unlimited access to a full range of pediatric and primary care, including longer, more comprehensive visits and timely appointment scheduling. As a DPC physician, Moini offers discounts on lab tests and medications, and coordinates savings for a battery of tests, including those associated with radiology and pathology. “I still work with insurance companies to get medications and certain treatments, including CAT scans and X-rays, approved,” she says. “But since I don’t bill insurance for office visits and every fee, it allows me to have a much lower overhead, keep costs down for my patients and determine the best course of treatment for them.” The physician adds that since the office is small and her only staff member is an office manager, patients have felt comfortable scheduling appointments during COVID-19. “They know there won’t be a huge crowd in the waiting room,” she says. “Because of the nature of my practice, my patients can also call me on my cell phone, send me an email or text me. They appreciate that access and know I’ll be there for them whenever they need me.” Moini admires the helping hand the Beachwood Chamber of Commerce extends to all businesses, no matter the size. “When you own your own business, it’s easy to be so involved with it that you lose

touch with everyone else,” she says. “As a new business owner, the chamber helped me connect with other business owners and introduced me to what was happening in the community. That’s always helpful when you’re starting out.”

Senior Care

To Nadine Glatley, president of Rent a Daughter Senior Care, the clients she and her team of more than 100 caregivers in Greater Cleveland tend to aren’t just customers. “I’m so blessed to have the most amazing families I’ve worked with become like family to me,” says Glatley, who launched her company in Beachwood 17 years ago. “It’s not a 9-to-5 job, it’s my passion. Even when the families I connect with are finished with the care they need — including when someone passes away — there’s still that communication with daughters and wives. It’s just the most rewarding job I can ever imagine having.” Rent a Daughter offers companionship to the end of life and a range of services that include light housekeeping and meal preparation. Caregivers also provide transportation to physician appointments, post-surgery help and end-of-life care. “When people first call us, they’re often overwhelmed with information,” Glatley says. “They’re dealing with a diagnosis that just dropped into their laps, and they’re shocked. They don’t know who to turn to. Our trained caregivers help them develop a plan that’s right for their specific needs, and are dedicated to the company motto: ‘Treat everyone you care for as though they’re your own mom and dad.’” A lifelong East Sider, Glatley is grateful for Beachwood’s strong bond with surrounding communities. “The city is at the core of so many suburbs, and the chamber of commerce has helped me make connections to all of them,” she says. “That’s why Beachwood means so much to me.” Brian Friedman, owner and president of Nest Insurance Solutions, brings more than two decades of experience in helping clients who seek his advice understand how to navigate the complex maze of finding the right coverage at the best price. He also is the president of the Beachwood Chamber of Commerce. Friedman is proud of the kaleidoscopic landscape Beachwood symbolizes. “The diversity of the community is also reflected in the diversity of businesses,” he says. “It’s really amazing how many different types of businesses — both big and small — exist here. Although we’ve been challenged by this pandemic, we’ve pivoted to the ‘new normal,’ and continue to thrive and grow.”

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Baechle, who assumed the position of executive director of Beachwood Chamber of Commerce in September, relishes the opportunity to build on the attributes for which the chamber is known. New initiatives include forming strategic partnerships with schools, colleges and local businesses to create opportunities for students to learn about job openings, apply for internships and master interviewing skills. “Connecting people from our community potentially looking for employment and helping them understand what companies are here strengthens Beachwood,” Baechle says, adding that the chamber also is dedicated to creating a calendar filled with community-focused programs. “When I say ‘community,’ I mean our residents, as well as our businesses. Most people think of the chamber as being a part of the government. But actually, we’re a nonprofit entity that exists for the purpose of making our community a better place to live, work and play.”

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Carl Topilow, founding conductor of the Cleveland Pops Orchestra, is preparing for the second-annual outdoor concert his ensemble will present this summer on the Mandel Jewish Community Center lawn.

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The orchestra is known for a varied repertoire ranging from Hollywood, Broadway and the music of Queen to a musical salute to the Armed Forces. The concert location has plenty of space for anyone who would like to attend the free event. “We enjoy playing outdoors,” Topilow says. “The Jewish Community Center grounds are lovely, and there’s a sense of community like no other when an audience comes together to listen to live music.”

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It easy to see why the Beachwood Recreation Department is revered in the community.

On any given day, adults are engaged in activities that include yoga and karate classes, book club meetings and making masterpieces on the potter’s wheel. Kids are avid participants in After-School Fun Days, filled with art and STEM programs, or they’re sharpening sports skills in offseason practice sessions. Derek Schroeder, community services director for the city of Beachwood, has begun planning the quartet of summer camps the city hosts for children in kindergarten through eighth grade. Camps are focused on sports, theater, the arts and local travel. “Everything we do is community-based programming that’s vitally important to the community,” Schroeder says. “I believe a vibrant recreation department is the reason most people move into a community.” Last year, summer camps were also in session with meticulous safety protocols in place. Schroeder is proud to report that the 400 children and 100 staff members who participated experienced no COVID-19 issues. “I’m looking forward to working with [new chamber of commerce executive director] Megan Baechle to help spread the word about all we offer,” he says.

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Connected. Engaged. Involved. That’s what it’s all about at the Beachwood Chamber of Commerce. As a part of its dedication to the community, the chamber plans a variety of events for those who live, work and play in Beachwood to enjoy, including: • Casino Night at Beachwood Community Center (March 3): “It’s an opportunity

to get out, play traditional table games, network, have fun — and win some great prizes,” says Lilia Lipps, marketing manager for the Beachwood Chamber of Commerce. • Summer Olympics (June 17-31): In honor of the iconic games, businesses will have the opportunity to build camaraderie. • Scavenger Hunt (Aug. 7): Participants will visit various establishments to collect clues, then congregate at a local restaurant to toast the winners. • Annual Beachwood Chamber Golf Outing at the Tanglewood Club (Sept. 9): “This is a

really fun one,” Lipps says, adding that the event is played as a scramble, where everyone can be successful and have fun. “We focus on networking, not the score.” • Taste of Beachwood (Nov. 10): This annual event gives attendees the opportunity

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Through the years, the Mandel Jewish Community Center (Mandel JCC) has blossomed into what Mandel JCC director of marketing and communications director Deborah Weiner Arnold calls “the town center of the community.” “It’s become a place where everyone of all ages and interest groups, races and religions, convene,” she says. “Everyone is welcome — whether that be through recreational opportunities we offer or events that connect people who live or work here and in surrounding communities.” The Mandel JCC focuses on physical, spiritual and mental wellness for all stages of life. The nonprofit center’s hidden gems include a Fitness Center featuring one of the most comprehensive programs in the area, as well as freestanding equipment, weights and open basketball and pickleball courts. The early childhood programs have earned the Step Up to Quality five-star rating administered by the Ohio Department of Education. “We also help families create memories through activities that include our summer day camps, arts and culture, film fest and book festival,” Weiner Arnold says.

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AT HOME designing a lifestyle around how you live

Nursery Time

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This Fairview Park home feels like a restful oasis filled with tranquil colors, natural light and sophisticated style. The nursery is no different, with smart design choices, adaptable furniture and dynamic accent pieces. Halle Baran, owner and principal of Lakewood-based Sil & Park Interiors, has two little kids of her own, so she knows that babies need to be fed, snuggled and generally comfortable. “The baby doesn’t care what it looks like,” she adds, “so the nursery should be a space that adults enjoy.” It should also be a space that can change and grow with the child’s needs and the family’s preferences. CONTINUED ON PAGE 94

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Peek Into This Nursery With a Neutral Style and Plenty of Charm [ pg. 94 ]

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Nursery Time Designed by Sil & Park, this nursery features a clean color palette, gentle textures and a focus on comfort. / B Y R ITA KUEB ER /

WHILE YOU MIGHT LOVE the room just as it is, your child is likely to have opinions of their own with the passage of each birthday. In such cases, Baran advises to “pick three shades you can live with and allow the child to choose from them. Don’t give them the entire book of paint samples.”

Here Now, There Later

Other elements in the room shine with simplicity as well. A modular, plush chair from Sleepytime Rocker does rock but is stylish enough for a den. Same for the Pottery Barn bookshelf — now in the nursery, later at home in the kitchen. A blue and yellow wall hanging featuring a lion adds a welcoming face and pop of texture to the space.

Textured Layers

It may be tempting to have everything match, but Baran suggests going for a more custom look that feels more personalized. “People looking for baby furniture get overwhelmed,” Baran says. “They end up with a matching set that’s only good for a baby’s room.” That’s why this room feels so well rounded; its textures include linen, stone, wood and wicker. Baran says mixing old and new gives a room more soul than a room with everything brand new.

Shop Your Space Easygoing Neutrals

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“A lot of people start with a theme, like woodlands or bears,” Baran says. “I start with pieces the client and I love.” The client found the white, dotted rug at BuyBuy Baby and went to Crate & Barrel for the crib, which has a surprising deep green color that pops in the white room. Since the home already had neutral shades throughout, Baran used more of the same. She points out how parents can quickly tire of an intense shade or a relentless theme. Neutrals allow accent colors to flow and mix and match throughout the space.

Baran encourages shopping your own house by finding pieces likes rugs, artwork, tables, lamps and other accessories — and moving them around. “Things look completely different in new spaces with new light and new wall color around them. It can all feel very fresh,” she says. In the nursery, the crib may not always be the bed. The rug may be moved to another room and the rocker replaced with a toy workbench or kitchen.

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Spectacular and rarely available ranch cluster. Wonderful privacy. Wall of windows. Exceptional ceiling heights. Light-filled rooms. Outstanding suite. Across from Shoreby Club. Under 10 minutes to downtown, University Hospital, Cleveland Clinic and University Circle.

Red Tail Golf Community. Stunning architectural lines define the space in this outstanding cluster home with its open floor plan and vaulted ceilings. Family room with wonderful water and golf course views. Gorgeous new kitchen. Private 1st floor office.

SECLUDED South Mentor property with a myriad of possibilities. 5+ acres. Small existing home on lovely wooded lot. A truly fabulous place to build your very private “dream home.” Zoning allows 5 horses. A rare offering. Unique opportunity.

Simply stunning penthouse unit with expansive roof deck. Urban chic in a vintage shell. Unlike so many of the new “cookie-cutter clusters and condos,” there is so much character in this 3rd floor penthouse with its massive roof deck.

Quality built Cape Cod. Exceptional room sizes and many updates. Fresh. Outstanding maintenance. Hardwood floors throughout. Large eat-in kitchen. Great outdoor space plus lovely screened in porch and upper deck. 2 car attached garage.

Red Tail. Spacious master overlooking the pond and golf course. Romantic gas fireplace. Glamor bath. Walk-in closet. Wonderful deck. Beautifully finished lower level. Great club with golf, swimming, fine dining & more. (Membership required.)

One floor living at Ridgefield. 3 bedroom, 2 bath Bob Schmitt ranch offering a fabulous open floor plan and over 1700 sq. ft. of easy living. Neutral. Bright. Floor to ceiling windows. Large private master suite.18x12 screened in porch. Lovely landscaping. Patio.

Completely renovated penthouse condo/townhome. Filled with upgrades. Thoughtful design. Low maintenance. High style. Open floor plan with volume ceilings. Loft opens to huge private deck. Exceptional architectural detail. Private garage.

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the terminal. landmark moments from our past

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CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY, MICHAEL SCHWARTZ LIBRARY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

1982

THE AFTERNOON OF MARCH 22, 1982, was filled with anger from the members of the Yeakel and Shale Avenue Street clubs in a confrontation that had been bubbling for nearly five months. In the fall of 1981, members of the street clubs invited Cleveland’s traffic engineering department to a meeting regarding the lack of a streetlight at the intersection of Yeakel Avenue, Shale Avenue and Woodhill Road. According to the club members, the lack of a stoplight had led to numerous traffic and pedestrian accidents. Instead of attending the meeting, the department sent a letter suggesting residents request a stoplight be moved to the intersection in question from the intersection of Hulda Avenue and Woodhill Road 50 yards away. The tipping point came on March 18, 1982, when another child was hit in the intersection, marking the fourth child hit there in less than six months. Residents gathered in the street for the pictured protest at 4:30 p.m. on March 22, blocking the road and placing a dummy beneath a car’s wheels and brandishing signs encouraging the placement of a stoplight. One was never placed at the intersection. // H E N RY PA L ATTE L L A

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