Whats it like in cleveland ?

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Allie M

Five miles (8 km) east of downtown Cleveland is University Circle, a 500-acre (2 kmÂ²) concentration of cultural, educational, and medical institutions, including Case Western Reserve University, Severance Hall, University Hospitals, and the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland is also home to the I. M. Pei-designed Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, located on the Lake Erie waterfront at North Coast Harbor downtown. Neighboring attractions include Cleveland Browns Stadium, the Great Lakes Science Center, the Steamship Mather Museum, and the USS Cod, a World War II submarine.

Cleveland is home to Playhouse Square Center, the second largest performing arts center in the United States behind New York's Lincoln Center.[17] Playhouse Square includes the State, Palace, Allen, Hanna, and Ohio theaters within what is known as the Theater District of Downtown Cleveland. Playhouse Square's resident performing arts companies include the Cleveland Opera, Ohio Ballet, and the Great Lakes Theater Festival. The center also hosts various Broadway musicals, special concerts, speaking engagements, and other events throughout the year. One Playhouse Square, now the headquarters for Cleveland's public broadcasters, was originally used as the broadcast studios of WJW Radio, where disc jockey Alan Freed purportedly first coined the term "rock and roll".

Additionally, Cleveland is home to the Cleveland Orchestra, widely considered one of the finest orchestras in the world, and often referred to as the finest in the United States.[18] It is one of the "Big Five" major orchestras in the United States. The Orchestra plays in Severance Hall during the winter and at Blossom Music Center during the summer.
The Free Stamp sculpture by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen in downtown's Willard Park.
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The Free Stamp sculpture by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen in downtown's Willard Park.

Cleveland is home to many festivals throughout the year. Cultural festivals such as the annual Feast of the Assumption in the Little Italy neighborhood, the Greek Orthodox Festival in the Tremont neighborhood, and the Harvest Festival in the Slavic Village neighborhood are popular events. Vendors at the West Side Market in Ohio City offer many different ethnic foods for sale. Cleveland hosts an annual parade on Saint Patrick's Day that brings thousands to the streets of downtown.

In addition to the cultural festivals, Cleveland also hosts the CMJ Rock Hall Music Fest, which features national and local acts, including both established artists and up-and-coming acts. The city recently incorporated an annual art and technology festival, known as Ingenuity, which features a combination of art and technology in various installations and performances throughout lower Euclid Avenue. The Cleveland International Film Festival has been held annually since 1977, and its 11-day run draws about 43,000 people. Cleveland also hosts an annual holiday display lighting and celebration, dubbed Winterfest, which is held downtown at the city's historic hub, Public Square.

Cleveland also served as the location for several noteworthy movies, including The Fortune Cookie (1967) with Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon, the Academy Award-winning The Deer Hunter (1978), and the holiday favorite A Christmas Story (1983).[19] Scenes for the upcoming movie Spider-Man 3 were filmed in Cleveland in April 2006.[20] Cleveland is the lifelong home of cartoonist Harvey Pekar and setting for most of his autobiographical comic books. Additionally, the city was also the setting for the popular sitcom, The Drew Carey Show which starred Cleveland-native Drew Carey.

Cleveland is also the birthplace of the legendary comic book character Superman, created by Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, in 1932. Both attended Glenville High School, and their early collaborations resulted in the creation of "The Man of Steel".

I've hated it there everytime ive gone there. i would never choose to move there.

Poster22

Cleveland just might be the armpit of America. It is an ugly, run-down looking city with a high poverty level and alot of crime. The climate sucks, except for in the summer. Can't forget about that Lake-Effect snow either! Good luck finding a job too.

I thank God every day that I don't live there anymore.

*American Rookie Champion*

all i gotta say is CLEVELAND still ROCKS!

J S

Out of all Ohio Cities, it is the best. If you want to find something to do, Cleveland is the place, a very well established art museum, symphony, playhouse. Almost all of the biggest musicians have concerts in Cleveland. Wintertime there are snow sports, skiing, snowmobiling etc. Yes it is cloudy and gray, but that is the midwest in general. There are lots of nice restaurants and clubs to go to as well. People are very real in Cleveland. The sports are awesome even though the pro teams have been having it rough lately.

ATLien

The west side has a ton of great restaurants and beautiful homes. The east side, meanwhile, is rural and there's nothing particularly worthwhile to do. If you're a cultured person, go to the west side. If you like nature, go east.

PROUD 2B BLONDE

It's the best city and you all know it. Someone called it the armpit of America. Excuse me? THAT'S DETROIT

darlene100568

It is not always cold,gray and raining in Cleveland Ohio.I moved from there a few months ago.It`s hard to get out and have fun because of the crime rate.Raciest runs deep among the white and black on both the east and west side of Cleveland Ohio.

rogue chedder

we watch the browns lose and consume massive amoutns of alcohol

Zelda

Yes it is cold gray and raining and snowy a lot here! We do have a few good months in the summer - a few being like three. We do the same things everyone else does we just dress differently for it - rain gear at the German Fest...long johns at the rib burn offs.

Mailman Bob

Yes, it is very grey, cold & gloomy that's why I moved to the country the small town of Cambridge, Ohio. The only things I
miss about Cleveland are friends, the Karaoke every night and
being able to put anything out in the garbage.

Xango Hill

Its really nice and there is tons of stuff to do. I say go for it...

jblonde

Yes it is true what Allie said as far as what there is to do. I lived in Cleveland most of my life, and while it does have it's good points. The weather there is awful It's dark and gray and gloomy. Cold and snowy and this weather lasts about 9 months of the year. July and August it can be sunny and 95 degrees every day with high levels of humidity. My biggest problem with living there is not the city itself, or the poeple or any of the rotten things people say about the city - it was the lack of sunshine!!!

gurlygurl20000

I visited there once in September and I took a trolley ride and most of it looked pretty cool.

jjr62908

I lived in cleveland my whole life and its not really as awlful as you think it is in the winter! The snow is bueatiful and of course theres days in the winter thats clear skys and sunny. jeez everyones making it sound like its hell or something. trust me theres things you do in the summertime and theres lots of things they have for you to do in the wintertime so its fun yearround. Theres high crime and violence in every city so dont make it sound like its the only city with crime! I love it cause i go up my street and everything is there i dont have to go far to get to places and i like that. i lived in tucson, arizona for 6 months on job transfer and its bueatiful but its so spread out and theres nothing to do in there. i noticed how good i had it in cleveland and went back. Another thing cleveland is north and if you dont like cold weather then dont say how much the winter sucks just go south if you want warm weather, but theres lots of people here that love the cold weather so just shutup and move if you dont like it. I recommend you check it out if you like there climate if not then go in summertime and theres lots of places and monuments and museums, festivals, rock in roll hallafame, fourth of july fireworks at cleveland indians stadium witch are great, going on boat tours around lake erie witch is bueatiful but like i said if you like what people are saying about cleveland then check it out but just wanted to let you know theres a lot of ppl on this that exagerate to much.

Gloâ˜…

It is cold gray and raining in the fall, snowing in the winter, but great in the summer. There is a great deal to do in Cleveland. Go and check it out, the city is full of culture, sports, jobs and friendly people. My hometown. God bless

â™¦â™¦pixiechixâ™¦â™¦

Cleveland is awesome and there is so much to do there. Despite the weather at times ( I can think of a million other areas where the weather is worse), there is so much to do it could take many days/weeks to finish it all! Beautiful!

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