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05/22/2025

May 1974: Superman wasn't always the city's only hero. In this retro issue, we featyred Captain Cleveland as Cleveland Magazine's cover star. The character, illustrated by James M. Elliott, was on a mission to save Cleveland's reputation, defeating those with anything bad to say about the city. His debut issue shares some good happenings around Cleveland, fashion tips and an examination of Gary Dee, an infamous local radio host in the 1970s.

Illustrated by James M. Elliott

05/03/2025

John Chuldenko, who worked out of Chagrin Falls, is remembered as a beloved illustrator in the Cleveland scene. His daughter, Sarah Reynolds, shared with us one of his striking artworks for the cover of Cleveland Magazine in September 1979.

The issue profiles an infamous kickback case involving former City Council president George Forbes and local carnival operators. In that month's Editor's Note, Cleveland Magazine editor Lute Harmon Sr. remarked Chuldenko as "an extraordinarily talented artist" who was "the natural choice" to illustrate this cover.

💼 February 1993: Cleveland Magazine takes a look at work-life balance, gives tips for a recession-proof night out and sp...
02/21/2025

💼 February 1993: Cleveland Magazine takes a look at work-life balance, gives tips for a recession-proof night out and speaks with Cleveland Cavaliers announcer Joe Tait. Plus, a special report on Satanism and teens.

July 1975: Last week, Michael D. Roberts — the pioneering editor of Cleveland Magazine's '70s hey day — died at 85. His ...
01/18/2025

July 1975: Last week, Michael D. Roberts — the pioneering editor of Cleveland Magazine's '70s hey day — died at 85. His legacy is of an editor who led a generation of great reporters and writers of creative non-fiction, but with experience covering the War in Vietnam on the ground, the White House and some of Cleveland's most contentious moments, he was also a star writer and reporter — a role he didn't totally give up as editor of Cleveland Magazine.

One of the magazine's most important beats in those days was the Cleveland mob, and Roberts wrote this cover story on the death of Shondor Burns, the mobster who died 50 years ago in March. On the eve of retirement, after bombing and shooting his way into the headlines for half a century, Cleveland's leading racketeer was murdered in a style he would have admired.

Where do you begin to look for the killer of a man feared and hated by so many? Read more: https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/articles/why-they-blew-shondor-birns-away

Cover by Raymond L. Gibson

December 1972 🎅🏽 Shopping, winter fun and an exclusive interview with the Big Man made the holiday even more jolly in Cl...
12/24/2024

December 1972 🎅🏽 Shopping, winter fun and an exclusive interview with the Big Man made the holiday even more jolly in Cleveland Magazine's very first Christmas issue.

🎁 What do you remember from the Cleveland holidays of yesteryear?

🎅🏾🎄 To make this Christmas even more jolly, we’re taking it back to Cleveland Magazine’s Christmas issue from December 1...
12/24/2024

🎅🏾🎄 To make this Christmas even more jolly, we’re taking it back to Cleveland Magazine’s Christmas issue from December 1972.

✨ Have a safe and happy holiday season, Cleveland!

🤔 October 1978: a report on how Clevelanders make it through a midlife crisis, with some compelling options included on ...
12/05/2024

🤔 October 1978: a report on how Clevelanders make it through a midlife crisis, with some compelling options included on the cover. Plus, more on. the new “self help” craze.

📖 In December of 1988, Cleveland Magazine speculated what the city (and its skyline) would look like in the year 1995. 🏙...
11/21/2024

📖 In December of 1988, Cleveland Magazine speculated what the city (and its skyline) would look like in the year 1995.

🏙️ Almost exactly 30 years since 1995, Cleveland welcomed another addition to our skyline – the brand new Sherwin-Williams headquarters. The skyscraper is the fourth tallest in CLE, and sixth tallest in all of Ohio.

🤔 What will the next 30 years hold for the city?

Slider has been a staple of Guardians games for more than 30 years, entertaining fans of all ages. And he will be back i...
10/15/2024

Slider has been a staple of Guardians games for more than 30 years, entertaining fans of all ages.

And he will be back in action Thursday at Progressive Field where the Guardians will play the Yankees in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series.

Slider remains one of the most interesting people (mascot?, fur ball?) in Cleveland today, 26 years after this January 1998 issue was printed.

🕺 In honor of the 2024 edition of Best of Cleveland launching this week, we thought now would be a good time to throw it...
09/28/2024

🕺 In honor of the 2024 edition of Best of Cleveland launching this week, we thought now would be a good time to throw it back to 1982.

📖 On the 10th anniversary of Cleveland Magazine, the first ever Best of Cleveland issue was released.

🇺🇸 Former Cleveland Magazine editor Liz Vaccariello and her husband, Steve, illustrate their harrowing account of 9/11 f...
09/11/2024

🇺🇸 Former Cleveland Magazine editor Liz Vaccariello and her husband, Steve, illustrate their harrowing account of 9/11 from their apartment in southwestern Manhattan, originally published in Cleveland Magazine’s November 2001 issue.

As 23 years pass, may we never forget the lives lost on September 11, 2001.

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