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I’m a New Yorker thinking about moving to the Midwest. I loved my first visit to Cleveland — except for one thing.

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11 months ago

August 30, 2023

I’m a New Yorker thinking about moving to the Midwest. I loved my first visit to Cleveland — except for one thing.

As a New Yorker, I’ve been curious about relocating to a different city.
I’ve liked other Midwest cities, so I was excited to go to Cleveland.
I loved Cleveland’s walkability, cleanliness, and food. I just wished more people were around.

As someone who grew up in the tri-state area and lived most of her life in NYC, I have an itch to move in a few years. I love my neighborhood and will have a hard time leaving, but my partner and I have been curious about relocating to a more affordable city.

Basically, my dream is a city that’s like New York, but where we could rent (or even one day buy) a bigger apartment. It’d also be nice to not feel so smushed all the time — it was very telling that at the height of the pandemic in NYC, I actually felt the calmest I had in years because of how much quieter my neighborhood got.

So far, I’ve really gravitated towards Midwestern cities like Chicago, Milwaukee, and Madison because they feel walkable and lively without being packed with people I’m irrationally mad at for wanting to have brunch at the same place I do.

Before I went to Twinsburg, Ohio to report on the annual Twins Days Festival, I flew into Cleveland for the first time. I decided to spend the day there and ended up loving it — except for one glaring thing I still don’t understand.

Everything felt cleaner and refreshingly spacious

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My cat sometimes makes a run for it when I open the front door to our apartment, but when she reaches the hallway, she freezes up — as if she can’t fully process how much bigger the world is outside of her cluttered bubble.

That’s how I felt when I left the Tower City RTA station, which I’d compare to the Times Square subway stop in terms of centrality — but without any of the chaos.

The Tower City station.

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As I started walking, it felt foreign to not have to squeeze myself to let someone pass or artfully dodge a Chihuahua-sized rat. I also never felt like I was in anyone’s way when I opened my phone to look for directions. I could go at my own pace, and seeing stretches of wide, litter-free sidewalks felt like a brain cleanse.

Cleveland is a dream for foodies

Two custom tacos from Barrio.

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Because I was in Cleveland for such a short time, I only got to try a few spots I wrote down from Google, and mostly out of convenience: Barrio, a Mexican chain where you can build your own tacos; Brewnuts, a beer-and-donut shop, and Terrestrial, a classic brewery. I enjoyed all of them, especially the tacos, which I got with gochujang tofu.

Other places I had on my list were West Side Market (a huge public food market with over 60 vendors); La Plaza Taqueria, a beloved taco spot; Astoria Cafe & Market, a Greek-inspired brunch hotspot; Happy Dog, a hot dog bar with live music, and Cloak & Dagger, a vegan cocktail bar.

From what I could tell, there is no shortage of cuisines or fun food concepts (did I mention I ate a donut with a beer?).

Cleveland felt surprisingly walkable compared to other big cities

Julia Pugachevsky

One thing I love about living in New York is not having to drive. It drives me (pun intended) wild that so many American cities are heavily reliant on driving. Even if I liked driving (I don’t), I’d still feel restless spending a 73-degree day trapped in traffic, as I could in cities like LA, Austin, and Nashville.

It’d be nice to have a car in Cleveland, since the neighborhoods are pretty spaced out. But overall, I found it surprisingly easy to get around simply by walking and using public transportation. I don’t recall a single time where the sidewalk ended abruptly or rolled into a clear highway.

I found out later that according to research from Smart Growth America, Cleveland ranks as the most equitably walkable city — meaning, walkability is accessible to a wider range of social groups (New York City was ranked second).

A beach, stadium, and arts district are all reasonably close

Edgewater Beach.

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In less than eight hours, I passed by the Cleveland Browns Stadium, Edgewater Beach, and the Gordon Square Arts District.

New York has the equivalents of these things, but every major stadium is essentially a day trip on the subway, as is the beach. Theoretically, you could do a lot in a day in Cleveland: There are also museums, outdoor spaces, concert venues, and even Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

The “Midwest nice” thing is real (and wonderful)

Brewnuts in Cleveland, Ohio.

Julia Pugachevsky

I hate when people say New Yorkers aren’t nice: I think it’s just that we’re sometimes preoccupied and a little flustered (at least, I am).

But I’ve found the “Midwest nice” thing to be real, and a notably different experience each time.

Because of last-minute flight changes, I didn’t have a hotel to leave my luggage in, so I carried my duffle around all day. A man saw me at a crosswalk and simply said “Oh, that doesn’t look like fun.” It was a small moment, but kind of nice; I was struggling a little, and there was something humanizing about being seen rather than blurring into a crowd.

Later in the day, I walked by a quiet row of beach houses when I heard a soft “hi!” I took a few paces back and saw a woman sitting on her porch. We waved and I kept walking.

Sometimes, however, the niceness felt too different from what I’m used to. I just wanted to recede into solitude and blend in. It made me realize how unaccustomed I am to having a waiter check in so many times, or an Uber driver immediately ask me questions.

There was one thing I didn’t like about Cleveland: The emptiness

The Arcade in downtown Cleveland.

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While I craved fewer crowds, I didn’t expect the perplexing emptiness I saw in Cleveland, especially since so many of the places I went to were considered touristy. As someone who’s used to seeing crowds of people everywhere all the time, the lack of crowds made me feel uneasy in otherwise gorgeous areas.

Part of it might have been my timing: I was in the city late on a summer Friday afternoon. Maybe people were at work, I rationalized, or on vacation. But it still didn’t explain the jarring juxtaposition between the sheer size of the city and all its attractions — and the actual turnout.

I asked an Uber driver about this. He said I wasn’t imagining it: Cleveland used to be one of the biggest and most influential US cities. But, partly due to the decline of the steel industry, it went through a serious population loss and never really recovered.

One Reddit user likened Cleveland to “feeling like you somehow got into disneyland when all the rides are working but it is closed to the public.” That’s exactly how I felt — I cycled through beautiful shops and flower-lined streets knowing that the equivalents in New York would be bursting at the seams with people.

It made me miss the unexpected: Having more strangers around, if only to tell them how much this city rules.

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Fatal shooting on east side after reports of large fight: Cleveland Police

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2 hours ago

August 4, 2024

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Fatal shooting on east side after reports of large fight: Cleveland Police

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – One man is dead after a shooting following reports of a large fight on the east side, according to Cleveland Police.

Police got reports of a large fight around 2:50 a.m. on Saturday in the 1000 block of East 71st Street.

While officers were en route, they learned that two people were shot.

Police located a 22-year-old man and a 24-year-old man who were both shot, according to a release.

Both of the men were taken to the hospital by EMS.

The 22-year-old man later died at the hospital.

The condition of the 24-year-old is unknown.

Cleveland Police homicide unit is investigating, according to police.

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WWE SummerSlam 2024 Results: Winners And Grades On August 3, 2024

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10 hours ago

August 4, 2024

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WWE SummerSlam 2024 results

Credit: WWE.com

WWE SummerSlam 2024 from Cleveland, Ohio advertised six championship matches. Among them was Solo Sikoa challenging Cody Rhodes for the WWE Undisputed Championship, LA Knight challenging Logan Paul for the WWE United States Championship, Sami Zayn defending the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Bron Breakker and GUNTHER challenging Damian Priest for the WWE World Championship.

This week’s broadcast of WWE Raw garnered 1.412 million viewers on SyFy after being preempted by the Olympics.

WWE SummerSlam Results | August 3, 2024

Liv Morgan def. Rhea Ripley | WWE Women’s World Championship
Bron Breakker def. Sami Zayn | WWE Intercontinental Championship
LA Knight def. Logan Paul | WWE United States Championship
Nia Jax def. Bayley | WWE Women’s Championship
Drew McIntyre def. CM Punk
GUNTHER def. Damian Priest | WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Cody Rhodes def. Solo Sikoa | WWE Undisputed Championship

WWE SummerSlam 2024 Ticket Sales

WWE SummerSlam 2024 Venue: Cleveland Browns Stadium (Cleveland, OH)
WWE SummerSlam 2024 Tickets Distributed: 55,858
WWE SummerSlam 2024 Tickets Available: 807

WWE Money In The Bank 2024 Winners And Grades

Liv Morgan Def. Rhea Ripley

Despite all the talk of The Judgment Day competing by themselves, Dominik Mysterio accompanied Rhea Ripley to the ring.

Michael Cole noted the last time Rhea Ripley lost a singles match was 26 months ago. To Liv Morgan.

This match started as a cat-and-mouse as Liv ran away from Ripley. Fans became frustrated and booed Liv loudly.

Rhea dominated this match until Liv Morgan dodged a charging Ripley and followed up by throwing her, shoulder-first, into the turnbuckle. Ripley could be heard (kayfabe) saying “it’s out, it’s out!”

Fans were split as they made dueling chants of “let’s go Rhea/let’s go Liv!”

Liv Morgan (kayfabe) popped her shoulder back into place by running herself into the announce table and fans went crazy.

Ripley hit the riptide, but did not pin Morgan. Instead, she grabbed a steel chair that Morgan brought into the ring. Mysterio grabbed the chair from her, which was the wise decision because she would have gotten herself disqualified. This led to an Oblivion for a nearfall and “holy s—t” chants.

Dom distracted the ref, leading to an Oblivion on the steel chair for the win. After the match, Dominik Mysterio kissed Liv Morgan and they left together.

Backstage, Damian Priest was furious with Dominik Mysterio for his actions. Finn and the rest of the Judgment Day vowed to go find him. I don’t trust them.

Rhea Ripley vs. Liv Morgan Grade: A-

Bron Breakker Def. Sami Zayn

Bron Breakker hit his always impressive Breakkensteiner early on, then he proceeded to scream “quit!” at Sami Zayn.

Bron Breakker cut Sami Zayn off with a Spear, then he hit ayn with another Spear for the win. This wasn’t necessarily a squash match, but it was definitely a dominant win for Breakker.

Bron Breakker vs. Sami Zayn Grade: B

LA Knight Def. Logan Paul

Logan Paul wore a Cleveland-inspired American Flag vest and greeted two security guards on his way to the ring. One of hte security guards turned out to be Cleveland’s own MGK.

LA Knight shattered the glass on Logan Paul’s Prime vehicle before making his way to the ring.

Paul cleared the table, but LA Knight got the better of him with a modified TKO, though the table didn’t break.

Paul won these people over with a springboard moonsault on LA Knight. Though they cheered the spot, they eventually came to their senses and chanted “you still suck!”

After jumping up on the top rope, LA Knight hit a scary looking superplex. Fans chanted “this is awesome” after a nearfall.

Logan Paul borrowed brass knuckles from MGK. After a shot to LA Knight, Knight countered with a BFT.

Logan Paul vs. LA Knight Grade: A-

Nia Jax Def. Bayley

Bayley relentlessly knocked Nia Jax off her feet early in the match.

Nia Jax took control of the match, to the point where she hit the Annihilator, but Bayley kicked out.

Jax called herself “reckless” and “clumsy” while trash-talking Bayley on offense.

Bayley hit an awesome power bomb on Nia Jax from the top rope. The fans were fervently into a match that struggled to follow Logan Paul vs. LA Knight.

A Tiffany Stratton cash-in was thwarted by Bayley, but the distraction led to two power bombs and two Annihilators for the win.

Nia Jax vs. Bayley Grade: A-

Drew McIntyre Def. CM Punk

Seth Rollins walked out in a long cloak, and what was under the jacket was certain to be even wilder.

WWE used ref cameras on the referee’s ear, and there were never more ref cam shots than during Seth Rollins’ entrance.

Rollins’ referee outfit were baggy, bedazzled pants and a cutoff shirt similar to Shawn Michaels.

Fans chanted “CM Punk” to start the match as punk donned pink gear in homage to Bret Hart.

Rollins did a great job working the fans into a frenzy before ringing the bell. When the bell rang, Punk and McIntyre brawled like crazy.

Instead of counting to 10 while Punk and McIntyre were outside of the ring, Rollins instead chose to tie his shoes. Rollins also took immense pleasure in seeing Punk and Rollins beat the hell out of one another.

During an Anaconda Vice on McIntyre, Punk secured his friendship bracelet and the entire stadium celebrated.

Punk stopped his GTS on McIntyre dead in its tracks and confronted Rollins about wearing his bracelet, which Rollins picked up off the ground did wear, but out of no malice.

After a ref bump and a nearfall (followed by a second visual pinfall), Punk and Rollins got into a heated argument. Punk hit a Go To Sleep on Rollins and took his bracelet back, but it cost him the match.

Drew McIntyre vs. CM Punk Grade: B+

GUNTHER Def. Damian Priest

Finn Balor wished Damian Priest luck before the match. Famous last words.

GUNTHER already had chop marks on his chest before the match even started.

GUNTHER and Priest chopped the hell out of one another to the point where GUNTHER was bleeding from the chest.

Finn Balor hit the ring, presumably to save Priest, but he ended up costing Priest the WWE World Heavyweight Championship by putting GUNTHER’s leg on the bottom rope.

After this match, Jelly Roll, The Miz and R-Truth took out A-Town Down Under.

GUNTHER vs. Damian Priest Grade: B+

Cody Rhodes Def. Solo Sikoa

Cody Rhodes ran into Arn Anderson backstage, and Anderson said he called in a few favors to a few allies of Cody Rhodes. Some of whom he knows, some he doesn’t.

For a full recap of Cody vs. Solo Sikoa in Bloodline Rules, click here.

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Ohio State loses out to Oregon for in-state five-star safety

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17 hours ago

August 3, 2024

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Ohio State loses out to Oregon for in-state five-star safety

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