Cleveland Vintage Blog

As I watch the snow falling down in buckets, and the estimated snow totals continuing to rise to as high as 13 inches throughout Northeast Ohio, I find myself daydreaming of an alternate universe. No, not of a universe without snow. It's integral here. It's Sunday as well in this alternate universe, and it's the morning of the AFC Championship Game. In this universe — because there are infinite universes, I'm 99 percent sure this is possible in at least one of them — the Cleveland Browns are not only playing in the game, but they are hosting it. That's...

After years of planning, lobbying, and fundraising, downtown Cleveland finally has its permanent Superman statue. Led by a private fundraising effort from the Siegel & Shuster Society, the statue - part of a larger Superman Plaza - cost $2.2 million and was unveiled in August 2025. It features a 9.5-foot Superman in flight, soaring above onlookers while mounted atop an 18-foot blue pylon.  In addition to the stainless steel Man of Steel, there are life-size bronze statues of Jerry Siegel and Joel Shuster, along with Joanne Siegel, who served as the real-life inspiration for Lois Lane. Jerry and Joanne are...

Lake Erie and Cleveland go together like peanut butter and jelly. I wouldn't necessarily say it's a "hidden" gem about Northeast Ohio, but a lot of people outside the region and state just don't understand how incredible a body of water it is, and how accessible and wonderful Lake Erie is for residents throughout the year. So to help spread the word, here are some essential statistics and tidbits about everyone's favorite Great Lake: Key Stats and Facts About Lake Erie Physical Characteristics Lake Erie is the fourth-largest Great Lake, and the eleventh-largest lake in the world. That being said,...

One of the things we like best about the Greater Cleveland area is that no matter what direction you head, you will always come across something interesting, and Pinball Planet in Parma Heights is certainly an example of that. Owners Chris and Brianna Weber opened the Parma Heights location (6277 Pearl Rd.), in August 2024 after starting the dream in the event room of the old Southland Lanes in Middleburg Heights with Chris’s first machine purchase, Pin*Bot, in 2015. Chris’s collection grew to fifteen games, which allowed him to slowly develop his dream while also hosting pinball events in the...

Nick Mileti’s vision for building "The Palace on the Prairie" - The Richfield Coliseum - was two-fold. He aimed to build one of the largest indoor seating capacity facilities in the country - 20,273 for basketball and 18,544 for hockey - while at the same time increasing the fan base potential for both his Cleveland Cavaliers and Cleveland Crusaders, strategically placing his arena between Cleveland and Akron at the Route 303 exit off Interstate 271. Initially, the vision worked beautifully. From the very first event, a concert by none other than Old Blue Eyes himself, Frank Sinatra, on October 26th,...