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Walmart Bets Big on Cleveland Kitchen
Walmart is doubling down on one of the fastest-growing trends in food: fresh, functional fermentation. Leading that momentum is Cleveland Kitchen, America’s #1 fresh-fermented foods brand, with four products launching in more than 500 Walmart stores nationwide. The expansion reflects a broader shift in how consumers are eating, seeking foods that deliver bold flavor with…
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Travis Bazzana Called Up to Cleveland Guardians: The No. 1 Pick Era Begins in Cleveland
The wait is over. The Cleveland Guardians are promoting top prospect Travis Bazzana from Triple-A Columbus, with the 23-year-old Australian second baseman expected to make his Major League debut as early as Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays at Progressive Field. This marks a pivotal moment for the Guardians organization and its fans. Bazzana, the first…
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Alice By Heart Opens at Beck Center This Weekend
Beck Center for the Arts, home to one of the oldest continuously operating youth theater programs in the country has teens tackling a story of love, loss, and coming of age in Alice By Heart. This musical, with a cast of twenty-two Beck Center students ranging from ages 12 to 18, may sound familiar to…
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Cleveland Set to Host Historic First: USS Cleveland Commissioning Week Arrives May 9–16, 2026
Cleveland will host a first-of-its-kind Navy commissioning as the USS Cleveland (LCS-31) joins the fleet May 9–16, 2026, with a full week of public events along the lakefront.
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Tribe Shut Out in Rubber Match and Fall to Astros 2-0
Houston took the series finale 2–0 behind a first-inning Alvarez homer and six scoreless from Peter Lambert as Cleveland’s bats stayed quiet.
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Mayor Bibb Pushes $7 Million “Garden Level” Café at Cleveland City Hall, But Council Puts Brakes on the Plan
Mayor Justin Bibb wants to transform the basement of Cleveland City Hall into a welcoming public café — but City Council isn’t reaching for their wallets just yet. The proposal calls for a roughly $7 million renovation of the lower level at 601 Lakeside Avenue. The city has already begun calling the space the “garden…
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Cleveland Orchestra Offers Free Outdoor Concert at Wade Oval This Summer
The world-renowned Cleveland Orchestra will perform a free “Summer Classics” concert at University Circle’s Wade Oval on June 14.
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Public Records Confirm Bizarre April 8 Overdose Call at Cleveland’s Sunbeam School: 6 Kids Reportedly OD’d on Viagra, Became “Unruly and Violent,” One Assaulted Principal
Documents released by the Cleveland Division of Police confirm the details of a startling call for service at Sunbeam School on April 8, 2026.
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Cleveland-Based Startup Secures $12M in Venture Funding for AI Job-Training Platform
Downtown Cleveland tech firm SkillForge announced it raised $12 million in Series A funding led by Ohio Ventures.
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