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In today’s 216 Scoop Edition:
Summer’s Almost Gone: Hit These 6 Bucket-List Parks While You Still Can
1920s Cleveland Landmark Still Delivers Style, History—and a Mound of Mussels for Under $10
High Rates, No More Bidding Wars – But Reasonably-Priced Homes Still Selling
Get Out of the House: Wu-Tang, CLE Market, Addams Family & Laughs
They’ll Be Singing “Oh, Danny Boy’s” in Playhouse Square Next Year
John Petkovic & Jude Perez
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IN THE NEWS
Summer’s Almost Gone—Hit These 6 Bucket-List Parks While You Still Can
Summer days are dwindling. Temperatures will hit the 60s this week. And it’s Monarch Butterfly Watch is on.
OK, six places for your bucket list before it’s the late-great outdoors.
Gardenview Horticultural Park: So close yet a world away from the South Park Mall. This ‘secret garden’ teems with flora and fauna. A little-known gem. Info.
Cuyahoga Valley National Park: It’s a natural beauty, with gorgeous waterfalls and hiking The 12th most popular park in the U.S. and a top place to see in the world, per Frommer’s. Info.
Richfield Heritage Preserve: The 336-acre less-traveled gem boasts lakes, streams, wildflowers, birds and wooded trails. It was closed off to the public for 75 years, until 2016. Info.
Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park: The sparkling quartz and stunning sandstone cliffs date back to the Ice Age. Hit the trails through lush forests and a glass-bottom bridge over a deep rocky ledge 50 feet below. Info.
Headlands Beach State Park: Ohio’s longest natural beach in Ohio is a magnet for beach bums and picnickers, bird and butterfly walks and adventurers in Headlands Dunes Nature Preserve. Info.
Holden Arboretum: Whoa,3,600 acres of gardens, wooded areas and 9,400 different plants. Check out the Murch Canopy Walk and the 125-foot-high wooden beam, Kalberer Emergent Tower. Info.
🍂 Which bucket-list park are you hitting before summer slips away?
- 🌿 Cuyahoga Valley National Park: 12th most popular in the U.S. and a Frommer's top pick for the world
- 🏔 Nelson-Kennedy Ledges: Ice Age sandstone cliffs and a glass-bottom bridge over a 50-foot rocky ledge
- 🌸 Holden Arboretum: 3,600 acres and a 125-foot wooden beam tower you can climb
- 🦋 Headlands Beach: Ohio's longest natural beach during Monarch Butterfly Watch season
1920s Cleveland Landmark Still Delivers Style, History—and a Mound of Mussels for Under $10
Photos by John Petkovic
For a century, this Renaissance-inspired palace on Lake Avenue in Cleveland has caught the eye of passers-by.
They should pull over.
Don’s Lighthouse Grille still boasts history and style, yes.
Check out the classic bar, those regal arched windows, the vaulted ceiling.
The 3,500-square-foot building has maintained many of the charms of Poschke’s Barbeque – built 1920s by German immigrant Otto Poschke. Or when it was a Howard Johnson’s until the 1970s.
Opened in 1972, Don’s also boasts one of the area’s best Happy Hours – where stellar offerings meet generous portions.
Hmm, a mini-plate of mussels…
Guess again.
The Prince Edward Island Mussels boasts a mound of them, at a pauper's price: $9.50.
It’s one of seven food offerings, including the Walleye Bites and Salmon Dip (both delightful, $10 each).
The drink list boasts seven classic elixirs, from the Dirty Martini, Whiskey Sour and Gin & Tonic to drinks sippers you don’t see often anymore in Barland, like a Cosmopolitan.
Mussels, salmon and a Gin & Tonic in a Cleveland landmark… Ecstatic Hour.
🦪 What draws you to a Cleveland classic like Don's Lighthouse Grille?
- 🏛 The 1920s architecture: regal arched windows, vaulted ceiling and a bar that has seen everything
- 🦪 Prince Edward Island Mussels for $9.50: that price-to-portion ratio is almost offensive in the best way
- 🍸 The Happy Hour drink list: a Cosmopolitan and a Gin & Tonic in a Lake Avenue landmark hits different
- 🏘 The Poschke to Howard Johnson's to Don's arc: a building that has outlasted every era around it
High Rates, No More Bidding Wars – But Reasonably-Priced Homes Still Selling
Photo courtesy of realtor.com
The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage is hitting the highest levels in a year – and it’s taking a toll on the housing market around the country.
Yet Cleveland keeps on holding strong.
In August, the city’s market offered buyers more choice without the slowdowns of other cities.
Active listings rose 13.6% year-over-year to 4,148 — nearly four times the national gain. New listings climbed 6%.
But they’re still selling -- with homes on the market for 41 days vs. 60 days nationally.
Insights:
Sellers who priced competitively from the start still see results.
But the days of multiple offers are less automatic with the increase in inventory.
Buyers have more power and choice than they have enjoyed in recent years.
Sellers benefit from relatively quick sales and a price level that remains far more accessible than the national average.
Bottom Line:
The window for finding a home without a bidding war is wider than it has been in some time, but well-priced properties continue to find buyers without long waits.
Declines in high-flying markets on the West Coast, Sun Belt and Florida – as much as 10% – have driven buyers to the Midwest.
Of the top cities people are leaving for Cleveland, eight are among the country’s most expensive markets.
🏡 What does Cleveland's August housing data tell you about where this market is heading?
- 🛒 Best buyer window in years: 13.6% more active listings with homes still selling in 41 days is a rare combination
- 📈 Cleveland as a refuge of affordability while West Coast and Sun Belt drop 10%: the thesis keeps proving itself
- 🤔 Highest mortgage rates in a year will eventually slow even Cleveland: the market is resilient but not immune
- 💰 Well-priced properties still move fast: the bidding wars are gone but the discipline requirement is not
The 216 Rundown
Get Out of the House: Wu-Tang, CLE Market, Addams Family, Laughs
WEDNESDAY
Wu-Tang Clan: The hip-hop supergroup shattered conventions of the genre with avant-garde sonics, minimalist style and conceptual tracks. 7:30 p.m., Blossom Music Center. Info.
CLE Market: The outdoor market brings artisans, vendors and food trucks to Coe Lake. 4-8 p.m. Info.
THURSDAY
The Addams Family: The musical comedy follows a grown-up Wednesday Addams, who falls in love with a ‘normal’ boy from a ‘respectable’ Ohio family. 7:30 p.m. Cain Park. Info.
Peyton Ruddy: He went viral with his podcast, Kill Tony, and is one of comedy’s fastest – or, as he says, fattest – rising comedians. 7:30 p.m., Hilarities. (Also performs Friday-Saturday). Info.
🔥 Today’s Hot Property
📍 West Pl #58, Cleveland, OH 44102
💰 Price: $599,000
📏 Size: 1,917 sq ft
🏡 Built: 2026 (New Construction)
🛏 3 Beds | 🛁 2 Full + 1 Half Baths
NOTES ON A COCKTAIL NAPKIN
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
Photo courtesy Danny Boys
They’ll Be Singing “Oh, Danny Boy’s” in Playhouse Square Next Year
Within days of debuting in Rocky River in 1991, pizza lovers were singing the praise of Danny Boy’s.
Thirty-five years later, it’s a Northeast Ohio institution – and now it’s making a move on downtown.
Next year, the Italian eatery will open in the former Green Rooster Farms space in the Hanna Building.
“We are thrilled that they have chosen the Playhouse Square District for their first Downtown Cleveland location,” said Craig Hassall, Playhouse Square CEO.
“Danny Boy’s will not only provide more dining options for workers, residents and visitors to Playhouse Square, it also will add to the vitality of our animated downtown district as we continue to expand our offerings Beyond the Stage.”
VINTAGE CLEVELAND
Downtown Cleveland, Euclid Avenue near East 6th Street, 1930.
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Extra Sprinkles
WEATHER
Wednesday, September 9
84 °F 🌡️ 71 °F | ⛅➡️⛈️ (PM Thunderstorms) | 80% | 💨 ↑ ≈ 15 mph SW (≈ 13 knots)
Thursday, September 10
74 °F 🌡️ 62 °F | ☁️ (Cloudy) | 20% | 💨 ↑ ≈ 10 mph WNW (≈ 9 knots)
Friday, September 11
73 °F 🌡️ 61 °F | ☀️ (Sunny) | 10% | 💨 ↑ ≈ 9 mph NE (≈ 8 knots)
Please note that weather conditions can change rapidly. For the most up-to-date information, consider checking a reliable local weather service.
Live Shows in the 216
Top Shows on Wednesday, September 9
Bike Night — Mercury Music Lounge, 7 PM
Davy Knowles w/ Freddy Hill — Beachland Tavern, 7 PM
Midnight Rental presents Secret Movie Night — Grog Shop, 7 PM
sports. x Remo Drive — Foundry Concert Club, 7 PM
Top Shows on Thursday, September 10
Joey Harkum w/ Russ Baum — Beachland Tavern, 7 PM
TLC, Salt-N-Peppa, En Vogue – Blossom Music Center, 7:30 PM
Mikaela Davis w/ Johanna Samuels — Beachland Ballroom, 7 PM
Westside Live! — Grog Shop, 7 PM
Top Shows on Friday, September 11
Bethany Joy w/ Cowboy Princess Brigade, Atticus Sorrell — Beachland Tavern, 7 PM
Myq Kaplan – Hilarities, 8 PM
Drag Pride Showcase — Beachland Ballroom, 7 PM
Michael Blackson – Funny Bone, 7 & 9:30 PM
Sincere Engineer – The Probable Claws Tour w/ Stay Inside, SMUG LLC — Grog Shop, 7 PM
The 216 Sports Area
Upcoming Games
Guardians
Away vs. Orioles, 6:35 PM September 9 (Wednesday)
Away vs. Twins, 8:10 PM September 11 (Friday)
Away vs. Twins, 4:10 PM September 12 (Saturday)
Away vs. Twins, 2:10 PM September 13 (Sunday)
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