📰 Another Store Says Goodbye

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John Petkovic & Jude Perez

First restaurants and bars. Then apartments. Then Heinen’s.

When it opened in the opulent 1907 Cleveland Trust Rotunda, it was hailed as a turning point for retail – the last pillar in the transformation of downtown into a thriving neighborhood.

Eleven years later, Heinen’s announcement that it will close on July 31 underscores the bleak reality of downtown retail.

Social media responded with laments about Cleveland losing one of the country’s most beautiful grocery stores.

Indeed. But a store is about function more than beauty – because working amid opulence is a costly proposition.

“We opened 20 years ago in a 100-year-old repurposed building,” says Andy Revy, CEO of Constantino’s grocery store in the Warehouse District. “You have to design around columns, put in expensive refrigeration – it looks beautiful, but it’s very expensive.”

Last year, Heinen’s closed its second floor due to “challenging economic realities of operating a grocery store in a downtown retail environment.”

Mayor Justin Bibb has promised to work to “expand food options.” Downtown Cleveland Alliance says it’s “moving with urgency to attract grocers and retailers.”

Understandable, but the problems with downtown retail run far deeper – and we’ll explore them in tomorrow’s 216 Insider:

Pizza, pasta, that ‘secret’ salad dressing.

Opened in 1967, Antonio’s was one of the first pizzerias with a cult following.

Devotees flocked from all over; it was a perennial winner in contests; it was featured on national TV by Drew Carey.

(He loved it so much that he had hundreds of pizzas sent to Los Angeles.)

Rejoice, pizza cultists, Antonio’s is back…

Located in a new building on Chevrolet Blvd. in Parma, it’s a full-on restaurant with an assortment of entrees, cocktails and wines that hit as high as $215.

An expanded appetizer list includes the Eggplant Stack – which comes with marinara and provolone; it hits the spot and there’s a lot of it. Ditto for the classic Antonio’s salad and, even better, the ‘secret’ Italian-style dressing.

The pizza list features artisanal options, but this place earned its stripes with red-sauce pizzas that are crunchy outside, fluffy inside and just right on the bottom.

Gimme a ballot… Antonio’s in 2026.

Off-season previews always begin with team needs… Guard? Wing? Big?

The Cavs enter focused on cap space.

The first priority is to shed salary to get under the dreaded ‘Second Apron,’ which severely limits any moves. So what’s on the agenda:

James Harden: He’ll sign here -- two years, $60 million, minimum, and less than the $87 million Darius Garland will make -- and it puts the Cavs under the second apron. Which is why they made the trade.

LeBron return: He’s 41 and hasn’t talked with the Lakers. Media says the Cavs would send Jarrett Allen for LeBron to give him $30 million. He’s 41. Jarrett Allen was one of the team’s top playoff guys and is in his prime.  So, yeah…

Dean Wade: A lot of Cavs fans want Dean Wade gone. A lot of GMs want to sign him. Says a lot. He could get $15.1 million/year.

Dominoes will fall once Harden’s contract is settled… Max Strus? Keon Ellis? Denis Schröder? More on Wednesday.

MONDAY

Stearn’s Homestead Tour: Parma is celebrating its 200th birthday and Stearn’s Farm has been there for much of the ride. Open in 1855, it’s an enchanting throwback amid the strip malls and still a functioning farm. At 6:30 p.m., Stearn’s will host a tour of barns, fields and critters. Info.

TUESDAY

Arthur Treacher’s Rollback: The response to our story on a new location coming in Lakewood was bonkers. (Check out our reel.) On Tuesday, Treacher’s will celebrate by offering Fish & Chips for the wayback price of $4.99. Noon-3 p.m. Info.

Bill Squire Comedy Showcase: The Cleveland’s comedian brings up new and vet comics to the stage at Brothers Lounge for an anything-goes night of laughs and food and drink specials. 7 p.m. Info.

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The Cleveland Museum of Art is celebrating its 110^th anniversary – and what better way to have opened its 2026 season than “Manet & Morisot.”

The exhibition has received raves and is a big draw since opening in March. No surprise, it features one of the museum’s most popular artists.

Catch it before it closes, on July 5.

It’s the first exhibition dedicated to the creative exchange between Édouard Manet —often called the father of modern painting— and Berthe Morisot, the only woman among the founding members of the Impressionist movement.

The museum acquired its Manet works in 1922, and its first major painting by the Frenchman in 1958 (Berthe Morisot with a Muff, 1871–72). Info.

Downtown, 1967: The Bond Clothing Store, located on the corner of East Ninth Street and Euclid Avenue.

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