📰 The Signs That Refuse to Fade

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Seven Roses served its last potato pancake five years ago. Elgin hasn’t sold a couch in 16. And Olympia Theater was once one of the biggest movie houses in America.

They’re all shuttered now, but the signs remain – and they’re haunting reminders of a neighborhood that built Cleveland.

Slavic Village is a treasure trove of ghost  signs.

They’re markers of time and a bittersweet reminders of time in a neighborhood that’s been in transition for decades.

A hub for factory workers during the boom. Ravaged during the foreclosure crisis, when storefront vacancies hit 45%. Now, where people pool their voices to make a difference.

These signs reflect grit and grandeur you’d be hard-pressed to find anywhere:

The 1890s Mail Pouch tobacco sign painted on a sturdy red-brick building on Broadway  – full of color and big, bold yellow and white letters, during the heyday of cigars and chewing tobacco enjoyed.

The iconic Red Chimney restaurant, on Fleet, which closed due to a fire last year.

The CHEW HONEST SCRAP sign painted by the Middleton, Ohio company at East 49th & Broadway.

The Finn Café sign for the bar that opened in the 1950s, at Broadway & Finn, and now houses the Sunny Spot.

The faded yellow, red and turquoise sign for Hung Fai restaurant on Fleet.

Some have hung forever, and the businesses are still going on Broadway: Bum’s Saloon, which opened in 1980. Or Hubcap Heaven,  which opened in the old Broadway Bank in ‘58.  Or the 49er diner, strong since ’81.

These signs are more than just a telling of past and present.

They don’t make ‘em like this anymore – due to conservative architectural boards.

But they inspire new generation of sign-makers looking to create something vibrant and authentic.

No doubt they’ll be playing that Alice Cooper song... Let’s hear for  School’s Out for Summer Vendor Village.

 On Saturday, the bash welcomes summer with bring vendors, food and music on the parking lot of the Current Year record store and Rudy’s Strudel. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Info.

Rudy’s will roll out its trademark hot pierogi bar and a full bakery stocked with traditional favorites, seasonal snacks and a complimentary cake. The Current Year will break out the most eclectic selection in record land.

Alt-rock radio station 107.3 FM will broadcast from the event with DJ Aaron Lux.

The blow-out also features mobile vintage shop Travel Through Time Vintage Bus and The Mummy and The Monkey – the local YouTubers hosts who never go out in public with their zany get-ups.

Public furor is hitting critical mass and politicians are paying attention.

Governor Mike DeWine announced that he is pausing tax breaks for data centers after news that Ohio subsidies hit $1.5 billion in 2025 -- more than 11 times projections of $136 million.

“I have directed the chair of the Ohio Tax Credit Authority to pause consideration of any new data center tax exemption requests while the Ohio General Assembly's Joint Data Center Committee studies the growth of data centers in Ohio,” said DeWine.

Tax breaks have triggered outrage among Ohio lawmakers – and hits as public rage rises.  

On Thursday, odds of a national data center moratorium before 2027 hit 83% on Polymarket.

Also, the FBI and has begun internally referencing and treating "anti-tech violent extremism" as an emerging domestic threat category.

One report stated that AI-driven changes "may fuel large-scale protests that devolve into civil unrest and anti-tech violent extremist activity.”

FRIDAY

Bias Selector: Adam Boose’s industrial dance project rolls out high-energy grooves and multi-media live show to celebrate its new album “Condition” at No Class. 8 pm. Info.

A$AP Rocky: The rapper’s latest effort is his first in eight years – and he’s on tour with a stop at Rocket Arena. 7:30 p.m. Info.

Kym Whitley at the Funny Bone: The Cleveland native and comedy legend has appeared in dozens of films and shows like Curb Your Enthusiasm and the Parkers. She hits Funny Bone at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday with two more shows Saturday. Info.

SATURDAY

22^nd Annual Woof Walk: A New Leash on Life: The gathering of dog lovers and their pups raises money for Northeast Ohio SPCA. It’s a party with vendors, music and food. 8 a.m.-noon at Edgewater Park. Info.

Waterloo Alley Cat 17^th Annual Fundraiser: The organization has been saving and caring for cats in Collinwood for decades. This is a fundraiser for a good cause and a party full of fun. 6:30 p.m. at Waterloo Arts. Info.

D.R.I.: They pioneered the hardcore and thrash metal crossover and pull up to the Foundry for a 7 p.m. show. Info.

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No one reads books anymore?

Independent bookstores in the United States have grown by 70% between 2020 and 2025, with roughly 422 new indie shops opening in 2025 alone—a 31% increase from the prior year.

(Read our story on the revival of book shops as part of The Analog Life by subscribing to the 216 Insider.)

We could also point to the 78tth Annual ACE-CWRU Book Sale.

One of the oldest and biggest book extravaganzas in the Midwest, it features tens of thousands of collectible hard covers and cheap paperbacks, DVDs, CDs, vinyl albums, sheet music and literary ephemera. Some books command 50 cents, others, a wad of dough.

It runs Saturday through Tuesday in AsiaTown. Info

Browns fans call for team owner Art Modell to go in 1974. He did, in 1995, and took the team with him to Baltimore.

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