This week we spent Thursday afternoon hanging out and exploring Cleveland’s Little Italy. We had been there just twice before but, honestly it is not somewhere we go very often. We had a delightful and relaxing afternoon celebrating our wedding anniversary. Lunch We started with lunch at Trattoria Roman Garden. Trattoria is one of the […]
Trinity Cathedral Episcopal was started in 1816, making it the oldest Christian congregation in the city of Cleveland. It started in the home of Phineas Shepard. The church would build a building in 1829 and then another in 1855, just off Public Square. But eventually the church outgrew the space and decided to build a […]
We always focus on women from the Cleveland during Women’s History Month. For 2023 we look at Bernice Goetz, Nina F. Gibans, Frances Payne Bolton and Dorothy Dandridge. Bernice Goetz Bernice Goetz was born in Cleveland in 1909. She graduated from West Commerce High School and used the money from her first job at an […]
Franklin Circle Christian Church was organized in 1842, making it one of the earliest Protestant churches on the west side. It was founded by the Disciples of Christ, a denomination that grew out of the Second Great Awakening and prospered here in Northeast Ohio. The congregation would build a church in 1848, often called “God’s […]
History The church can trace its roots back to 1859, when University Heights (that is what the Tremont neighborhood was known as at the time) Congressional church began. They would build a church building in 1869 on the corner of what is today, W. 14th St and Howard Ave. That building would later be sold […]
For 2023 Black History, as usual we focus on Cleveland Black History, but this year we focus on some famous African-Americans in the field of entertainment who are from Cleveland. Cleveland has no shortage of famous actors and musicians. Here we look at four of them. Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman was born in Cleveland. She […]
History The Old Stone Church can trace its roots back to 1820 when the congregation formed and originally was called First Presbyterian Church. They would construct a building on Public Square (on the site of the current church) in 1834. Because of the grey sandstone used it was called the “Stone Church”. As it weathered, […]
Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church The Elliot, a wedding and event space, was once the Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church. The church received its charter in 1909 and opened its doors in 1910. The building was designed by M.E. Wells and Joseph Duvalusky at a cost of about $15,000. The church served the Rusyn community […]
Cleveland is home to so many amazing churches and cathedrals. Unfortunately some of them are no longer active, but that is not the case of University Circle UMC (United Methodist Church). It is often referred to as the “Holy Oil Can” because of its large copper spire. History University Circle UMC is the merger of […]
March is Women’s History Month and once again we will look at Cleveland Women’s History, focusing on six Cleveland women who have made a difference here in our city and beyond. Stephanie Tubbs Jones Stephanie Tubbs Jones (1949 – 2008) was the first African-American woman elected to the U. S. Congress from Ohio. She was […]
