Art Scene, Editorials, Local Stories, Social Issues
Photo Credit: RonDale Simpson by Jason Eugene Cleveland, Ohio—a city RonDale Simpson, founder and artistic director of Blakk Jakk Dance Collective, calls “the miracle by the bay.” It wasn’t on his “Bingo card” when he envisioned his life...
Editorials, Local Stories, Social Issues, Video Interview
by Jason Eugene It’s afternoon in the Heights on a late spring day. The afternoon sun, the kind that slants through the trees and paints the sidewalks in strokes of gold and shadow, casts a warm glow with a tinge of Cleveland grayness. Inside a modest,...
Advice, Editorials, Feature, Opinions
Wisdom From Around The Way by Dr. Adriennie Y. Hatten Remember the old saying ‘He say- She say?’ This phrase was often used by our elders to suggest the need to get past the opinions of others and to generate our own thoughts on a topic or a course of action. We...
Art Scene, Beyond Cleveland (exclusive), Editorials, Feature, Local Stories, Video Interview
Meet Patricia Brett, a compelling artist now calling Cleveland Heights home after a vibrant 30 years in New York City and a return to her NE Ohio roots. This former architect, who studied at Ohio State and Yale, bravely shifted gears to pursue her lifelong passion for...
Beyond Cleveland (exclusive), Editorials, Entrepreneurship, Feature, Podcast
Deep Dive Podcast - Jason Fullilove https://behindcleveland.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Deep-Dive-Jason-Fullilove-AUDIO-FINAL.mp3 In the ever-shifting landscape of gastronomy, where trends flicker and fade with the seasons, certain culinary voices possess an...
Art Scene, Editorials, Entrepreneurship, Local Stories, Podcast
Deep Dive Podcast Award-Winning Filmmaker Jake Cole https://behindcleveland.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Jake-Cole-Midwest-Filmmaking-FINAL-AUDIO.mp3 Ah, the serendipitous encounters that enrich a life spent observing the world through a certain lens – in my...
