Nostalgia

Did our pop culture columnist see a UFO when he was a kid? Maybe. The government has been collecting UFO stories for decades. Why don't we know more about them? ...

The Cleveland Museum of Art is hosting the Cleveland Silent Film Festival and Colloquium, a celebration of the expressive power of early cinema, in four days of silent film screenings accompanied by live music. ...

With more than 200 photos and the stories that go with them, "Cleveland Boomer Memories" by Clevelanders Howard A. Zuckerman and Ellen N. Jacob captures what it was like to grow up here in the 1950s and 1960s. ...

The event will explore Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo’s new children’s book, "My Grandma and Grandpa Rock," and the inspiration behind their journey as artists, partners, and grandparents. The discussion will also highlight their legendary music careers and their passion for connecting generations through storytelling. ...

If you want proof that today's kids are more than video game and smartphone addicts, head over to Akron's Derby Downs later this month where you'll find more than 300 boys and girls competing in the All-American Soap Box Derby. ...

The trend of idealizing the good old days got me thinking about my good old days. I’m 65, so I’m old enough to have some. Summer backdrops my strongest recollections. I’m not sure what I was doing the other nine months—probably watching hours of unsupervised TV (remember, it was the ‘60s)—but all the memory-making action happened when the weather was warm and daylight stretched long into the evening. ...

We've got a special line-up of fun local tidbits here, from Medina's thrilling water ski shows, to an adventurous new elevated glass walkway over a deep gorge, to Cleveland's annual GardenWalk tour, to a shopping trip back to yesteryear's Public Square. It's all worth noting. ...

Ron Adams writes of our fearless childhoods. We played with high-temperature toys like Vac-u-forms and Creepy Crawler molds. And let’s not forget woodburning sets and the original Silly Putty that not only melted but also stained clothing and carpet. ...