Throwback/Nostalgia

Throwback/Nostalgia

ThriveTalk Episode 2: How Cleveland Lost, and Then Found, Superman

When this year’s “Superman” movie hit theaters, Northeast Ohio residents saw more than just the Man of Steel; they saw Cleveland streets and buildings because part of the film was shot here. It makes sense that Superman returned to Cleveland. After all, it’s the birthplace of the action hero. Thrive’s pop culture columnist, Mike Olszewski, tells us how Glenville’s Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster created Superman in 1933, how they, and Cleveland, lost the comic book hero, and how the city is reclaiming its arguably most famous creation.

Mike Olszewski is a veteran Cleveland radio host and personality. He and his wife, Janice, are the authors of books about Cleveland TV, rock and roll, radio and other topics. Mike is Thrive’s Pop Culture Chronicles columnist. You can reach him at [email protected].

 

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Harvest Festival Returns to Hale Farm & Village

Celebrate the beauty of autumn and the rich traditions of 19th-century farm life in the Cuyahoga Valley at Hale Farm & Village's Harvest Festival Oct. 4–5 and Oct.  11–12. ...
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Worth Noting: Ghosts, Tumbles & Autumn Leaves

Forget the pumpkin lattes and apple fritters. For my money, nothing says autumn like a nice, scary ghost tour. ...
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Silent Film Festival Comes to Art Museum

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. ...
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Water Ski Shows, Garden Tours, a Glass Bridge and More

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. ...
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World War II at Cleveland History Center

Cleveland was an industrial powerhouse during World War II. The city's steel mills and factories ran at full capacity to support the war effort. But what was it really like? Hear from the people who lived through it in a new, moving exhibit at the Cleveland History Center. ...
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One-Match Pat Strikes Again

When our grandkids visit from down South, they always wish for snow since they never see any in Florida. This past Thanksgiving, they got their wish as it was cold, and we had a dusting of snow. So it was cold enough to make a fire… the old-fashioned way… no fake logs or gas flame. The real deal. ...
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Worth Noting: Winter Prep, Stair Climber & Great Books

From emergency road kits to radio road trips back in time, to a major stair climber and great new books, there's much ado about Worth Noting. ...
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