Eater.com, a website that covers the nation's restaurant news, recently featured a list of the Top 20 food trucks in America. Cleveland's Dim and Den Sum, at less than a year old, snagged a spot in the Tasty Top 10.

Chris Hodgson's riotous rig dishes up "American comfort food with Asian flair." Though the menu changes weekly, the signature PBLT (pulled pork, house-smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato, and sirachi mayo) is always available.

Most of the other top food ... Read more >

A recent article in The Atlantic examines a new study of the migration trends of young adults and college grads across America's 52 largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas over the years 2007-2009. Austin topped the list, closely followed by Dallas, Houston, Denver, and Seattle. Big cities like New York, Boston, D.C., Chicago, and LA have also improved their ability to attract young grads.

But the study also indicated that more and more talented young people are choosing ... Read more >

James R. Oestreich, writing for The New York Times, reviewed the Cleveland Orchestra's recent performances at Carnegie Hall. The two concerts were part of the Cleveland Orchestra's two-week American tour, which also included a three-day residency at Indiana University, a brief stay in Florida, and an impromptu jam session in an Ann Arbor pizza shop.

Oestreich's review is altogether positive, placing particular emphasis on conductor Franz Welser-Möst's restraint, especia... Read more >

A recent Travel + Leisure article features Cleveland as one of the world's most visionary cities. Advances in urban farming account for Cleveland's inclusion on the list.

The former Galleria at Erieview mall hosts one such project, "Gardens Under Glass." The mall's glass-covered atrium combined with a hydroponics system has created an ideal greenhouse setting. The spinach, lettuce, tomatoes and other vegetables harvested are sold at the mall's weekly farmers market.
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Job matching engine Monster.com recently announced the "Top 10 Hottest Markets for Job Seekers." Rankings were determined by the relative number of job openings for a given city's workforce. Cleveland came in at a promising #7, wedged between Minneapolis and Tampa. Topping the list are Washington D.C., San Francisco, and Boston.

Monster also identified some of the hottest occupations within these job markets, noting that most fall within the IT and healthcare industries.... Read more >

News of Rock Ohio Caesars Cleveland's recent land purchase of 16 acres adjacent to Tower City Center is making its way across the news ticker. Rock Ohio is the development arm of Dan Gilbert, who is building a $600 million casino in downtown Cleveland.

On Tuesday, as reported in this Columbus Business First article, Rock Ohio Caesars paid Forest City Enterprises $85 million, $11 million of which was paid this week with the balance set to be paid through 2012.

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A recent Wall Street Journal article on the spectacular designs of architect Rem Koolhaas and his followers also mentions plans for the innovative new MOCA Cleveland museum. The building is described as having "triangular facades that, from certain angles, allow luminescent peeks at the museum's interior."

The new MOCA museum was designed by Foreign Office Architects (FOA), an offshoot of Koolhaas' Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA). OMA is responsible for some o... Read more >

"The Cleveland Museum of art did better than expected in the largest sale of works from its collection in a half century -- roughly 45 percent better," says Plain Dealer writer Steven Litt.

The museum auctioned off several items from its collection deemed nonessential in order to improve its Old Master paintings collection. The auction, held last week at Sotheby's New York, was titled "Important Old Master Paintings."

According to Litt, the museum offered 32 pa... Read more >

So, what's the Number One year-round attraction in Cleveland? The Rock Hall? Cleveland Museum of Art? Old Arcade?

Nope, nope, and nope. It's the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, which again topped one million visitors in 2010, topping that figure 18 straight years in a row.

Despite the weak economy, says a release from the Zoo, the park experienced only a two-percent drop in attendance from 2009, drawing 1,130,518 total visitors.

Big draws include the DINOSAUR... Read more >

Rosetta is one of the nation's largest independent interactive marketing agencies, and it continues grow and earn recognition.

Recently, the firm announced that it was consolidating all of its Northeast Ohio offices to 80,000 square feet of space in the former National City building, which underwent total renovation. The move brings more than 400 jobs to Downtown Cleveland.

Now, Advertising Age magazine names Rosetta, which has offices in seven U.S. cities, the #... Read more >

When the Obamas wanted to present a "quintessentially American" meal at a recent state dinner in honor of Chinese President Hu Jintao, they sought out some help from Northeast Ohio.

To round out the menu of poached Maine lobster and dry-aged rib eye steak, White House chefs unloaded a care package from Huron's gourmet produce provider Chef's Garden. Ingredients included Russian banana potatoes and a variety of micro-greens.

This CNN article states, Thyme, rosema... Read more >

There have been countless photos, videos and blog posts about the West Side Market -- and likely more are on the way thanks to its upcoming centennial. But few manage to capture the lyrical charm of the place like this elegant short film by local filmmakers Mike Paukst and Timothy Logan.

Time-lapse photography and a moving score elevate this video from dime-a-dozen to total keeper. Plus, it's fun to pick out our favorite shoppers and vendors.

Check it out right here.

The Cleveland Museum of Art was in good company in a recent AOL posting of "Top 10 Museums in the US for Families." The listing also included New York City's Met and MoMa, L.A.'s J. Paul Getty, and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C.

"With so many choices and varieties, it can be easy to become overwhelmed with culture in the United States," announces the reporter. "In particular, families with teens and kids can become confused about which ex... Read more >

Draft Magazine, the premier source for all things hoppy and inebriating, published its annual list of "America's 100 Best Beer Bars: 2011." Cleveland area bars snagged a whopping 3% of the entire list! Okay, so three spots out of 100 may not be shocking -- but it is great news.

"Beer bars are cropping up around the country at a frenetic pace," the article states at the outset, "so paring our annual list down to 100 was no small feat. That said, we're confident that if you... Read more >

Writing for the Tennessean, business health care reporter Getahn Ward claims that "Cleveland scores first in medical mart race with Nashville."

Following a momentous ground breaking where a laundry list of prospective tenants, conferences, conventions and trade shows planned for the $465 million mart and convention center were announced, Ward writes that Cleveland "scored major points" in the med-mart public relations battle battle.

Jorge Lagueruela, president of... Read more >

"Welcome to The Advocate's second annual look at our country's queerest burgs," announces the mag in a recent feature.

The Advocate admits at the outset that the magazine relied upon a "completely unscientific -- but still strangely accurate -- statistical equation" to come up with its "Gayest Cities in America" ranking. Regardless, Cleveland is fortunate to have made the list, coming in at #12 out of 15 spots.

"Gay issues have never been more of a lightning rod.... Read more >

Writing for Yahoo! News, Fresh Water Innovation News Editor Diane DiPiero does a great job rounding up the myriad social and networking organizations that are helping young professional Clevelanders make connections.

Among those mentioned are Cleveland Professional 20/30 Club, which hosts regular events, the Cleveland Social Media Club, which teaches social-media wisdom, and the Society of Urban Professionals (SOUP), which gathers regularly for its "SOUP" lunches.
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In its January article titled "Best of Ohio," Ohio magazine lists what it believes are the best places to go and things to do around the Buckeye state. Cleveland-based attractions faired well, snagging four spots on the list.

Under the category "Best Way to End the Work Week," Happy Dog's polka happy hour is billed as "a riotous affair" where "a fake-beard-clad polka aficionado spins classics for a diverse crowd of college students, families and seniors, all dancing alo... Read more >

Billed as "the first of its kind between two large U.S. health systems," a recently announced collaboration between the Cleveland Clinic and MedStar Health (Georgetown University Hospital, among others) will help speed medical inventions to market, as a recent Washington Post article states.

Titled "Cleveland Clinic, MedStar join forces to move medical technologies to market," the article goes on to say that moving medical technologies to market is a relatively new endea... Read more >

Being named a Food & Wine "Best New Chef" has its privileges, not the least of which is regular ink in the pages of the good-old glossy. That's precisely what Jonathon Sawyer got this week when the February issue of the monthly hit newsstands, revealing a healthy four-page spread of copy, art and recipes.

In the section titled "What to Cook Next," the Greenhouse Tavern chef-owner says that his goal as a cook is to "please vegans, carnivores, and everybody in between."... Read more >