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by Ron Ledgard | Oct. 12, 2026 | 5:00 AM
Photographed by Matthew Chasney
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đ Cleveland State Is Offering Free Tuition to Most Ohio Families: Starting in fall 2027, incoming CSU freshmen with at least a 3.0 GPA and family income of $125,000 or less will pay $0 in tuition for up to four years, with the school covering whatever federal and state aid doesn't. That income cap reaches about 73% of Ohio households and is well above the University of Akron's $85,000 limit. Eligibility runs through the FAFSA, and housing, meals and books aren't included.
đ¸ Pour Some Sugar on Rocket Arena: Def Leppard is bringing its 2027 tour to Cleveland on June 21, with Goo Goo Dolls and The Struts along for the ride. Fan club and Citi presales start today, and general tickets go on sale Friday, Oct. 16, at 10 a.m. A dollar from every ticket goes to City of Hope's cancer research.
đŽ Cleveland's Witchcraft Museum Turns 60: The Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick in Old Brooklyn, founded in 1966 by American Wicca pioneer Raymond Buckland, is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. this month, with vintage Ouija boards, Buckland's own artifacts and a mission to clear up myths about paganism. Tickets are $8 in advance.
ICYMI: Remember the Gordon Square townhouse with a marlin on the wall? Designer Whitney Anderson Rooney gave Adrienne Lee and Aaron Moller's place a midcentury makeover, turning a dining nook into a moody bar alcove and building walnut shelves around the couple's fiberglass fish. "I found ways to work with the fish instead of ignoring it," she says.
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Today's Trivia
This real estate developer served two terms as Lakewood mayor and was the father of a future governor of Ohio.
Sports: The Guardians are one step from the World Series after a rare comeback.
By Ron Ledgard
Down two games to none after losing both games at Progressive Field, the Guardians won twice in Chicago, then beat the White Sox 2-0 in Saturdayâs Game 5. Only 11 of 96 teams that trailed 0-2 in a best-of-five series have come back to win.
Williams Deals: Gavin Williams struck out 12 and carried a no-hitter into the sixth, two nights after recording the final out of Game 4. Heâs just the third pitcher in postseason history to close one elimination game and start the next. Cade Smith struck out the side in the ninth to finish a five-out save.
RamĂrez Digs Deep: JosĂŠ RamĂrezâs fourth-inning homer came on a knuckle-curve just 0.74 feet off the ground, the lowest pitch ever hit for a postseason home run since tracking began in 2008.
Whatâs Next: The Guardians face the ALâs top-seeded Tampa Bay Rays in the ALCS, starting tonight at 8 p.m. at Tropicana Field. Games 3 and 4 are Thursday and Friday at Progressive Field.
Talk of the Town
The Lutheran Hospital strike is over. About 200 union workers ratified a new contract with Cleveland Clinic after 16 days on the picket line, winning a 10.5% raise over three years, though the random drug testing they opposed remains.
Burke Lakefront Airport's supporters say it's worth more than City Hall thinks. A coalition told City Council that Burke generates $200 million in statewide economic output and costs the city far less than the administration claims, as Mayor Justin Bibb pushes to close it and redevelop its 450 acres.
Cleveland's first wage theft czar is targeting employers that shortchange workers. Elfreda Chatman-Walter, a former HR director, plans to demand payroll records from suspected violators and build a public dashboard naming businesses that withheld pay.
Akron Children's Hospital is turning a Rocky River office building into a pediatric center. The $30 million conversion of the old Plaza West building on Center Ridge Road will include a freestanding emergency department and specialty care, with an opening planned for fall 2027.
8,000-year-old Native American artifacts are complicating Szalay's Farm's lease. Summit Metroparks wants to conserve 12 acres of Everett Field, part of a nationally listed archaeological site, and let the five-generation farm keep 22.5 acres. The Szalays haven't responded, and their 95-year lease ends next fall.
More Things To Do This Weekend
đ Best of Cleveland Party (Thursday): Head to the Great Lakes Science Center to help us celebrate our Best of Cleveland winners! Your picks and ours will be in attendance, giving you the chance to experience all of the best chefs, artists and creators in Cleveland. 7 p.m.-11 p.m., $81.80-$135.30, 601 Erieside Ave., Cleveland, cletix.com
đ Christmas Ale First Pour with GLBC (Thursday): Join Great Lakes Brewing Co. for the first taste of the holiday season! Alongside great Christmas Ale, there will be live entertainment, carolers, Brewnuts holiday donuts and lots of photo ops. Bring winter clothes to help fill the bus in support of Sub Zero Mission. 11 a.m., free entry, 2516 Market Ave., Cleveland, greatlakesbrewing.com
đ Cleveland Monsters vs. Scranton Penguins (Friday): Catch some Monsters hockey this week right here in Cleveland. This will be their 20th season celebration game, plus 1-2-3 Friday, meaning fans can buy $1 Coke products, $2 hot dogs and $3 Labatt Blue beers. 7 p.m., $15-$102, 1 Center Court, Cleveland, clevelandmonsters.com
đ Halloween Drive-Thru at Lake Farmpark (Friday): Take on the Farmparkâs trails after dark with some haunted surprises along the way. This is the perfect way to get in the spooky-season spirit, all from the comfort of your own car. 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., $27.50, 8800 Euclid Chardon Road, Kirtland, lakemetroparks.com
Friday's Trivia Answer
Nov. 18, 1985, marked the debut of which comic strip characters, created by Bill Watterson and drawing heavily on his childhood experiences in Chagrin Falls? Calvin and Hobbes
Check back tomorrow for the answer to today's question.
From the Editor
October baseball does something to this city. Strangers high-five in grocery store lines, offices go quiet around first pitch, and everyone suddenly has an opinion on the bullpen.
After a week like last, itâs hard not to believe in this team. The Guardians havenât been to the World Series since 2016, and Cleveland hasnât won one since 1948. Tonightâs a road game, so find a TV, a couch or a barstool.
Then save your voice for Thursday at Progressive Field.
â Ron Ledgard, Managing Editor
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Ron Ledgard
Ron Ledgard is Cleveland Magazine's managing editor and a Pittsburgh native who has made his peace with Cleveland (except on Sundays). He's a University of Pittsburgh graduate, a veteran of The Athletic and the Akron Beacon Journal, and was there for every chapter of LeBron's Cleveland story. After two decades of chasing deadlines and box scores, he's happily landed in magazines. He's a sucker for a long story done right, the kind you save for a Sunday morning (before kickoff, of course). When he isn't editing, he's out on a trail, trying a new restaurant or hunting for the next great thing to do. Sports is his subject of choice, and coffee is his fuel. Most Starbucks baristas in the area greet him like the Cheers crowd greeted Norm.
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