Steven Litt /steven-litt Covering art, architecture and economic development across Northeast Ohio with news stories, analysis and reviews. en-US Copyright Mon, 09 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT Review: New airport terminal renderings captivate. Will Cleveland deliver on their promise? /community/2025-06-09/review-new-airport-terminal-renderings-captivate-will-cleveland-deliver-on-their-promise The project is being planned by Paslay Group, a consulting firm based in Fort Worth that specializes in airports. The Dallas-based architecture firm of Corgan is the lead designer. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT /community/2025-06-09/review-new-airport-terminal-renderings-captivate-will-cleveland-deliver-on-their-promise Steven Litt Review: The Cleveland Foundation designed its Midtown Collaboration Center for repair and hope /community/2025-05-12/review-the-cleveland-foundation-designed-its-midtown-collaboration-center-for-repair-and-hope Scheduled for a May 16 grand opening with a community block party, the Collaboration Center is a striking project that poses equally striking questions about how philanthropy can best repair a damaged city. Mon, 12 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT /community/2025-05-12/review-the-cleveland-foundation-designed-its-midtown-collaboration-center-for-repair-and-hope Steven Litt Review: MOCA Cleveland explores life, death and spirituality in pair of excellent spring shows /arts-culture/2025-05-05/review-moca-cleveland-explores-life-death-and-spirituality-in-pair-of-excellent-spring-shows Religion isn’t usually a big topic in contemporary art, but two quietly exquisite exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland challenge that notion from divergent yet sympathetic viewpoints. Both shows are on view through June 1. Mon, 05 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2025-05-05/review-moca-cleveland-explores-life-death-and-spirituality-in-pair-of-excellent-spring-shows Steven Litt Analysis: It’s crunch time to finish plans for Cleveland’s lakefront, with or without the Browns /economy/2025-04-24/analysis-its-crunch-time-to-finish-plans-for-clevelands-lakefront-with-or-without-the-browns After numerous failed attempts over the past century, the city’s new effort is the biggest opportunity in decades to redefine the look and feel of underused parts of the lakefront. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:30:00 GMT /economy/2025-04-24/analysis-its-crunch-time-to-finish-plans-for-clevelands-lakefront-with-or-without-the-browns Steven Litt Cleveland to improve popular downtown running loop overlooking Cuyahoga River /environment-energy/2025-04-14/cleveland-to-improve-popular-downtown-running-loop-overlooking-cuyahoga-river After years of advocacy by recreational groups, the city is ready to fix the longstanding gaps in the three-mile loop. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 09:50:00 GMT /environment-energy/2025-04-14/cleveland-to-improve-popular-downtown-running-loop-overlooking-cuyahoga-river Steven Litt Review: CMA's show on Karamu printmakers transcends politics of the moment /arts-culture/2025-04-01/review-cmas-show-on-karamu-printmakers-transcends-politics-of-the-moment The Cleveland Museum of Art’s new exhibition features black-and-white etchings, lithographs and linoleum-cut prints made by Black Cleveland artists affiliated with Karamu House in the 1930s and 1940s. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2025-04-01/review-cmas-show-on-karamu-printmakers-transcends-politics-of-the-moment Steven Litt