Job Market Growth

Based on data from the Monster Local Employment Index, a leading indicator of local hiring trends, Cleveland tied Atlanta for third place in the number of online job postings with a 10% year-over-year increase for the top 28 markets.

Tourist Friendly

In May 2004, MSN.com rated Cleveland one of the top ten summer destination spots in the nation. Destinations Magazine also ranked Cleveland third for cities that work hardest to accommodate group tours.

Disability Friendly

Cleveland's Rockefeller Park Greenhouse includes a garden for the blind equipped with Braille signs, guide ropes, speakers, and fragrant flowers.

Safe City

In a recent study on cities with a low risk for natural disasters done by SustainLane.com, Cleveland ranked as the third safest city in the United States behind Milwaukee, WI and Mesa, AZ.

Tight Pants

On 22 September 1972, David Bowie began his first American tour at Cleveland's Music Hall.

Fast

In 1998, a sixth grade Parma resident set a new school record at Pleasant Valley Elementary by running one and a half miles in the annual nine minute run. To date, the record is yet to be broken.

Death Mask

In January 1936, a plaster reproduction of a murdered man's head was placed on display at the Great Lakes Exposition. Cleveland Police hoped that the identification of this decapitated head would lead to information on the suspected murderer, the infamous Torso Killer. The plaster head can now be viewed at the Cleveland Police Museum. Full Story.