/steven-litt Covering art, architecture and economic development across Northeast Ohio with news stories, analysis and reviews. en-US Copyright Fri, 24 Oct 2025 19:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2025-10-24/commentary-new-mlk-branch-library-deserves-a-park-next-door-not-a-parking-lot Cleveland Public Library’s new Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch feels incomplete without an outdoor space, says Steven Litt. Fri, 24 Oct 2025 19:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2025-10-24/commentary-new-mlk-branch-library-deserves-a-park-next-door-not-a-parking-lot Steven Litt /arts-culture/2025-10-15/commentary-rock-hall-expansion-wont-be-shy-about-how-to-improve-an-iconic-landmark The Rock Hall’s new wing should bring major improvements and address longstanding liabilities without obscuring key aspects of the original building, designed by world-renowned architect I.M. Pei. Wed, 15 Oct 2025 10:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2025-10-15/commentary-rock-hall-expansion-wont-be-shy-about-how-to-improve-an-iconic-landmark Steven Litt /arts-culture/2025-10-13/oberlin-art-museum-kicks-off-fall-with-a-fine-monet-show-and-a-new-director “Picturing Paris: Monet and the Modern City" is on display at the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College this fall. Mon, 13 Oct 2025 21:50:16 GMT /arts-culture/2025-10-13/oberlin-art-museum-kicks-off-fall-with-a-fine-monet-show-and-a-new-director Steven Litt /arts-culture/2025-09-25/transformative-arts-fund-project-turns-a-vacant-cleveland-house-into-food-for-art An architect and designer hope a condemned house on Cleveland’s East Side can be a catalyst for urban revival. Thu, 25 Sep 2025 13:01:31 GMT /arts-culture/2025-09-25/transformative-arts-fund-project-turns-a-vacant-cleveland-house-into-food-for-art Steven Litt /arts-culture/2025-09-22/review-arnold-chang-reinvents-chinese-landscape-painting-for-the-21st-century “Landscapes by Arnold Chang: A Retrospective and Recent Acquisitions" is on display at the Cleveland Museum of Art until Nov. 9, 2025. Mon, 22 Sep 2025 21:47:03 GMT /arts-culture/2025-09-22/review-arnold-chang-reinvents-chinese-landscape-painting-for-the-21st-century Steven Litt /arts-culture/2025-09-17/cleveland-author-aims-to-rescue-jewish-confederate-artist-from-culture-wars In her new book, Cleveland State University art historian Samantha Baskind wants readers to see Moses Jacob Ezekiel in his entirety, not merely “whipsawed,’’ as she put it, between antagonists on both sides of the political spectrum. Wed, 17 Sep 2025 23:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2025-09-17/cleveland-author-aims-to-rescue-jewish-confederate-artist-from-culture-wars Steven Litt /community/2025-08-25/cuyahoga-county-announces-loans-to-boost-transit-oriented-development Cuyahoga County announced a new loan program to help developers fill financing gaps in transit-oriented development projects. Mon, 25 Aug 2025 12:36:00 GMT /community/2025-08-25/cuyahoga-county-announces-loans-to-boost-transit-oriented-development Steven Litt /arts-culture/2025-08-18/artist-dominic-palarchio-celebrates-and-spoofs-vesuvius-eruption-in-show-at-abattoir-gallery Dominic Palarchio's recent drawings of Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples are on view through Sept. 27 at Cleveland's Abattoir Gallery. Mon, 18 Aug 2025 10:45:14 GMT /arts-culture/2025-08-18/artist-dominic-palarchio-celebrates-and-spoofs-vesuvius-eruption-in-show-at-abattoir-gallery Steven Litt /community/2025-08-14/cleveland-metroparks-seeks-partnership-with-hotel-developer-for-columbus-peninsula-project Cleveland Metroparks hopes to partner with a pair of Cleveland-area development firms to repurpose land along the Cuyahoga River. Thu, 14 Aug 2025 22:58:19 GMT /community/2025-08-14/cleveland-metroparks-seeks-partnership-with-hotel-developer-for-columbus-peninsula-project Steven Litt /community/2025-08-11/sewer-district-will-explore-partial-preservation-of-lower-lake-hold-public-meetings The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District is considering the preservation of a portion of Lower Lake after residents expressed opposition to original plans to replace the lake completely with parkland. Mon, 11 Aug 2025 09:15:00 GMT /community/2025-08-11/sewer-district-will-explore-partial-preservation-of-lower-lake-hold-public-meetings Steven Litt