Living in Cleveland
The Cleveland
Clinic Foundation (CCF) is located near University Circle, five miles east
of downtown Cleveland. University
Circle is the cultural, medical and education center of Cleveland and Northeast
Ohio. Case Western
Reserve University and University
Hospitals are within one mile of CCF. Medical research in the University
Circle institutions places Cleveland as one of the major medical research environments
in the country.
University Circle is also the home to the Cleveland Museum of Art (admission is free), the Cleveland Institute of Music, the Cleveland Institute of Art, and the Museum of Natural History. The Cleveland Orchestra, one of the best in the country, performs in Severance Hall. The University Circle area is walking distance from Cleveland's historic Little Italy, with its brick streets, art studios and craft shops. The Coventry Area is close to CCF and popular with its shops, restaurants, and a movie theatre.
Housing
A variety of affordable housing options are available for postdoctoral fellows and research students within a short bus or bike ride or drive in the near eastern suburbs of the city including apartment complexes, houses and rooms for rent. The following services are made by appointment and free of charge:
- Cleveland Heights Housing Services: Contact: JoAnne Melaragno, 216.291.5959
- Shaker Heights Communications and Outreach Department: Contact: Judy Steehler, 216.491.1337
For more information on rental and home-buying options, our Alumni Affairs Office maintains a housing information service: Rental and Real Estate Information
In addition, the Off-Campus Housing Bulletin maintained by Case Western Reserve University is updated every Friday.
Entertainment
There is much to do in Cleveland, the New American City. The entire area has a wide variety of restaurants, many featuring ethnic cuisine. "The Flats" are old converted warehouses down on the riverfront full of restaurants and nightclubs. Coming up the hill from "The Flats" is the Warehouse District, a continuation of restaurants and clubs.
Cleveland runs the full gamut of sports teams, the Indians, Cavaliers and we are proud to welcome the Cleveland Browns back! We also have the Barons (hockey) and the Crunch (soccer).
Cleveland is also the home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It is located downtown next to The Great Lakes Science Center and the new Brown's Stadium!
In addition to those listed above, there is also the Crawford Aviation Museum, The Dittrick Museum of Medical History, the Cleveland Children's Museum, the Cleveland Health Education Museum and the Western Reserve Historical Society museum and library. The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is on the west side, part of the 19,000 acres of parks and reserves that make up the Metroparks System.
An excellent resource for more information about Cleveland is http://www.cleveland.com/
