You’re standing on the shoreline, sand between your toes, sun against your back. To your left, a couple dozen kids are running in and out of the waves. To your right, the shoreline gives way to the hum of people jogging and biking and picnicking in the shade of century-old trees. It’s that perfect beach community vibe. Casual, comfortable, communal.
But these aren’t just any shores. These are the northeast shores of Cleveland. And this isn’t just any community. This is North Shore Collinwood – a place where natural beauty rubs up against gritty, quirky charm. A place that blends its history of scrappy blue-collar work ethic with a fresh new take on urban living. A place that prides itself on diversity, opportunity and grassroots innovation. A place that delivers the very best in affordable homeownership, farm-to-table food and indie music … And can still manage to throw down a mean polka.
This is North Shore Collinwood, and these shores have a spirit all their own. Whether you want to visit here or live here or open a business here, this is place where your voice will get heard and where your dreaming will be rewarded. And whatever role you want to play when you’re here, as the sunset casts an orange glow over smiling faces and a city skyline, you’ll know – you’re part of something very, very special.
We know how we’re supposed to talk to our visitors. Focus on what’s brand new and shiny. Steer you to the five things that people tend to come to see. Package our neighborhood in an easily digestible little packet.
But to be honest, this isn’t the typical destination. This is North Shore Collinwood. The joy of visiting here isn’t the packaged experience. It’s the unexpected. The authentic. The quirky. The joy of discovering a neighborhood where hard work and creativity are building a new model of urban living … But not at the expense of forgetting our incredible past.
You should definitely come for the indie music scene, the region’s best locally-sourced food and the happy contemplation of looking out from the shores of Lake Erie.
But the real joy will be in sitting down in an unexpected place and striking up a conversation with the police officer, the welder and the curator next to you. This is the real urban experience. This is North Shore Collinwood.
Ready to escape the neat, little tourism package? We’re here to help.
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So you already call North Shore Collinwood home. First, let us say – wise move! Second, we clearly don’t need to convince you that you’re part of something special. You feel it every day. In sunsets, in the kind words of neighbors, in kids on their bikes, in the art that spills out of galleries and onto walls and sidewalks … you feel it every day.
But as a proud member of the Collinwood family, you also know that this isn’t a place that’s easy to define. It’s blue collar and it’s white collar and … whatever collar artists are wearing these days. It’s polka and gospel and indie rock all mixed together, and that’s what makes it truly incredible.
Our neighborhood is layer on top of layer on top of layer of meaning. It’s a really great thing, but it also means that even the most in-the-know resident can still use some help unpeeling everything that’s going on here. It seems like new businesses are popping up so fast that even residents need a place to navigate through all that shopping and entertainment [LINK]. People here are community-engaged and launching so many projects that it can be tricky keeping track of all the ways to get involved [LINK]. And there’s such a strong culture here of helping residents in need that it can be hard keeping track of all the support place that works so hard to help residents in need that it can be hard keeping track of all the support resources for residents [LINK].
Don’t sweat it. We’re here to help. Check out the links above for a variety of resident resources, and if you need more help, we’re just a phone call or e-mail away [LINK].
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