Welcome to Cleveland! I am a native Clevelander...born/raised/currently residing on the West Side (only on the weekends). That saying "mistake on the lake" is yesterday's news. CWRU is top-notch...congrats! As far as the city, get used to hearing about "East side/West side". Although I'm a Westsider, the East side has all the cultural activities...Severence Hall (Cleveland Orchestra's home), all the Mueseums are located in the University Circle area. Great restuarants favor the downtown/eastside areas. The best shopping area's reside in the Beachwood area. If you're a sports fan...this town LOVES it's sports teams....all the good/bad and ugly! Cleveland is no NYC, however we do have Broadway Shows constantly playing. Compared to other cities....traffic moves smoothly, even during the "rush" hours.
Good Luck!


[This message has been edited by traveltoomuch (edited 03-24-2001).]