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  • 2 weeks ago | wkyc.com | Leon Bibb

    CLEVELAND —  Chess is a game of strategy. Of discipline. Of thinking ahead. It’s also a game with deep roots in Cleveland, where a third-floor room in the Cleveland Public Library’s Main Branch houses the largest chess archive in the world. And it’s there—in the library’s Special Collections Room—that we met Xyaire Hill, a Cleveland high school graduate who understands that life, like chess, is all about the next move. "I was almost the chess champion last year.

  • 3 weeks ago | wkyc.com | Leon Bibb

    CLEVELAND — It was Northeast Ohio's own slice of Las Vegas. From 1974-93, the Front Row Theater in Highland Heights was a stage unlike any other — a 3,200-seat venue where the biggest names in entertainment performed just feet from local audiences. A revolving stage, a theater-in-the-round, and the absence of pillars ensuring clear views. And a lineup that rivaled the Vegas Strip.

  • 1 month ago | wkyc.com | Leon Bibb

    CLEVELAND — Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is preparing for a major transformation—a $1.1 billion upgrade that promises to modernize the terminal and improve the passenger experience. But long before TSA lines and digital boarding passes, Cleveland played a pioneering role in aviation. In our partnership with Cleveland Public Library, this week -  Leon Bibb: Then and Now,  explores the city’s soaring history and how it’s shaping the future of flight.

  • 1 month ago | wkyc.com | Leon Bibb

    CLEVELAND — It once lit up Lorain Avenue with laughter, applause, and the sparkle of showbiz. The Variety Theatre, a west side Cleveland landmark, was one of many venues that made the city a major stop on the vaudeville circuit in the early 20th century. Vaudeville — an American stage tradition of song-and-dance duos, animal acts, magicians, and comedians — was the Netflix of its day. It brought live entertainment to the masses, night after night.

  • 1 month ago | wkyc.com | Leon Bibb

    CLEVELAND — He's one of Ohio's most respected voices, and a master storyteller. Leon Bibb has spent a lifetime connecting us to the people, places, and history that shape our communities. Now, in a new 3News series called "Leon Bibb: Then and Now," Leon takes us on a journey through time, showing how what we know toda came to be. The debut story in the series begins at a cornerstone of Cleveland's history: the Cleveland Public Library.

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