Home / Site updates Version 2026.11.04 November 4, 2026
Plan your holiday market weekends Find Cleveland-area holiday markets for the 2026 season and choose a weekend to visit.
Refreshed the holiday markets guide with 2026 dates, hours, admission details and a map. Added a weekend-by-weekend holiday markets story and featured the guide on the homepage and discovery pages. Version 2026.10.26 October 26, 2026
More places to explore with your dog Find dog-friendly places around Cleveland and plan a visit to a nearby dog park.
Added a ranked dog-friendly guide with photos, a map and filters for indoor access, patios and outdoor outings. Expanded the dog parks guide with more parks, photos and practical rules for planning your visit. Version 2026.10.18 October 18, 2026
A faster homepage on mobile Featured guides load faster on phones, with smaller photos sized for your screen.
The neighborhood map now loads as you scroll toward it, keeping the initial homepage lighter. Version 2026.10.15 October 15, 2026
Refreshed Cincinnati and Columbus coffee rankings The Cincinnati and Columbus coffee guides now give more weight to recent buzz when ranking shops.
Updated Hype Scores and guide order, with matching rankings on coffee maps, homepage recommendations and search results. Version 2026.10.14 October 14, 2026
More readable guides at every screen size Coffee and matcha guides now fit more comfortably on phones, tablets and smaller desktop windows.
Adjusted guide introductions and score explanations to stay readable at intermediate screen widths, with headings, descriptions and account controls fitting within the page. Version 2026.10.13 October 13, 2026
Find matcha and explore Larchmere A new matcha guide helps you choose your next order, and the neighborhood map now includes Larchmere.
Published Best Matcha in Cleveland with Matcha Scores, Hype Scores, what to order and a map. Find it through search and food collections, then save places or add them to your itinerary. Added Larchmere to the neighborhood explorer with a district highlight and a collection of nearby businesses. Restored neighborhood map loading and clarified the difference between approximate district outlines and designated historic boundaries. Version 2026.10.12 October 12, 2026
Find your location and browse cleaner maps City maps gained a My location button, and coffee-map results take up less space on phones.
Added My location to Cincinnati and Columbus guide maps, full-page coffee maps and place-profile city maps. Made the button more compact across all three city sites. Simplified Cincinnati and Columbus coffee maps with a single filter row and small location links that open the matching pins. Published new stories about Ohio thrifting, Cleveland neighborhoods, unusual bars, caramel apples, the Flats, nightlife and planning a day in the city. Version 2026.10.11 October 11, 2026
Clearer scores on phones and more city guides Guide scores are easier to read on small screens, with fuller search and new fall guides in Cincinnati and Columbus.
Made Hype Scores, overall ratings and their explanation buttons fit cleanly on narrow phone screens across all three city sites. Expanded Cincinnati and Columbus search to find places by name, neighborhood, address and guide details. Added Cincinnati and Columbus pumpkin patch guides, maps, place profiles and top-ten fall stories. Version 2026.10.10 October 10, 2026
A more consistent experience across cities Cincinnati and Columbus now share Cleveland’s homepage sizing, with account pages and email links tailored to each city.
Matched Cincinnati and Columbus homepage headings and guide cards to the Cleveland layout on desktop and mobile. Updated account pages, verification emails and password-reset links to keep you on the city site you’re using. Version 2026.10.09 October 9, 2026
Plan directly from guide cards More guide listings now make it easy to save a place, add it to an itinerary, or find it on the map.
Restored Save place, Add to itinerary and View on map actions across guide listings, including the cocktail guide. On phones, the navigation menu now opens above guide maps so its links stay usable. Version 2026.10.08 October 8, 2026
Clearer actions on guide cards Place cards across the guides now make their main actions easier to find.
Guide cards group available profile, save and itinerary actions together, with directions and other links organized underneath. Version 2026.10.07 October 7, 2026
Easier guide browsing and apartment searches Featured guides are easier to scan, and apartment searches can combine the amenities that matter to you.
The homepage now shows four matching featured guide cards led by pumpkin patches and coffee shops, plus a separate section for recent guides with complete editorial scores. Apartment searches can select several amenities at once, such as a pool, gym and parking. Vineyard guide descriptions now stay readable on narrow phone screens. Version 2026.10.06 October 6, 2026
An easier coffee map and more cocktail picks The coffee map works better on phones, and the cocktail guide has a fuller set of places to explore.
Coffee shop results now scroll above the map on mobile. Search suggests matching shops, and choosing one opens its map pin. Refreshed the cocktail guide with 28 ranked bars, editorial scores, and more photos. Made account signup clearer, with a Sign up button for visitors who are not signed in. Version 2026.10.05 October 5, 2026
Clearer fall maps and apartment choices The fall farm and apartment guides now offer more detail for planning a visit or finding a place to live.
Added Hype Scores and overall ratings to the pumpkin patch guide, with a more detailed map and smoother zooming. Expanded the apartment guide with scored buildings and filters for amenities such as pools, fitness spaces and parking. Added an account menu with quick links to saved places, itineraries and account settings. Version 2026.10.04 October 4, 2026
Explore every area and build your own day Individual neighborhood and nearby-city pages now pair focused maps with searchable local business lists. The custom itinerary builder has a step-by-step guide.
Published a vineyard winery guide with a searchable map, photos, and dedicated profiles for all 54 places, plus a top-ten story. Turned the itinerary builder instructions into an interactive visual walkthrough. Marked guides awaiting full HypeScore data collection as preliminary. Added dedicated pages, maps, business lists and search filters for all 71 mapped areas. Added a full-screen control to neighborhood maps and a sticky category picker to the business directory. Published a how-to page for creating, ordering and mapping a custom Cleveland itinerary. Made Itineraries a top-level menu with a dropdown and fixed lower mobile dropdowns that were hard to reach. Shortened the homepage and added a neighborhood map feature with businesses on the map. Reworked the apartment guide with a Driftwood feature image and more descriptive group names. Added guide placements to neighborhood map business popups. Centered itinerary map numbers and fixed overlapping text and cards on the pumpkin guide. Version 2026.10.03 October 3, 2026
More ways to explore and contribute Neighborhood discovery, creator contributions and business profiles gained practical new controls.
Expanded the neighborhood map with categorized business pins and guide links in business popups. Approved creators can contribute images and social videos from business pages and guide listings. Showed every guide placement on business profiles and added links back to those guides. Added a way to claim a listing or submit a missing business for review, including its Google Business Profile link. Organized the main menu, placed guide cards in relevant dropdowns and made guide buttons more consistent. Improved neighborhood map zoom, pin grouping and category icons. Updated the Terms and Privacy pages, linked them in the footer and made Instagram easier to find. Version 2026.10.02 October 2, 2026
Apartment guide and account previews The apartment guide was reorganized, and staff gained an easier way to inspect the different account experiences.
Updated the Cleveland apartment guide with new buildings, a revised presentation and search metadata. Added staff previews for Explorer, Business and Creator account screens. Refined the signup chart and highlighted the active staff preview across the site. Approved creators can add photos and social video links to businesses. Business pages gained a horizontal video rail with an on-site player. Version 2026.10.01 October 1, 2026
Browns watch spots and clearer business claims New game-day recommendations and business account improvements arrived alongside more useful guide maps.
Published the Browns game-day watch guide and added venue photography. Improved business signup for claiming an existing listing and clarified verification steps. Added full-screen map interactions on more guides. Corrected daily signup reporting to Cleveland local dates. Retired five short starter guides and their companion stories, with redirects to the relevant neighborhood pages. Added staff audience insights and a review queue for business claims. Version 2026.09.30 September 30, 2026
Faster discovery and steadier signup Guide discovery became more visual and account signup errors became easier to understand.
Added homepage guide and story scrollers. Improved the account signup flow and its recovery messages. Updated page title formatting and the pumpkin cannon story presentation. Version 2026.09.29 September 29, 2026
West Side Market and fall guides New market and fall coverage made it easier to plan a Cleveland outing.
Published the West Side Market vendor guide with an indoor map and stall photos. Published pumpkin patch and pumpkin cannon coverage with farm maps. Added current scores to the thrift guide and corrected patio guide imagery. Version 2026.09.28 September 28, 2026
Clearer guide maps and place profiles Map previews and place photos were updated across the guide collection.
Map markers on imported guides now open place previews. Added real photos to businesses on the patio guide. Expanded account choice explanations and improved the homepage share image. Version 2026.09.27 September 27, 2026
Every guide gets its own story Every published guide now comes with a companion story, and the blog and editorial pages line up with the rest of the site.
Added a companion story for every live guide, linked from the guide, the blog, and its topic collection. Brought blog and editorial pages in line with the rest of the site's look. Updated the sitemap so new guide stories are counted correctly. Version 2026.09.26.3 September 26, 2026
Creator accounts and easier navigation A creator account option launched with clear signup criteria, guide cards now show up in every navigation dropdown, and several guide photos got cleaned up.
Added creator accounts, with signup criteria and support for signing up with a Facebook profile. Guide cards now appear in every navigation dropdown menu. Restored farm guide photos and polished the pumpkin guide cards. Fixed the release history share button so it copies reliably on desktop. Version 2026.09.26.2 September 26, 2026
Smarter search and clearer guides Search can find late-closing coffee shops, and the newest guide and place layouts match the coffee guide more closely.
Search understands questions about coffee shops open late and checks the listed hours before showing results. Holiday market maps show identifiable venues and flag events whose location can change. Place profiles link to their full guides. Save, itinerary, directions, and contact links now share the editorial underline style. The guide collection and recently added guides use styling aligned with the coffee guide. Version 2026.09.26.1 September 26, 2026
Instant search and more real photos Finding a guide or place got faster, while the pizza guide gained more restaurant photography.
Added an instant search overlay for guides, places, and itineraries. Added verified pizza photos to ranked spots and refined images and galleries on place profiles. Improved search results and photo galleries on place profiles. Version 2026.09.25 September 25, 2026
More Cleveland guides to explore The guide library grew, with a new ranked pizza guide and more ways to browse it.
Published 32 new Cleveland guide collections and made them available in the guide directory. Launched the ranked Cleveland pizza guide with a map, slice-shaped markers, and pizza photography. Corrected several pizza business locations and added the founding-member signup invitation. Version 2026.09.24 September 24, 2026
Build your own itinerary Saved itineraries made it possible to plan a day around the places you choose.
Added personal itineraries and the option to add a place from its profile. Refined the fall itinerary route, separated overlapping map pins, and optimized its photos. Kept account navigation on one row on mobile. Version 2026.09.23 September 23, 2026
A fall day in Cleveland The fall itinerary gained original media, a clearer title, and a more useful search description.
Added original fall-day photos and videos to the itinerary. Trimmed the harbor clip to eight seconds and updated the itinerary title and search metadata. Updated the site favicon to use the G from the Cleveland Guides wordmark. Version 2026.09.22 September 22, 2026
Places, profiles, and a mapped day Individual place pages and a mapped fall itinerary expanded the site beyond the original guide pages.
Added dedicated profiles for businesses and a directory to browse them. Published the first mapped fall-day itinerary and a fall-farms guide. Added dedicated sitemaps and launched the blog. Version 2026.09.21 September 21, 2026
The coffee guide gets sharper The coffee guide map and member saves became easier to use.
Improved the embedded coffee map and used the canonical ranking source. Updated coffee hype scores to a 50–100 scale. Separated saved guides from saved places in member accounts. Version 2026.09.20 September 20, 2026
More ways to explore New editorial guides and map improvements helped readers discover more of Cleveland.
Built the AsiaTown restaurant guide on the coffee guide layout with a map and restaurant photos. Added sushi, cocktails, and thrift guides. Refreshed the homepage, guide menu, and sitewide footer. Version 2026.09.19 September 19, 2026
Cleveland Guides app begins The original web app established the guide experience and member accounts.
Published the initial Cleveland Guides web app. Added member and staff sign-in flows, including Google sign-in. Added the branded favicon and public privacy and terms pages.