In 2021, USA Today ranked University Circle #1 as the "Best Arts District" in America. Forbes ranked University as one of America's Prettiest Neighborhoods; with high praise for its symphony orchestra, museums, botanical … See more

19th century
University Circle was known during the early 19th century as Doan’s Corners, after Nathanial Doan, a member of the Connecticut Land Company, who settled his family and started a community here.
The name … See more

University Circle is known for its year-round cultural events:
• Hessler Street Fair (May)
• Parade the Circle (Jun) See more

Little Italy (Italian: Piccola Italia) is an ethnic enclave that serves as the historic center of Cleveland's Italian American community. It is located from E. 119th to E. 125th streets on Murray Hill and Mayfield roads, situated at the eastern city limits, along a long, … See more

Points of interest in the University Circle neighborhood include:
• Case Western Reserve University
• Severance Hall (Home to the Cleveland Orchestra)
• The Cleveland Museum of Art See more

University Circle is served by multiple forms of transportation, including rapid train, bus, bus rapid transit (BRT), and circulators. Unique from other Cleveland neighborhoods, it contains two train stops on the RTA's Red Line, the Little Italy-University Circle Station See more

University Circle is undergoing $2 billion in construction and renovation projects.
Uptown project
The Uptown project is a multi-phase, $150 million-plus retail, … See more