MGK Day 2026 Brings Wiz Khalifa to Cleveland for a Two-Day Celebration
Source: Cleveland Magazine
MGK Day is returning to Cleveland this August, and Machine Gun Kelly is bringing Wiz Khalifa along for the celebration.
The two artists will headline this year’s MGK Day Art + Community Festival on Saturday, Aug. 8, at North Coast Yard, capping off two days of events across the city.
The performance extends a big summer for MGK and Khalifa, who are hitting the road together on MGK’s Lost Americana North American Tour. The longtime friends also recently teamed up for blog era boyz, a nine-track collaborative mixtape inspired by the internet-driven era that helped launch both artists’ careers.
USS Cleveland commissioning will make Ohio history
Source: Axios Cleveland
The USS Cleveland will officially enter active service Saturday during a commissioning ceremony at North Coast Yard.
Why it matters: It’s the first time in history that a Navy warship has been commissioned in Ohio.
Driving the news: The USS Cleveland (LCS 31) is the fourth Navy vessel to carry the city’s name and the latest addition to the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship fleet.
The big picture: Ships in this class are speedy and can operate in both “near-shore” and “open-ocean” combat environments.
- The USS Cleveland will support the U.S. military’s “forward presence, maritime security, sea control, and deterrence missions around the globe,” per the Navy.
Nonprofit uses skateboarding to support underserved communities
Source: Spectrum News Ohio
A new skate park at North Coast Yard is set to open June 1, but for the nonprofit behind it, the project is about more than ramps and rails.
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Great Lakes Brewing Company teams up with North Coast Yard bar as exclusive beer provider
Source: WKYC
Great Lakes Brewing Company is now the exclusive beer partner for the bar at North Coast Yard on Cleveland’s lakefront. North Coast Waterfront Development Corporation, which launched the North Coast Yard last year, announced on Monday that it struck a deal with GLBC to bring the Cleveland brewery’s drinks to the lakefront pop-up park as the exclusive provider for the 2026 season.
North Coast Yard pop‑up returns as Cleveland tests future uses for Browns stadium, Burke sites
Source: Ideastream Public Media
Skinner’s nonprofit is bringing back the North Coast Yard in June for its second summer. City Council on Monday approved the temporary land use for the public space pop-up, located on a city-owned parking lot just north of the Browns stadium. North Coast Waterfront Development Corporation plans to offer daily recreational activities on the lakefront, from live music to fitness classes to sports leagues.
“I’m very excited that we’re opening this back up again and getting folks back out to the site because it is just a fun, safe, family-friendly way to experience Cleveland’s lakefront,” Skinner said.
Pop-up park coming to lakefront this summer
Source: Axios Cleveland
Abstract: The North Coast Waterfront Development Corporation launched a “pop-up public space” on the lakefront this summer. Why it matters: The major infrastructural work of the North Coast Master Plan, including a pedestrian bridge, is still years away. The master planning has been complicated by the Trump administration and the likely departure of the Browns’ stadium.
NY or CLE? North Coast Yard offers unique street basketball venue on shores of Lake Erie amid other features
Source: News 5 Cleveland ABC
North Coast Yard, located just behind Huntington Bank Field, the Great Lakes Science Center and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, used to be just a parking lot facing the shores of Lake Erie.
The North Coast Waterfront Development Corporation took in public feedback over a three-year span and, about a year ago, began the plans for North Coast Yard.
After paving the gravel parking lot, the group installed classic shipping containers around the outdoor space. One of the shipping containers converts into a full bar with a rotation of local breweries serving up beverages throughout the summer. There’s a stage for live music and DJs to perform. Along the water sit picnic tables and spaces to relax, perhaps even grab a bite to eat from one of the circulating food trucks that are scheduled throughout the summer.
But the most prominent fixture of the space is the basketball courts at the heart of North Coast Yard. The asphalt courts with movable hoops might seem simple, but it’s the views that make it a surprisingly unique location to get some shots up.
The view from one direction, Lake Erie and the boats passing by. Late enough, the sunset throws warm colors across the water. The other view, the Downtown Cleveland Skyline. The setup is reminiscent of the outdoor courts in bigger cities.
“Everybody watches the street ball like Rucker Park and Dyckman and we finally have something like this that we could potentially use just like that,” said Nik Postoloski, the owner of the P League.
The P League is a local group offering basketball leagues for men and women. Postoloski found out about North Coast Yard and saw a chance to give his league a fresh and exceptional place to play, with the added hope of drawing people out to watch basketball in a way they do in cities like New York or Los Angeles.
North Coast Yard Pop-Up Meant to Give Clevelanders a Taste of Lakefront Makeover
Source: Scene
Abstract: No one knows more about the difficult haul of making over Cleveland’s lakefront than Scott Skinner. Skinner, the head of the North Coast Waterfront Development Corporation, knows a heap of groundwork still lies ahead: extending sewer and water lines north of Huntington Bank Field, fortifying the bulkhead, confirming developers will actually build apartments.
North Coast Yard aims to attract people to downtown lakefront
Source: Crain’s Cleveland Business
Abstract: Downtown Cleveland visitors will have a new spot to visit this summer when the North Coast Yard opens on the city-owned lot, north of Huntington Bank Field. The new project was announced on Tuesday, March 4, by the North Coast Waterfront Development Corp. (NCWDC), Cleveland’s lakefront development nonprofit. The free, seasonal public venue will sit within a 25-acre surface parking lot between the stadium and Lake Erie, which is primarily used for Cleveland Browns parking, Scott Skinner, NCWDC executive director, told Crain’s.
North Coast Waterfront Development Corporation announces new lakefront park in downtown Cleveland: What to expect
Source: WKYC 3
Abstract: A new public space, North Coast Yard, will open on Cleveland’s downtown lakefront in the summer. The pop-up park, developed by the North Coast Waterfront Development Corporation (NCWDC), will offer free seasonal programming, recreational activities and food and drink from local vendors.