Zanzibar brings back soul to Shaker Square with a menu of upscale soul-fusion cuisine. Owner Akin Affrica, whose family runs Angie's Soul Café, has not only spiffed up the notion of a soul food restaurant, he has spiffed up the notion of soul food. Expect shrimp and grits, catfish Po' Boys, and chicken and waffles, all served up in a tasteful setting.
More than a dozen Shaker Square businesses owners held a last-minute rally in support of a $12 million plan that would allow the City of Cleveland to take control of the financially embattled business district but were left disappointed a vote on the plan was put on hold.
Two Cleveland nonprofits Cleveland Neighborhood Progress (CNP) and New Village Corporation (NVC) have proposed a plan to Cleveland City Council Thursday to purchase the historic Shaker Square and save it from a sheriff’s sale, according to a news release.
Cleveland Neighborhood Progress (CNP) and its real estate subsidiary New Village Corporation (NVC), along with Burten Bell Carr Development (BBC) are spearheading the proposal and have assembled necessary financing to purchase the center, which is in foreclosure and facing sheriff’s sale.
Cleveland Neighborhood Progress (CNP) and its real estate subsidiary New Village Corporation (NVC), along with Burten Bell Carr Development (BBC) are spearheading the proposal and have assembled necessary financing to purchase the center, which is in foreclosure and facing sheriff’s sale.