PhxToCle

So happy to find this site! My family and I currently live in Phx AZ and have been itching to move for years and now that the oldest is graduating HS we are planning our escape. My husband is originally from the Midwest (KC and Chicago) and I did a chunk of growing up in the Northern Ohio rural region (Tiffin). I was visiting last October, hadn't been in Cle in YEARS and I couldn't believe how much I loved it. I immediately started considering a possible move. We are coming back at the end of May to spend a week poking around the city, doing a little research, and getting a feel if this is really the place for us. We are older, in our 40's, and will have one kid moving with us (8). I'm a special ed teacher and he owns his own business in video and film production. We are looking for advice on work, neighborhoods, and community feel. I'd love to land somewhere that I can walk all weekend- to the bar, the cinema, for coffee, and a park run- where you know your neighbors and the neighbors don't all look like us. Any advice on where to visit, what you would suggest for someone moving out that way, and what you would recommend to visit while there. Thanks!