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Oh and, so I don't sound like an idiot, is it pronounced truh-MONT or TREE-mont?

Great! I will be in Cleveland the 2nd Friday of June to check out Tremont's gallery and I will also be there on Saturday to check out Ohio City's Westside Market. Is that a weekly occurrence? Is there live music outside every Saturday? I can't wait to have a drink at Great Lakes, I have heard so much about it. My only concern is the availabilty of rental consultants to show me around on that weekend. I'll have to make out a list of places before I visit and try to contact them beforehand. Also, I have seen pretty much all of the Cleveland pictures on this site and they have me excited to move there. I was a lurker on this site for a couple months before I posted yesterday. To wimwar: I have already heard horror stories about civ pro.

Wow. I didn't expect so many informative replies and links. Thanks a lot and keep em coming! I will definitely add Ohio City and Tremont to my list of places to check out. To the poster that inquired about "shopping" clarification, I mean grocery shopping. That's all the shopping I do. I want a place within walking distance/cheap cab to bars and convenience stores and also a place that is welcoming of outsiders, but not neccesarily a college area (I don't want the noise that is asscoiated with these places). I didn't like hearing about the 50+ red lights from Shaker to CSU. That's exactly one of the things I want to avoid. It's little things like that that end up bothering me. I wanted to live out of the city to avoid traffic, noise and parking problems. In your opinion, are Ohio City and Tremont decent places in regards to the big 3 I mentioned? Also, why wouldn't St. Clair be a good place for a newbie?

I'm starting law school at CSU in August. I am going to visit Cleveland and the surrounding areas from June 9th through June 12th. I'm moving with my girlfriend and we would like to find a relatively cheap 2 bedroom (600-700/month) that is close to CSU, but not downtown. I am looking for a place that has a decent bar/shopping scene, not a lot of traffic and has apartment communities (only for the ease of parking, I don't want to spend money on parking). I have been researching Shaker Heights, Cleveland Heights and Lakewood. Any input?