DUPA — Cheryl Polak bends her friend, Diane Katell, over to reveal the bumper sticker hidden beneath Katell’s dress at The Happy Dog during the annual Dyngus Day festival in Cleveland on April 9, 2012. Dyngus Day, hosted by Cleveland staple DJ Kishka, celebrates Polish-American culture. Photo by Brandon Blackwell @CapturedCLE
ESCAPE — The statue at the Fountain of Eternal Life at Cleveland Memorial Plaza reaches into the night sky on April 8, 2012. The 35-foot bronze figure, which represents escaping the flames of war and reaching skyward for eternal peace, is the centerpiece of the fountain memorializing Clevelanders who died while serving during World War II and the Korean War. Photo by Brandon Blackwell @CapturedCLE
BUTCHER — Michael Turczyk, owner of Turczyk’s Meats, butchers a leg of lamb at his stand at the West Side Market in Cleveland on April 7, 2012. Turczyk’s has been selling halal meats in Cleveland since 1954. Photo by Brandon Blackwell @CapturedCLE
EMERGENCY — A member of The College of Wooster’s Xi Chi Psi fraternity is lifted into an ambulance outside the Embassy Suites hotel in downtown Cleveland just before midnight on April 6, 2012. Authorities said the 21-year-old man was found intoxicated and unconscious in the hallway of the building’s 22nd floor. Members of the fraternity were in Cleveland for a Xi Chi Psi ball. Photo by Brandon Blackwell @CapturedCLE
NATIVE AMERICAN — Robert Roche, executive director of the American Indian Education Center, protests the use of “Indians” as the name for Cleveland’s baseball team on April 5, 2012. Roche and a handful of others protested just outside Progressive Field prior to the Indians’ home opener. He said his group has been protesting the name of the Major League Baseball team for 40 years. “The country has changed, but Cleveland has not,” Roche said. “The Indians won’t win a pennant until they change their name.” Photo by Brandon Blackwell @CapturedCLE
CLYDESDALES — The Budweiser Clydesdales trot down Huron Road dowtown prior to the Cleveland Indians’ first home game of the season on April 5, 2012. The Indians fell to the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4. Photo by Brandon Blackwell @CapturedCLE
PANHANDLE — A man takes a break from panhandling to pose for a photo at the corner of Ontario Street and South Roadway in downtown Cleveland on April 4, 2012. The man refused to give his name without payment. Downtown Cleveland Alliance Director of Operations and Advocacy Mark Lammon says that many panhandlers in downtown Cleveland are not homeless and make their living by asking others for money. For those who wish to help the homeless in Cleveland, Lammon suggests donating money and goods to known organizations instead of giving at the street level. Photo by Brandon Blackwell @CapturedCLE
SAX IN THE CITY — Musician and amputee Samad Samad plays the saxophone outside Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland on April 3, 2012. Samad, a Cleveland native and self-taught saxophonist, removes his prosthetic leg while playing and uses it to collect donations from passers-by. “I like the reception I get,” Samad said. “I like that people say they appreciate the music.” Photo by Brandon Blackwell @CapturedCLE
WATCHER — Driver Salvatore A. Fogliano puffs a cigar while people-watching from the hood of a 1993 Cadillac limousine parked outside the Residence Inn in downtown Cleveland on April 2, 2012. Fogliano, a Cleveland native, has been a limo driver for two years and says that his favorite part of the job is getting to know strangers. “You can’t beat the interaction with people,” Fogliano said. Photo by Brandon Blackwell @CapturedCLE
CRICKET — India native Vijay Akurati smashes a tennis ball during a cricket match on the roof-top tennis court at The Chesterfield in downtown Cleveland on April 1, 2012. Akurati, who lives in an apartment at The Chesterfield, said he and his friends play cricket everyday - weather permitting. “We lose about 10 tennis balls a day,” Akurati said. Photo by Brandon Blackwell @CapturedCLE
