DJ Kishka spun vinyl polka favorites for the patrons at Rudy's Strudel in Parma on Fat Tuesday. Rudy's owner Lidia Trempe says Kishka, aka Justin Gorski, is helping inspire ethnic and civic pride in a ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Dyngus Day celebrated its Sweet 16 on Monday, drawing thousands to Cleveland’s Gordon Square neighborhood to polka, eat pierogi and mark the end of the Lenten season. The official ...

Cleveland-Style Polka icons Johnny Pecon and Frankie Yankovic, in 1949. In 1963, Cleveland-Style Polka icon Johnny Pecon released “Browns Polka,” a festive two-minute track that appeared on his record ...

Ziwich has 20 albums in the polka field to his credit, and is the bandleader of the International Sound Machine. The North Olmsted resident has had a polka band since he was a teenager, and he is a ...

Polka through frigid temperatures and learn about the Slovenian festival Kurentovanje. Embrace winter traditions while learning about the history of Cleveland Kurentovanje, a festival held at the ...

CLEVELAND , Aug. 22 (UPI) -- About three dozen polka musicians braved the rain to see a little patch of Cleveland named for polka king Frankie Yankovic. Frankie Yankovic Square, a small grassy lot at ...

There is a growing movement among polka aficionados to infuse the music with rock 'n' roll to convince a new generation that polka is not Old World music played on big accordions by men in polyester ...

Frankie Yankovic had humble roots in Cleveland’s Collinwood neighborhood before earning the title of “America’s Polka King.” The city, in turn, has not forgotten the national acclaim Yankovic brought ...