Скачать или смотреть The 'Mayor of East 4th Street' in downtown Cleveland: Meet Nick Kostis

For 20 years, Pickwick & Frolic has been a fixture on downtown Cleveland's lively East 4th Street. Mike Polk Jr. introduces us to its owner, Nick Kostis.

Full disclosure for the sake of journalistic integrity, I've known Nick Kostis, owner of Pickwick & Frolic, for many years now.

But that's not especially unique. Everyone in town knows Nick.

There's a reason they call him the "Mayor of East 4th Street." It's basic math. When you've been a fixture in downtown Cleveland for nearly 40 years, eventually you're going to meet pretty much everybody. But to know Nick, is to know that it's more than just math, it's the man. Nick's just a people person.

It's not entirely accurate to say that the East 4th Street that we know today wouldn't exist without Nick, but it's not much of a reach either.

Twenty years ago, Nick turned his love of entertaining and his meticulous attention to detail to this building. And it's now considered to be one of the best clubs in the nation by both audiences and comedians alike.

Over that time, they've welcomed the likes of big stars like Bill Burr, Nikki Glaser, Michael Che and too many more to count, but for Nick, regardless of who's performing that night, his focus remains on his guests and the experience they're having.

"I respect the art form. I want to elevate my audience and I wanna elevate the performer. And I want the surroundings to feel, to make them feel like they're not only welcome and cared for, but that they're important," Nick said. "We have this, feeling, this fervor, this drive to make people have a sense of being welcomed. That's hospitality."

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