The trend of working at home has continued in a post-pandemic world.

Driving the news: 15.5% of Cleveland metro area workers are working from home as of 2022, down slightly compared to 16.5% in 2021, per new census figures released last month.

The big picture: Workers in America's biggest, most competitive cities aren't giving up the flexibility and savings — in both time and gas money — of working from home, Axios' Sam Baker and Simran Parwani report.

Zoom out: Overall, 15% of the U.S. worked from home last year — but the numbers are much higher on both the East and West coasts, and in other large metro areas.

• Boulder, Colorado, had the highest share of remote workers of any metro area last year, at 32%. Denver wasn't far behind.
• San Francisco and San Jose were both in the top 10. Their main rival for tech jobs — Austin, Texas — ranked higher than both.
• Just over 25% of the Washington, D.C. metro area workforce is remote — the sixth-highest rate of any city, and higher than any state.

The other side: Mississippi has the lowest share of remote workers in the U.S., at just 5.5%, and the Southeast generally is well below the national average.

The intrigue: Every state has more remote workers now than it did in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic began.

• And even after two years, the trend line is barely moving. Nationwide, the share of people working from home declined by less than 3 percentage points between 2021 and 2022, according to the census figures.

Zoom in: Hybrid work arrangements, paired with economic uncertainty and year-over-year decreases in office jobs, have led to a rise in office vacancies in Cleveland.

• The office vacancy rate in the metro area increased slightly from 2023's first quarter to the second, according to a report on Cleveland's office market from real estate company Newmark.

What we're watching: Large employers, from big banks in New York all the way up to the federal government, have tried to get their employees back to the office. For the most part, they haven't been very successful.

Cleveland's claim to being the birthplace of rock 'n' roll goes back to one event — the Moondog Coronation Ball.

Why it matters: The concert held at the Cleveland Arena on March 21, 1952, is considered the first major rock 'n' roll concert in history.

Flashback: In 1951, disc jockey Alan Freed was working at WJW in Cleveland when he discovered Record Rendezvous, the first local record store to sell R&B records by Black artists.

• Freed began playing recordings by artists like Big Joe Turner and Ruth Brown on his radio show, "The Moondog House."

Between the lines: Freed used the show's growing popularity as motivation for the Moondog Coronation Ball.

• While other R&B shows around the country drew crowds of a few hundred, Freed knew he could fill the Cleveland Arena.

Details: The show featuring The Dominoes, Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams, and other acts for $1.50 per ticket oversold with thousands of people left outside of the arena hoping to get in.

What happened: Just 45 minutes into the show, during Williams' set, the crowd outside began to push its way into the venue, causing the fire department to shut things down prematurely.

Yes, but: Freed apologized on air the next night for the show's early cancellation, and his listeners rallied behind him.

The bottom line: Freed became known as "King of the Moondogs" and went on to produce more Moondog concerts around the country, featuring future Rock and Roll Hall of Famers like Chuck Berry, Bill Haley and Little Richard.

• He set the blueprint for the rock 'n' roll concert.

Go deeper: 15 greatest concerts in Cleveland history

🌉 The Center Street Bridge on the West Bank of the Flats has reopened, but nearby businesses are still feeling the long-term effects of its lengthy closure. (News 5)

🚓 Mayor Justin Bibb and the Cleveland police have negotiated an agreement that moves officers to 12-hour shifts and increases their pay by 14%. (WKYC)

🎓 John Carroll University has received a $2.5 million grant, the largest in its history, from the National Science Foundation in scholarships for low-income students. (Crain's Cleveland)

☮️ Multiple Northeast Ohio communities have increased police patrols in Jewish neighborhoods due to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (FOX 8)

The Browns shocked the NFL world Sunday.

Driving the news: Cleveland beat the San Francisco 49ers — a team many consider the best in the league — 19-17 at Browns Stadium.

The intrigue: The Browns were without starting quarterback Deshaun Watson for the second straight week.

• Backup PJ Walker struggled with just 192 yards passing and two interceptions.

Yes, but: Cleveland's defense proved it is one of the best in the NFL by limiting the 49ers to 215 total yards.

The other side: San Francisco still had a chance to win the game, but kicker Jake Moody missed a 41-yard field goal in the final seconds.

The bottom line: Maybe it's time to start believing the Browns can make the playoffs.

This week's photo was taken by Taylor Hill (@taylorehill) during rapper Latto's performance at Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit at Public Auditorium last week.

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