Christopher Johnston
Christopher Johnston has published more than 3,000 articles in publications such as American Theatre, Christian Science Monitor, Credit.com, History Magazine, The Plain Dealer, Progressive Architecture, Scientific American and Time.com. He was a stringer for The New York Times for eight years. He served as a contributing editor for Inside Business for more than six years, and he was a contributing editor for Cleveland Enterprise for more than ten years. He teaches playwriting and creative nonfiction workshops at
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The Green Ribbon Coalition will resume its Possibilities Dialogue forum around an accessible, connected ribbon of neighborhood, community and regional parks, trails, and nature preserves along the Lake Erie waterfront.
In a world where hiding victims is easier than ever, Ohio advocates fighting human trafficking are working harder than ever to save those affected.
John Daniel "JD" Aylward and U.S. Marshal Tony Keffer take pride in helping the Greater Cleveland Food Bank deliver much-needed food to an increasing number of Clevelanders.
Brad Masi uses the art of filmmaking to show how local actions in Northeast Ohio can address environmental issues such as transportation, urban agriculture and climate change.
If you want to find an environmental project near you, we have a solution. Presenting a map of Cuyahoga County with the locations of 25 projects, created with the help of Sustainable Cleveland.
The Shoreway splits Gordon Park in two and cuts off public access to Lake Erie on Cleveland's East Side. But what if you could move the Shoreway to the south? Plans to do just that are taking shape and are the focus of a Green Ribbon Coalition panel discussion Nov. 1.
The final event of the decade-long Sustainable Cleveland 2019 effort drew 600 attendees to Public Auditorium on Oct. 16, pursuing the ultimate goal of creating “a green city by a blue lake.”
The Cleveland Rape Crisis Center saw an urgent need to serve African-American survivors of sexual assault. It hopes its new office conveniently located on Shaker Square will improve its accessibility to those who need it the most.
Sustainable Cleveland 2019 will celebrate a decade of accomplishments Wednesday, Oct. 16, at its annual event, while looking for ways to accelerate progress.
At the Renee Jones Empowerment Center's new offices on Cleveland's Near West Side, women rescued from traffickers receive counseling, therapy and other essential services. All for free.
Should Cleveland build a landbridge to connect downtown to the lakefront? Or is a a pedestrian cable-stayed footbridge the way to go? The Green Ribbon Coalition is hosting a panel discussion Aug. 27 to debate the merits of each approach.
Each year, Cuyahoga County receives approximately 50,000 calls through the Child Abuse Hotline at the Division of Child and Family Services, according to the county website. These calls report acts of physical, sexual and emotional abuse and neglect to children throughout Northeast Ohio. Nationally, abuse affects three million children annually, and causes the death of about four children every day.
On Tuesday, July 30th, the Green Ribbon Coalition will host a panel discussion at Merwin's Wharf to imagine alternatives to Burke Lakefront Airport, including a new waterfront park.
If she could afford a car, Antaneshia Fletcher could drive to her job at Bloom Bakery in less than 20 minutes. Instead, she rises at 4:30 am every day so she can spend two hours taking the two bus routes necessary to travel from her home in Euclid to the store near the Cleveland State University campus by 6:30 am.
At 10 a.m. on a Thursday, a group of veterans has gathered in the TV room at the VA Domiciliary in Glenville. These veterans grew up in different cities in varying socio-economic settings. They served in different wars and suffer from different challenges: addiction, depression, homelessness, loneliness, PTSD. Today, they have one thing in common: “The Smiling People” by Ray Bradbury.
Recently, the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center received a $3.2 million VOCA payment, the largest grant in its 40-year history. Part of that funding is helping to expand advocacy and outreach services on college campuses around Cleveland.
Fresh Water contributor Christopher Johnston steps inside Cleveland's human trafficking scene to uncover some dark realities — and the people and organizations battling them.
Ridding the city streets of zombies—long abandoned vacant properties—has become one local entrepreneur's ongoing battle. His fiercest weapon is a product that literally changes the face of foreclosure.
Fresh off his success of "Selfies at the Clown Motel," Cleveland playwright Christopher Johnston recounts 25 years inside the local indie theatre scene and gives newbies tips on how to break into it.
Cleveland actor Lara Mielcarek's fledgling coalition is bringing Shakespeare – and a new dimension of life – to area inmates.
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