Emerging Neighborhoods
CycleBar in Beachwood is one of the first fitness centers in Northeast Ohio to install a state-of-the-art hydroperoxide air purifying system—making owner Joe Purton confident his members will be safe when he re-opens in June.
Nothing lifts someone's spirits better than donuts. So Dustin and Paloma Goldberg, owners of Goldie's Donuts, decided to donate and dozen donuts to area hospital workers for every dozen their customers buy.
Dave Ocker and Kyah Fernandez lost their restaurant jobs after COVID-19 hit. But saw it as an opportunity to start a nonprofit cocktail delivery company that benefits first responders on the frontline.
MAGNET and the the Ohio Manufacturing Alliance were quick to form the Ohio Manufacturing Alliance after Governor DeWine put out the plea for help in creating Personal Protective Equipment to fight COVID-19 in Ohio. The alliance uses its collective innovation prowess to speedily produce much-needed equipment.
When schools closed last month due to the coronavirus, school leaders in Cleveland's suburbs moved quickly to keep feeding their students breakfasts and lunches, through a mix of federal funding and local volunteers.
High school students traditionally have been encouraged to attend four-year colleges and universities. But rising tuition and a shortage of manufacturing workers has many students exploring a growing number of technical programs in their schools.
A neighborhood group is installing historically accurate replicas of the original 1920s street signs in the East Cleveland portion of Forest Hill.
Forced to relocate his Sides to Go BBQ food truck business, Ben Holbert found a new location in Bedford which came with its own unique problem.
New restaurants featuring vegan cuisine are opening regularly in Cleveland, as a plant-based diet gains followers for ethical, environmental and health reasons.
The new Boston Mill Visitor Center opening Oct. 25 gives nature lovers what they need to make the most out of trips to the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
Saucy Brew Works has been so successful in Ohio City that they are building a new brewpub in Independence.
On World Homeless Day, Thursday, Oct. 10, attention turns to the needs of homeless people everywhere. The City Mission is expanding one shelter, but the problem keeps growing.
The U.S. Census starts counting people in March. Civic activists want to make sure redlined neighborhoods are accurately recorded.
Movable glass walls, with connecting lasers, are the highlight of Park Place Technologies' renovated headquarters in Mayfield Heights.
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.
A new exhibit about Leonard Bernstein at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage goes deeper than ever before.
All daddy-daughter dances have that “aww” factor, but the Him & Me Dance is truly awe-inspiring. With its seventh go-round scheduled for this Sunday, August 4, the annual event is planned by suicide prevention nonprofit Alive on Purpose to strengthen the bond between dads and daughters—and bring much-needed awareness to the fact that 63 percent of all suicides come from fatherless homes.
Replacing urban vacant lots with green spaces provides countless benefits for local neighborhoods, but one of the most rewarding parts of the city's gardening program is seeing beginning gardeners transform into leaders.
In Cuyahoga County, the infant mortality rate for African-American babies is 15.1 per every 1,000 live births, compared to 3.8 for white babies. In other words, Cleveland's black babies are approximately four times more likely to die before their first birthday than white babies.
They say one never forgets how to ride a bike—and if the freewheeling folks taking part in Silver Spokes are any indication, it’s 100 percent true.