Small grants can make a big difference, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture finds
Small grants of $5,000 or less can be a big help for an arts program trying to get off the ground, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture knows.
Quiz: Gerrymandering
Slavic Village turns the corner with affordable rehabbed housing
The epicenter of the housing crisis a decade ago, Slavic Village is bouncing back with fully rehabbed homes selling for less than $100,000.
The proof is in the pudding: Restaurants open in Fairfax
New restaurants large and small are finding Cleveland's Fairfax neighborhood to be a tempting place to set up shop.
Follow the redlining to places the U.S. Census usually doesn't count
The U.S. Census starts counting people in March. Civic activists want to make sure redlined neighborhoods are accurately recorded.
PRE4CLE makes preschool a priority in Cleveland
PRE4CLE is all about preparing preschoolers for kindergarten, which studies show pays dividends down the road. As the organization reaches the five-year mark, it has much to celebrate but also decisions to make about where to go next.
Fairfax workforce program makes believers out of job seekers
The Fairfax Workforce Development Program helps job seekers with a range of services.
Opportunity zones were designed to spur development in poor areas. Are they doing the job?
Opportunity zones supposedly were intended to be good for investors and poor neighborhoods alike. Two years after their creation, the benefits for all city residents are still in dispute.
Trafficking victims find new haven in Archwood-Denison
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.
150 years of solitude at Lake View Cemetery
Lake View Cemetery is turning 150 years old. Time for a party or two at one of Cleveland's most beautiful final resting spots.
The future of La Villa Hispana: These 5 projects are set to transform the Clark-Fulton neighborhood
Change is coming to Clark-Fulton, in no small part due to these five energizing new projects.
Sustainable CLE: A conscious Clevelander's resource guide for living green
The environment is on the minds of a lot of people these days. What can an ordinary person do? Plenty, it turns out, just by following these helpful tips for your daily routine, compiled with the help of Sustainable Cleveland.
Living a childhood dream: East Cleveland woman to convert Rockefeller-Rudd house into museum
Sheila Sharpley is turning the historic Rudd-Rockefeller house on Euclid Avenue in East Cleveland into a museum showcasing what life was like around 1901.
Two Fairfax innovators prove that ideas can be homegrown
Delesia Robinson and Tim Willis work in very different fields, but both innovators are using their talents to help their Fairfax neighborhood.
CAC, ioby collaboration raises money for grassroots artistic endeavors
You can't get much closer to home than people's backyards. Cuyahoga Arts & Culture is teaming up with ioby Cleveland (in our backyards) to raise matching funds that support innovative artists.
Collinwood catalyst: Meet the semifinalists vying for $250,000 in Cleveland Chain Reaction
In the third season of Cleveland Chain Reaction, 18 local businesses are competing for a share of $250,000 in investment dollars along East 185th Street. But even if they aren't one of the five or more companies chosen, all of them should benefit from the economic boost heading to the Collinwood neighborhood.
Fresh food takes root in Fairfax
Access to healthy food options is growing in Cleveland's Fairfax neighborhood, thanks to the efforts of learning farms and cooking classes.
Bridging the gap: How to connect downtown and the lakefront
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.
Meet the #Fresh4, innovative thinkers making a difference
Tom Gill, Jacqueline Gillon, Stephanie Buda and Shelly Gracon are thinking outside the box to make their communities stronger. They are this year's #Fresh4, recognized by the Cleveland Leadership Center and FreshWater Cleveland as innovators who are making a difference.