array(1) { ["USER_KEY"]=> string(64) "47c2182d80377f2e1e2cbb42c20ac000644c6d8996afdb974c768417fb316da4" } Focus Areas

Focus Areas

Education706 articles
Talent is like life itself; it must be nurtured and fed in order to blossom. Fortunately for all the young sprouts in Cleveland, this region is blessed with quality institutions, including those of higher learning. Recognized nationally as leaders in such...
Corporate College - photo Bob Perkoski Corporate College - photo Bob Perkoski
Entrepreneurs + Innovators1911 articles
American author Napoleon Hill said that, "Ideas are the beginning points of all fortunes." True, but good ideas aren't just one-man money-makers -- they can serve as triggers for the kind of economic development that turns around entire bloc...
Sam McNulty and Andy Tveekrem - photo Bob Perksoki Sam McNulty and Andy Tveekrem - photo Bob Perksoki
Outdoor Recreation12 articles
Bob Perkoski
Design + Build1179 articles
Here's something you won't find in Phoenix: A grand public mall flanked by Beaux Arts-style architectural gems built some 100 years ago. Stretching back to Daniel Burnham's grand Group Plan of 1903, the Cleveland skyline has been graced with e...
Peter B. Lewis bldg - photo Bob Perkoski Peter B. Lewis bldg - photo Bob Perkoski
Local Food Economy968 articles
Cleveland has a remarkable restaurant scene, one that consistently surprises visitors from so-called "larger markets." There is no denying that access to quality ingredients deserves much of the credit. Long before the farm-to-table trend swept ...
photo Bob Perkoski photo Bob Perkoski
Arts + Culture1692 articles
Cleveland's collection of world-class arts institutions would be a boon for a city of any size. For nearly a century the Cleveland Museum of Art has served as one of the finest galleries in all the land, recently made all the better thanks to a just-c...
Placemaking + Neighborhoods215 articles
Diversity + Inclusion566 articles
If any word accurately describes Cleveland, it's diversity. By the late 19th century, 10 percent of the city's population was Irish. Next came the Germans, followed in successive waves by Italians, Poles, Hungarians, Slovenians and Slovakians. Tod...
Gay Games Cleveland Opening Ceremony Gay Games Cleveland Opening CeremonyBob Perkoski
Health + Wellness823 articles
Cleveland is emerging as a bona fide Medical Capital, thanks in no small part to world-renowned hospitals, stellar colleges with medical-education programming, and the nation's top medical device manufacturers. But there is more to being a Medical Cap...
Community Yoga - photo Bob Perkoski Community Yoga - photo Bob Perkoski
Social Change883 articles
Like other industrial cities around the turn of the 20th century, Cleveland prospered and grew rapidly, earning many of its residents handsome nest eggs. Fortunately for future Clevelanders, wealthy industrialists made a habit of digging deep to give back...
photo Bob Perkoski photo Bob Perkoski
Regional Economy1476 articles
To many, regionalism is the term used to describe the consolidation of countless redundant municipalities. While useful, necessary and inevitable, that aspect of regionalism is not intrinsically accurate, at least according to those whose mission it is to...
Onosys - photo Bob Perkoski Onosys - photo Bob Perkoski
Green Space + Parks634 articles
Public parks offer more than convenient refuge from the pressures of urban existence; they create a sense of community by bringing people of various backgrounds together in an informal setting. For that reason, parks matter now more than ever, some could ...
Perk Park - Photo Bob Perkoski Perk Park - Photo Bob Perkoski
Technology40 articles
In the ongoing aftermath of COVID-19, manufacturing enterprises are seeking sustainable supply chain strategies that include extensive use of artificial intelligence In the ongoing aftermath of COVID-19, manufacturing enterprises are seeking sustainable supply chain strategies that include extensive use of artificial intelligenceTom Fisk - Pexels
Sustainability + Environment1064 articles
The City of Cleveland launched a 10-year initiative in 2009 to transform itself into a "Green City on a Blue Lake." With the goal of making the region attractive to young professionals, this administration seeks at every turn to reduce carbon em...
Ohio City Farm Ohio City FarmBob Perkoski
Move to Cleveland31 articles
Cleveland has been in the news a lot lately about people wanting to visit and move back to the area at an unprecedented pace. (We all knew it was a matter of time before LeBron came back!) But this resurgence has been happening throughout the last decade,...
Photo Bob Perkoski Photo Bob Perkoski
Transportation416 articles
Like sharks, we humans gotta move. And in Northeast Ohio, that typically means hopping in a car and heading out on the open road. More and more, though, Clevelanders are swapping conventional for alternative. Inner-ring commuters are leaving the SUV in th...
photo Bob Perkoski photo Bob Perkoski
Culinary Crisis1 articles
| --> ?>