Placemaking + Neighborhoods

Year of the Tiger: AsiaTown celebrates the Lunar New Year
The Lunar New Year began yesterday, Feb. 1, and revelers will be celebrating in AsiaTown for the next two weeks with food, shopping, and entrainment. 
#CLEative Groove: Meet Robert Gatewood of Master Collective and Gatewood Home/Share
Our #CLEative Groove series puts the spotlight on our city’s creative makers and shakers! Read on for our next installment with Robert Gatewood, founder of Master Collective and program director for Gatewood Home/Share.
It's On! Ice Fest returns to North Coast Harbor with Harry Potter theme
After Monday's nasty winter weather, an ironic twist of nature forces the Downtown Cleveland Alliance to postpone the annual Ice Fest at North Coast Harbor. It's back on today, Thursday, Jan. 20.
Surging Central: Many neighborhood residents will now have access to fast, affordable internet
Affordable, high-speed internet service is rolling out this month in Cleveland’s Central neighborhood as part of Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish’s Central Neighborhood Surge plan to expand wireless internet access in the neighborhood.
Reviewing 2021: A baker’s dozen of the top FreshWater stories of last year
FreshWater takes a look back at 13 of our favorite stories from 2021. Happy New Year!
Snow Day! Northwest Neighborhoods to host free day of arts events in the Detroit Shoreway
Northwest Neighborhoods CDC is calling for a snow day this Saturday, Dec. 11, and the forecast is for merriment. Come out and enjoy all kinds of free activities, events, food, and shopping at Snow Day in Detroit Shoreway. 
Purchase of Euclid Beach Mobile Home Park spurs plans for Collinwood lakefront’s potential 
Western Reserve Land Conservancy just announced it has purchased the 28.5-acre Euclid Beach Mobile Home Park on Lake Erie in the North Shore Collinwood neighborhood. Now the planning begins.
BrewDog Outpost gets an enthusiastic welcome on opening weekend
The much-anticipated BrewDog Cleveland Outpost opened its doors this past weekend, and those who checked it out are giving the huge space with its spectacular views rave reviews.
Light it up: LakewoodAlive to spread holiday cheer at 15th annual lighting event, seasonal festival
After going virtual last year, LakewoodAlive is bringing back Light Up Lakewood this week to celebrate the season with its annual street festival.
Healing the wounds: Garden of Eleven Angels brings hope to a deeply scarred neighborhood
It has been 12 years since the discovery of the remains of 11 women who were murdered by Anthony Sowell. Last weekend, hundreds of people came together to celebrate a peaceful, beautiful space that honors the 11 angels and signifies a hopeful future for the Mount Pleasant neighborhood.
Cleveland Restoration Society receives funding for an African American Cultural Heritage Fellow
The Cleveland Restoration Society is looking for a one-year Fellow to help implement its Cleveland Civil Rights Trail project. 
Legendary mural: LAND studio unveils restored 1969 mural ‘Life is Sharing the Same Park Bench’
As LAND studio celebrated its 10th anniversary of creating public art and public spaces in Cleveland this past Saturday, Oct. 9, the newly-restored mural “Life is Sharing the Same Park Bench” on East 9th Street and Superior Avenue was unveiled. 
Sneak peek: Cleveland claims its position FRONT and center in the international art world
A lot can happen in four years, and for many of us, 2018—the year that FRONT Triennial made its colorful debut across Cleveland—feels like a lifetime ago. As the triennial event prepares to yet again position The Land at the epicenter of the global art world next summer, FRONT plans to explore much-needed themes of healing and transformation.
Wrapped up: Shaker artists add new utility box wraps, creating public art all over the city
Shaker Heights is newly adorned with eight new wrapped utility boxes along the Red and Green RTA Rapid Transit lines in its fifth year of SHAC on TRAC.
Groups break ground on Ubuntu Gathering Place in Buckeye-Woodland Hills neighborhood
The Western Reserve Land Conservancy and other organizations celebrated the groundbreaking of Ubuntu Gathering Place—the beginning of a community park on an abandoned lot in Buckeye. 
Rocking the vote: CLE's mayoral candidates are working hard to win over young professionals
Marking their first time sharing the stage since September’s mayoral primary, nonprofit leader Justin Bibb and current Cleveland City Council president Kevin Kelley competed toe-to-toe at Friday’s Mayoral Town Hall to reach young professionals.
Brick by brick: Residents continue their quest to save deteriorating buildings on South Moreland
A group of residents in the Shaker Square and Buckeye neighborhoods are circulating a petition to save a deteriorating South Moreland property at 2962 Moreland Blvd.
Matthew 25: Six public art sculptures depicting basic human rights to be installed around city
Community West Foundation and Bridge CLE today will dedicate the first of six public art installations in the Matthew 25 Collection with the sculpture “When I Was in Prison."
A watchful eye: The Lone Sailor statue now stands watch over Lake Erie waters
The Lone Sailor statue took its place on Lake Erie's shores last week—paying tribute to the men and women in the U.S. Navy and bringing awareness to the upcoming USS Cleveland. 
Central neighborhood residents react to 'surge' of support plans
Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish and other local politicians caught an earful when they gathered at a shopping plaza in Cleveland’s Central neighborhood in mid-August to discuss ideas around the funding “surge” to address poverty and inequity.