Placemaking + Neighborhoods

Hoop dreams: One Euclid resident's mission to bring basketball courts back to the community
Albert Hardin wants to bring more public basketball courts to Euclid, and he's assembling a dream team to help make it happen.
With an RFP process in motion, Shore Cultural Centre is getting ready for its second act
Euclid's vibrant cultural asset, Shore Cultural Centre, is set to become a catalyst for downtown development.
Video: A 90-year-old historian looks back on Fairfax in the 1950s
Harry Winfield, 90, lived in Cleveland's Fairfax neighborhood in the 1950s and 1960s. He tells what life was like in Fairfax's heyday in this video interview.
Greetings from Euclid: Take a sneak peek at Euclid's newest piece of public art
Call it postcards from the edge (of East 222nd Street and Lake Shore Boulevard). The mural swiftly taking shape in downtown Euclid is meant to be a love letter from artist and Euclid High School teacher Margaret Garbincus to her hometown.
The Full Cleveland is inspiring Clevelanders to hike the urban jungle, eight miles at a time
Twice a year, Peet McCain invites other Cleveland residents to join him in exploring Northeast Ohio on foot on an eight-mile hike he calls "The Full Cleveland."
The future of Fairfax: Revitalization efforts show respect for heritage
The population has fallen, but hopes are high for Cleveland's Fairfax neighborhood, where revitalization efforts are on an upswing.
Ready to pop: Collinwood's most colorful building set to open its doors as Pop Life
After two years, Pop Life is ready to make its debut at the intersection of creativity, collaboration, and wellness in Collinwood.
Four aspiring Fairfax writers prepare to take on Cleveland with their stories
FreshWater Cleveland's new Fairfax correspondent program is giving four budding journalists the tools to share stories about their Cleveland neighborhood that otherwise would never be told.
Euclid's got game: OMNI Board Game Parlor passes 'go' on Lake Shore Blvd.
The newest addition to downtown Euclid is the first board game parlor on Cleveland's east side.
Faces of Fairfax, a place with rich history and a hopeful future
The resilient residents of Fairfax may be the Cleveland neighborhood's greatest asset.
Portrait of a city: Euclid is busy writing its next chapter
Meet three Euclidians helping to shift the narrative for a city in transition.
'Song of Whales' artist visits to refresh mural, promote water conservation
The artist Wyland is back in Cleveland to refresh his 1997 “Song of Whales” mural on the Cleveland Public Power building near the Lake Erie shoreline.
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.
Psst ... art and history buffs! This outdoor museum in Tremont is your new happy place
Tremont's new outdoor Art + History Museum displays more than 40 historic images of the Cleveland neighborhood.
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.
Shipping containers mark the spot: BoxSpot ready to debut in Kinsman
When a lack of affordable retail space was preventing small businesses and startups from getting off the ground in Cleveland's Kinsman neighborhood, Burten, Bell, Carr decided to think out of the box.
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.
No McMansions on his watch: How Esbeey Madera is preserving the homes of La Villa Hispana
Throughout his childhood, Esbeey Madera lived in three different houses on Cleveland’s Near West Side—on Seymour Avenue, Brainard Avenue, and Bridge Avenue. None of those houses are still standing.
Hulett display at North Coast Harbor gains steam
For years, history lovers have hoped Cleveland would recognize the influence of the massive ore unloading Huletts that dotted the shores of Great Lakes industrial ports. Now a planned display at North Coast Harbor is picking up speed.
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.