Stories

Smooth sailing: Freedom Boat Club allows the joys of owning a boat, without the hassle
Freedom Boat Club offers a way to go boating on Lake Erie without the expenses or headaches of actually owning a boat. 
Emotional rollercoaster: Area restauranteurs optimistic about the future, but more help is needed
Cleveland’s bars and restaurants spent the last 15 months scrambling to survive, and even if the recent lifting of health orders brings a surge of business, the region’s restauranteurs will still be seeking help—financial and otherwise—in the coming months.

 
Permanent housing development planned for young people transitioning from homelessness
A partnership between Cuyahoga County’s Housing First initiative and A Place 4 Me will create a new $12 million 50-unit permanent supportive housing development for transition-aged youth ages 18 to 24 at risk for or experiencing homelessness.
 
Superior Viaduct: Cleveland's first high-level bridge
Cleveland Masterworks: Excited newspaper reporters said the Superior Viaduct would last for 1,000 years when it was completed in 1878. But a major design flaw limited its life to only 40 years before the Detroit Superior bridge replaced it.
Musical reflection: Creative Fusion series offers songs of reflection around the events of 2020
The Cleveland Classical Guitar Society's Creative Fusion 2021 series debuts with collaborations by three artists-in-residence who reflect on the past year's events through music. 
Sisters of Charity Foundation plans to attack social disparities with health campus in Central
Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland has plans to address systemic racism and health disparities with a vision to create a whole health campus in the Central neighborhood.
How Ohio organizations are supporting LGBTQ+ elders during the pandemic
For most seniors, video chats and phone calls allowed some sense of normalcy during the pandemic. But many older LGBTQ+ adults don't have these lifelines. Some Ohio services helped them feel less isolated.
Ohio's first UFC Gym is alive and kicking in Middleburg Heights
Tim Stewart has always been a big believer in listening to his intuition. So when he heard that familiar inner voice once again while visiting a UFC gym franchise in Kailua, Hawaii, he listened—and two years later, he and his wife Kellie have opened Ohio’s first UFC gym in Middleburg Heights.
A drink with Pride: Kimpton Schofield celebrates Pride Month with signature cocktail
The Kimpton Schofield Hotel is celebrating Pride Month with a special cocktail that pays homage to Cleveland's first gay bar.
#StreetsofCLE: Snapshot on Cleveland State campus
FreshWater managing photographer Bob Perkoski provides a peek into the everyday lives of Clevelanders going about their business in the neighborhoods and on the streets of Cleveland.
Take a Hike: Free walking tours return to downtown Cleveland to share city's history
The Historic Gateway Neighborhood Corporation is bringing back its free walking tours of Cleveland's historic neighborhoods.
Clevelanders: learn to access local public records in a free, fun, text-message course
Our gift to the Cleveland community: A FREE text-message course delivered right to your phone.
Surge: Armond Budish plans to pump resources into Central neighborhood in pilot program
In an effort to give underserved neighborhoods a boost, Cuyahoga County executive Armond Budish will launch the Neighborhood Surge program.
Lehman and Schmitt: Designers of the Cuyahoga County Courthouse, temples, police stations
Masterworks: Israel Lehman and Theodore Schmitt made their mark on Cleveland with designs spanning two centuries.
Buckeye Renaissance: Burten, Bell, Carr develops master plan to boost neighborhood assets
Burten, Bell, Carr Development, which covers four square miles through various eastern Cleveland neighborhoods, is focused on improving Buckeye.
Historical charm: New campaign hopes to bring businesses, residents to Erieview District
Team NEO and the Downtown Cleveland Alliance (DCA) have launched a campaign to bring businesses, tenants, and overall activity to the newly-designated Erieview Historic District.
Here's the dish on the new CLE Foodcast podcast
Lisa Sands is serving up something that she believes Cleveland very much needs: its own food podcast. Billed as “conversation for food and drink enthusiasts that starts where the pretty Instagram picture ends,” her recently debuted CLE Foodcast shines a light on all things food in The Land.
Open for (history) business: Lake View Cemetery landmarks are ready for visitors this summer
After remaining closed since the pandemic's onset, Lake View Cemetery is ready to welcome back visitors to the Garfield Memorial and Wade Chapel on Memorial Day.
Whoa! New plant-based, gluten-free cookie dough bar satisfies the sweet tooth, avoids allergens
With a gluten allergy and a sweet tooth, LaunchHouse founder Todd Goldstein has created Whoa! Dough vegan cookie dough bars that are gluten free, soy free, and satisfy those sweet cravings.
Fast track: Metroparks plans mountain bike trail expansion, first NEO asphalt pump track
The Cleveland Metroparks is building a pump track at its Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation next year, as well as extending its popular mountain bike trail.