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Fairfax workforce program makes believers out of job seekers
The Fairfax Workforce Development Program helps job seekers with a range of services.
What if the Cleveland Flea became a conference? It just did.
Cleveland Flea founder Stephanie Sheldon is ready for some real talk with local entrepreneurs at the Creative Conversations conference.
Cleveland Orchestra debuts members-only Lotus Club
The new members-only Lotus Club at Severance Hall gives Cleveland Orchestra supporters an elegant place to relax.
A genius composer's life distilled into rare artifacts at Maltz
A new exhibit about Leonard Bernstein at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage goes deeper than ever before.
Who's Hiring in CLE: Girl Scouts of North East Ohio, Cleveland Botanical Garden, and more
Looking for a job? Check out the latest edition of FreshWater Cleveland's “Who’s Hiring” series, where we feature growing companies with open positions, what they’re looking for, and how to apply.
Benesch spells CLE-BEE4 ‘winner’ P-R-O-S-O-P-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y
The CLE-BEE Corporate Spelling Bee was a lot of fun for the 27 teams competing for a trophy Sept.12, but more importantly, it helped raise awareness of the ongoing struggle to support adult literacy in Cleveland.
Is housing market recovery leaving Cleveland’s East Side behind?
Money and time are running out to renovate or demolish blighted homes in Cleveland and its inner suburbs, but thousands remain.
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.
While other schools are shrinking, St. Adalbert expands
The opening of Cletus Jeckering Learning Center is a big boost for St. Adalbert Catholic School in Cleveland's Fairfax neighborhood.
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.
Rewriting romance: CLE's newest publishing company wants readers to fall in love with inclusion
BeLonging Books, a new publishing company based in Cleveland's Collinwood neighborhood, wants to modernize the romance novel genre by focusing on inclusive and feminist works.
Play like Tiger Woods: Try simulation at Proximity Golf Lounge
Golf is coming to Cleveland Heights with the help of high-tech simulators at Proximity Golf Lounge in the historic Heights Rockefeller Building.
Free Stamp: All things free in the #CLE for September 2019
FreshWater Cleveland's monthly "Free Stamp" feature rounds up the freshest free events in Cleveland.
Centennial Trail 5K showcases stunning downtown views
There's no better way to experience the stunning downtown views along the Cleveland Foundation Centennial Lake Link Trail than during a 5K walk/run sponsored by the Cleveland Metroparks. This year's event takes place Saturday, Sept. 14, in the Flats.
Fresh Fest shows just how charming is urban farming
Urban farming is enjoying a revival worth celebrating, and they did just that at Fresh Fest at Otter Park in Cleveland's Kinsman neighborhood on Sept. 7.
Documenters.org comes to Cleveland
A website making it easier for citizen watchdogs to keep track of government meetings is coming to Cleveland.
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.
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.
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.
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.