The Land takes home honors at Ohio Excellence in Journalism awards
This past week, The Land writers Grant Segall and Michael Indriolo took home honors with the Press Club of Cleveland’s All Ohio Excellence in Journalism awards.
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What do you want to know about criminal courts in Cleveland?
Submit your questions here, and The Marshall Project’s team will scrape records from the court’s public docket to answer them.
Pride in the CLE returns to downtown on Saturday, June 4th
True to its grassroots ideal that Pride is not a moment but a movement, Pride in the CLE begins at noon this Saturday, with a march in downtown Cleveland followed by a festival on Malls B and C.
Residents paint streets to slow down traffic in Slavic Village
Alarmed by a rise in pedestrian safety incidents and car crashes in their neighborhood, residents of Slavic Village recently painted 11 brightly-colored curb bump outs and eye-catching designs on their streets to slow down speeders.
Slavic Village gardens and green spaces bring beauty while solving vacant lot problem
Often the way we think about gardens and green space are places where we can grow plants, fruits, and vegetables. They also serve as a solution to the growing number of vacant lots in my neighborhood.
Resident complaints against University Circle Police reveal need for external review board as patrol jurisdiction set to expand
With the jurisdiction of University Circle Police’s jurisdiction poised to expand, longtime residents voiced concern about how the department handles complaints.
Closed-door meetings leave residents in the dark on Cleveland’s plan to address health equity
Cleveland City Council created a coalition of government leaders and advocacy groups to dismantle systemic racism in the city when it declared racism a public health crisis two years ago. Since then, the coalition leadership says the group has met monthly in secrecy.
Developer bets big on living small — but some on historic Hessler don’t like his micro-vision
Developer Russell Berusch bet big on living small when he completed 29 micro-suites on Larchmere. But will Clevelanders embrace it, particularly those living on historic Hessler Street in University Circle, where Berusch’s approved micro-unit development has drawn opposition?
The demise of East Glenville: Once a tight-knit community, now another blighted neighborhood
Carolyn Cooper remembers East Glenville, the neighborhood she grew up in, as a well-manicured, caring community, but in what seemed like a blink of an eye, it has transformed into just another blighted Cleveland neighborhood.
Cleveland City Council wants better system for tracking nuisance complaints. Will the city step up?
Nuisance complaints such as trash, high grass and weeds are prevalent across the entire city. Council members want a quicker response time and an online system for tracking complaints.
