Community Journalism Archives

5 years in: Cleveland Heights’ first community orchard is thriving

By Barbara Bachtell ● Sustainability ● January 9, 2026

A little more than five years ago, what’s now Delmore Orchard was one of nine vacant lots on Delmore Road in Cleveland Heights’ Noble neighborhood. It boasted a buried asphalt driveway, remnants of a house foundation and hard clay soil.

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Celebrating The Land’s Lakewood Community Journalism program

By The Land ● Arts & Culture ● January 1, 2026

The Land launched a Lakewood Community Journalism program in 2025. See some of the great stories our students wrote last year!

Advocates, front-line providers ramp up support for Cleveland’s unhoused this winter

By Taylor Wilson ● Social Equity ● December 15, 2025

“Warm weather shelters, cold weather shelters, specifically in our current climate, in communities like Cleveland and other places that have harsher winters or are even harsher summers, are lifesaving interventions.”

A jog around Cleveland’s growing running scene

By Phil Kidd ● Health ● December 10, 2025

There are dozens of running clubs, catering to newbies and experienced runners alike. See what makes jogging The Land so special.

New children’s bookstore in Lakewood aims to inspire, delight kids, families

By Jennifer Schlosser ● Entrepreneurs ● December 8, 2025

The Wandering Lantern aims to be a cozy, welcoming kid’s bookstore, with space for families to explore reading.

Cleveland Crown Convention celebrates passing of the CROWN Act

By Silk Allen ● Social Equity ● December 1, 2025

“It feels good to be welcomed into a place where my hair is celebrated, complimented, and I can show off my creativity.”

“Just do it”: Lakewood eighth grader heads to Carnegie Hall

By Kevin McLaughlin ● Arts & Culture ● November 26, 2025

For all the high-profile performances, Mikey Klein’s approach to stage fright is disarmingly straightforward. “I just tell myself, stop being scared. Just do it,” he says. “I don’t try to say, ‘Oh, it’s going to be okay.’ I just say, ‘Go up there, stop being scared of it, just do it.’ And it works all the time.”

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Celebrating The Land’s Lakewood Community Journalism program

A jog around Cleveland’s growing running scene

New children’s bookstore in Lakewood aims to inspire, delight kids, families

“Just do it”: Lakewood eighth grader heads to Carnegie Hall

Beyond the barricades: Lakewood’s block party culture fosters community, builds traditions

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