Community Journalism Archives

Thinking about spring planting? Keep Lakewood Beautiful hosting Humus and Perennial Flower sale May 16

By Sharyn Arai ● Communities ● April 28, 2026

Offerings include hardy native plants, herbs, grasses and several varieties of flowers that feed and serve as host plants for pollinators like butterflies and bees, such as milkweed, goldenrod, coneflower and more.

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Cleveland musician marks U.S. 250th with new musical work inspired by America’s greatest minds

By Ariane Sroubek ● Arts & Culture ● April 21, 2026

Paul Ferguson who is the artistic director of the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra and director of Jazz Studies at Case Western Reserve University, is preparing to debut his composition, “A Declaration…if you can keep it.”

Cuyahoga County Public Library CEO Jamar Rahming celebrates National Library Week

By Tim Zaun ● Arts & Culture ● April 20, 2026

Rahming talked with The Land about all things library, including CCPL’s redesigned Parma Heights Branch and its state-of-the-art day care center.

Cleveland author Joanna Hardis talks present-day parenting, the art of ‘doing nothing’

By Tim Zaun ● Arts & Culture ● April 9, 2026

The Land spoke to Hardis about her latest book, “Just Do Nothing (For Parents).”

Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilties confirms 2 new governing board members

By Joy Whitlow ● Government ● March 24, 2026

Cuyahoga DD becomes the largest county board in Ohio with two members who receive services through the developmental disability system, marking an important milestone in elevating the voices of those directly impacted by the services the board oversees.

The new Ward 8’s plan for communal success, a conversation with Councilperson Stephanie Howse-Jones

By Aja Joi Grant ● Government ● March 16, 2026

Aja Joi Grant talks to Howse-Jones about her plans for the new Ward 8.

Cleveland, Lakewood city leaders denounce FirstEnergy request to lower reliability standards

By John Chacona ● Government ● March 13, 2026

Lakewood filed a formal complaint, while a Cleveland City Councilperson released a blistering statement.

What if the corner store funded the community? A W. 25th business is exploring the model

By Unity Powell ● Communities ● February 27, 2026

“Neighborhood businesses are part of the community ecosystem, and this model shows how a local business can see customers as neighbors, not merely consumers.”

Birdtown residents say Lakewood needs to do more about noise pollution

By Eva Strazek ● Communities ● February 26, 2026

The area’s new councilperson said he’s meeting with impacted residents and plans to meet with nearby factory leadership.

Cleveland Public Theatre’s ‘Haunted’ connects theater, community and the question of land

By Kevin McLaughlin ● Arts & Culture ● February 25, 2026

An Indigenous horror comedy about two siblings trapped between worlds — history, memory and the house they haunt — the production is directed by Nailah Unole didanas’ea Harper-Malveaux (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma).