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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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Nonprofit Cultivate Yoga opens 3rd studio with free classes in Collinwood

By Faith Boone ● Development ● January 8, 2026

Joining the Pop Life Cleveland space, Cultivate Yoga Waterloo is open for business, offering classes to anyone and everyone — regardless if they can pay or not.

Greater Cleveland Film Commission wants to drive Northeast Ohio to stronger position in filmmaking industry

By Christopher Johnston ● Arts & Culture ● January 6, 2026

Bill Garvey, president of the Greater Cleveland Film Commission (GCFC), anticipates another blockbuster year for the film industry in Northeast Ohio, starting with two explosive opening events in January.

SpringHill Suites project faces hurdles in Cleveland

By Bob Sandrick ● Development ● December 12, 2025

A proposal to build a $21 million SpringHill Suites by Marriott hotel on East 90th Street between Hough and Chester Avenues faces a few hurdles before it can move forward.

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 bakery plans major expansion in Cudell neighborhood

By Lee Chilcote ● Communities ● December 4, 2025

The plan is to build a 10,000-square-foot production facility that will allow them to dramatically expand capacity.

Read and Sip – New wine bar coming to Downtown Cleveland

By Melissa Aki ● Communities ● November 21, 2025

Clevo Books moved to its current location at 1026 Euclid Ave. in 2024 and will be further expanding with a new wine bar in the future.

Cleveland Neighborhood Progress launches its Middle Neighborhood Initiative in Lee-Harvard

By Jala Forest ● Communities ● November 14, 2025

The home includes three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a new sunroom, a new roof, new windows and masonry repairs. Before the renovation, the home was missing shutters on its front windows, and the trim around the door needed to be repainted.

Habitat for Humanity building 15 homes in Buckeye-Woodhill as part of Pope Leo Village project

By Bob Sandrick ● Communities ● November 7, 2025

Habitat expects that 11 homes will be finished by the end of this year and the remaining homes are scheduled for completion in 2027.

New townhomes in West Boulevard neighborhood promise ‘marquee entrance’ to Cleveland’s near west side, but concerns remain

By Lee Chilcote ● Communities ● October 20, 2025

“We want to build something that’s attainable for people who want to be 1,000 feet from the entrance to Edgewater Park.”