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College Club West celebrating 100 years of supporting Northeast Ohio women

By Susan Eyerman ● Education ● January 29, 2026

College Club West (CCW) was founded in 1926 (as Lakewood College Club) to provide opportunities for college-educated women and scholarships for women seeking collegiate education. The club plans to celebrate its 100-year-anniversary in high style on April 24.

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Cleveland student takes trip of a lifetime on the Antarctic Peninsula

By Douglas J. Guth ● Sustainability ● January 26, 2026

The Northeast Ohio native is part of an environmental science class studying the area for its importance to the global climate.

Former WCSB general manager says lawsuit signals a wider fight for college radio

By Nicole Wloszek & The Cleveland Stater ● Arts & Culture ● January 18, 2026

Alison Bomgardner spoke after she, WCSB and Friends of XCSB were named as the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed Monday suing Cleveland State University for handing its student and community-run radio station to Ideastream Public Media.

Mayor Bibb uses barbershop talks to hear community thoughts on CMSD consolidation plan

By Gregory Burnett ● Communities ● December 2, 2025

Wearing a baseball cap, sweats, and a pair of cool sneakers, Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb strolled into Urban Kutz barbershop in Cleveland’s Ohio City community. He was there on a recent Saturday morning for a town hall with residents discussing proposed closures and mergers of some Cleveland Metropolitan School District buildings.

Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank settles into new west side home

By Susan Eyerman ● Arts & Culture ● November 13, 2025

In mid-October, the Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank held a ribbon-cutting that opened a new home on Parkway Road. Let’s see how they’ve settled into their new location.

Cleveland jazz fans polarized by WCSB switch to JazzNEO

By Lee Chilcote ● Arts & Culture ● November 11, 2025

Recently, The Land spoke with a broad mix of jazz fans, musicians and promoters, who expressed deeply mixed feelings about the switchover of WCSB (now known as XCSB) to JazzNEO.

A life characterized by verse: How one Cleveland poet found himself through writing

By Lauren Cohen ● Arts & Culture ● November 10, 2025

When Cleveland poet Philip Metres was a senior in AP English at Wilmette, Illinois’ Loyola Academy in 1987, he was assigned a poem that would change the course of his life.

Why WCSB matters to me: Op-Ed

By Nicole Wloszek ● Arts & Culture ● October 22, 2025

At WCSB, I had a place within a group of melomaniacs like me. I felt seen and heard in a way I hadn’t been used to, my reflection in the window of the studio glowing with an aura of fulfillment and belonging.

Seeds of Literacy site closure hurts Clevelanders: Op-Ed

By Sharon Holbrook ● Social Equity ● October 10, 2025

Seeds of Literacy aids adults who were failed as students. Federal funding cuts mean we may fail them again.

Ideastream now programming WCSB, formerly Cleveland State University’s student-run radio station

By Chris Mosby & Jane Matousek ● Arts & Culture ● October 3, 2025

Programming from Cleveland State University students and WCSB staff ended this morning, according to a message from CSU leadership.