Saving democracy one vote at a time
On a hot Saturday last month outside Garfield Heights High School, a few people in masks were trying to save democracy.
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Locavores line up for beef, peaches and other delectables from Trevor Clatterbuck’s Fresh Fork Market
Trevor Clatterbuck trods down a path laden with mud and cow patties.
New platform tennis center to open in the Flats
A new form of paddling is about to join the water-based recreation in the flats.
Masks4Community coalition will distribute 60,000 washable masks to communities of color
A grassroots collaborative is assembling and distributing 60,000 washable cloth masks along with voter and Census information to communities of color and LGBTQ+ people in Cleveland. Shanelle Smith Whigham, Ohio director of the Trust for Public Land, who helps lead the coalition, says she created the group because too many vulnerable people lack access to PPE.
Rid-All Green Partnership tapped to run Farmer Jones Market in Maple Heights
Maple Heights’ Farmer Jones Indoor Market will be reopening on August 1st under a new operator, Rid-All Green Partnership. The new ownership will help ensure that area residents continue to have access to healthy, high-quality food.
Art Made in the Shutdown showcases artists’ response to the Covid-19 pandemic
Art Made in the Shutdown, a large, salon-style exhibition at the Worthington Yards in downtown Cleveland, began as a public call for entries to capture artists’ responses to the pandemic and soon garnered more than 120 responses.
Organizations, congregations attempt to expand COVID-19 testing in poorer Cleveland neighborhoods
On a hot day in early June, Dr. Heidi Gullett, medical director at the Cuyahoga County Board of Health (CCBH), stood with a host of other public health workers in protective gear in the parking lot of the Word Church at 5900 Kinsman Road.
West side hotel gives Cleveland’s homeless a place to rest their heads during coronavirus pandemic
When COVID-19 hit Cleveland earlier this year, government officials and advocates scrambled to find safe housing alternatives to the streets and shelters. The temporary answer just may lead to some long term goals and solutions.
Cities allow expanded outdoor dining to help restaurants survive Covid-19
The city of Cleveland recently released its new outdoor dining guidelines and regulations for allowing restaurants to take over streets, parking spaces and parking lots to expand outdoor dining while keeping people safe during Covid-19.
