Cleveland startup makes masks a new way
A masked worker in a brightly lit factory in southwest Cleveland is lining up a spool of cotton in a machine to make more masks.
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Pandemic delays visits, court for parents working to reunite with children in foster care
Lionel scooped up his daughter, Imari, and planted a kiss on the 1-year-old’s chubby cheek, then carried her to the car that would take the baby and her brothers away from him and back to their foster home.
Covid-19 and crime accelerate economic struggles in Mt. Pleasant neighborhood
Bullet holes peppering the aluminum entrance to the Southern Café East hint at the sobering story of distress tormenting the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood. Owner and Executive Chef Tony Fortner, who has invested in the community only to find his opportunity for success stymied by Covid-19, currently finds himself living a nightmare that’s far from finished.
Cleveland becomes a parkland as trails and greenspaces multiply
Cleveland is a cleft land, and not just because of the Crooked River. For centuries, railroads, highways, ravines, utilities and more have barricaded us from each other and from our waterways, which didn’t attract us anyway. A confusion of roads and bridges high and low have linked us and kept us apart.
With fewer office workers and visitors, downtown businesses are leaning into a neighborhood-based strategy
Cathy’s, a gourmet ice cream sandwich shop located in The Arcade at East 4th and Euclid in downtown Cleveland, shut down for about two months when the Covid-19 pandemic first hit.
Cleveland Public Library reopens buildings, boosts vital services
Mark Glass was standing in line downtown with a few other people before 10 a.m. Monday, when the Cleveland Public Library reopened its doors after the longest hiatus in its 151 years.
Cleveland shelters work to protect homeless from COVID-19
It’s a hot Friday morning at 2100 Lakeside Avenue as director of operations David Blunt walks out into the yard of the homeless shelter for men in central Cleveland.
Restaurant workers struggle to access unemployment aid, get back on their feet
Kimberly Rodriguez is an accomplished veteran of Cleveland’s food scene. She has worked as a department manager at a grocery store, a personal chef for professional athletes, an event planner, and an instructor in restaurants, cafes and markets.
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.
