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For Slavic Village contractor, restoration is a labor of love
Anthony Andreoli first moved to Slavic Village when he was seeking treatment for drug and alcohol addiction in a halfway house. Now that he’s gotten clean from substance abuse, the resident and business owner is paying it forward — one rehabbed building at a time.
It takes a village: Community Yahoos help Slavic Village cope with the Covid-19 pandemic
“People were struggling, and now they’re struggling even more,” said Tamika Compton of her neighbors. Since their launch, the Community Yahoos have given out toys at Christmas, helped families avoid eviction or pay utility bills, and handed out masks and PPE.
Environmental groups release policy platform calling for 2021 candidates to embrace change
Hoping to educate candidates and voters in advance of the 2021 Cleveland mayoral and council elections, a coalition of more than a dozen groups have released a platform calling for environmental equity and more grassroots participation in decision making.
Sticks and Stones cigar lounge adds to Old Brooklyn’s development
Soon after they retired from the military, Anthony Duvall and his business partner Lenny Carnegie began looking for a real estate investment opportunity. They were quickly drawn to Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood, which has added a number of new businesses in recent years.
Helping the city’s homeless population, in good weather and bad
Amanda McKinstry walks the streets of downtown Cleveland every workday, no matter the weather, helping the homeless by passing out blankets and sandwiches and connecting them to services ranging from food and shelter to health care.
Empty nesters, professionals and families flocking to Duck Island
With unmet demand for custom, for-sale housing on the west side and in downtown Cleveland, Duck Island has become a hot area for new housing starts in the city of Cleveland.
Cleveland Black Futures Fund secures $1m Facebook grant, will begin making grants next year
The Cleveland Foundation announced today that thanks to a $1 million grant from Facebook, the newly-created Black Futures Fund has reached $4 million. The fund expects to begin making grants to Black-led and Black-serving social change organizations early next year.
