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Lee Chilcote

Lee Chilcote is an award-winning writer and author whose work has been published in The Washington Post, The Associated Press, Vanity Fair, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cleveland Magazine and many others. His poetry chapbooks are The Shape of Home and How to Live in Ruins. He is a founder and past executive director of Literary Cleveland and The Land. He lives in the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood of Cleveland with his family.

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Lee's Latest Articles

Meet the Community Journalist: Nate Flauto

By Lee Chilcote & Nate Flauto ● Uncategorized ● May 24, 2023

In honor of The Land’s third anniversary, we’re catching up with a few of our 50 community journalists. The Land’s Lee Chilcote talked with Nate Flauto, an Ohio City resident who has published multiple stories for The Land since completing our program.

‘This is about food justice’: $300k BUILD grant will help create food co-op in Central, Kinsman

By Lee Chilcote ● Health ● May 23, 2023

Groups in Cleveland have been awarded a $300,000 grant from the BUILD Health Challenge to create a community-owned food co-op, healthy foods cafe, farmers market network and other solutions to improve food access in the Central and Kinsman neighborhoods.

Meet the Community Journalist: Christina Easter

By Lee Chilcote & Christina Easter ● Community Journalism ● May 19, 2023

In honor of The Land’s third anniversary, we’re catching up with a few of our 50 community journalists. The Land’s Lee Chilcote talked with Christina Easter, a Glenville resident who has published multiple stories for The Land since completing our program.

Two vacant Cleveland school buildings will become apartment buildings in Glenville, Jefferson

By Lee Chilcote ● Development ● May 11, 2023

On Monday, May 8, the city officially transferred the properties to two developers planning affordable senior housing (Glenville) and affordable market-rate housing (Jefferson).

Cornell Road Residences would replace historic homes with 14 new apartments in Little Italy

By Lee Chilcote ● Development ● May 10, 2023

Some community members and at least one landmarks commission member pushed back against the plan, citing the need for more owner-occupied housing in the neighborhood.

Chester 82, Lincoln Heights projects approved by planning commission, set to bring major changes

By Lee Chilcote ● Development ● May 4, 2023

After community meetings and multiple rounds of design review, the Tremont and Hough apartment projects can now move forward.

Despite empty land, companies see improvements along Opportunity Corridor, with promises of more to come

By Roger Williams & Lee Chilcote ● Government ● May 2, 2023

The city is focused on preparing sites for development, which will position it to pitch the Opportunity Corridor to new businesses.

Two proposed apartment developments on Lorain Ave. would bring 200+ units, get mixed feedback

By Lee Chilcote ● Development ● April 27, 2023

Residents and city officials questioned developer My Place Group about parking, apartment affordability, design, and more.

23-unit historic building near Shaker Square gets total rehab from local owner, offers affordable rents

By Lee Chilcote ● Development ● April 20, 2023

Owner-developer Rakefet Landes bought the foreclosed, vacant property at a sheriff’s sale in 2018 and has been working since then to rehab the apartment building.

Clinton townhomes win approval after developer scales back project

By Lee Chilcote ● Development ● April 18, 2023

The Ohio City development was originally proposed for three units in front and four units behind. After feedback from the Cleveland Landmarks Commission, the developer reduced the number of units.