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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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Stokes West project gets final go-ahead, but some question its claims of being transit-oriented

The 255-unit and eight townhome project will have parking spaces for only 35% of the units. To get the city's approval for a waiver of the typical 1:1 parking-to-unit ratio, the developers have agreed to measures supporting alternate transit options.

From ‘rotten banana wall’ to Guatemalan landscape: local artists to bring new mural to W. 25th St.

Cleveland artists Tessa LeBaron and Hector Castellanos Lara are teaming up to create a mural celebrating Guatemalan culture and heritage in the Clark-Fulton neighborhood.

Meet the Community Journalist: Nate Flauto

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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