Cleveland aims to add a senior-level arts leader to the Bibb administration
The city is seeking $250,000 from the Cleveland Foundation to fund the position.
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Shaker Blvd. tenants express frustration and distrust at meeting as owner promises to fix buildings
After council member Deborah Gray traveled to New York to press the unresponsive apartment building owners, an owner and two management representatives came to Cleveland this week for an in-person tenant meeting.
Employee-owned Glenville laundry plans $1 million expansion, more jobs
Evergreen Cooperative Laundry will be able to serve more customers and plans to hire about 30 more employees companywide.
In overture to neighbors, CWRU to turn vacant Wade Park home into community engagement center
In 2017, Case Western Reserve University bought the historic home, which is located in an area with both university buildings and private homes. Now, the university has presented renovation plans to the Cleveland Landmarks Commission and says they hope the center will be a connection point between neighbors and the university.
BZA approves drop-in center for youth experiencing homelessness in Ohio City
Cleveland’s Board of Zoning Appeals approved variances on Monday for a drop-in center for unhoused youth in Ohio City, fending off objections from neighbors who say it will bring crime, traffic, and trash to their residential neighborhood.
Planning notes: City seeks developer for school site, east side complex approved for demo, downtown boutique hotel on horizon
Three Cleveland development projects made progress this week.
Shaker Square residents protest lack of heat and water leaks at apartments owned by New York LLC
The residents, who are tired of poor living conditions in their apartments, are holding a press conference with City Council members Deborah Gray and Blaine Griffin on Feb. 1 at 3 p.m.
Suit shop, speakeasy set to reinvent long-vacant Lorain Ave. funeral home
At 3929 Lorain Ave., Sartorial will sell clothing basics, as well as custom and off-the-rack suits. It will also make suit-fitting more of an event for groomsmen, offering space for them to enjoy entertainment and a speakeasy-style bar.
Slavic Village residents spearhead community resource center on Fleet Avenue
Slavic Village resident Odetta Fields saw that people in her neighborhood were struggling, and she founded the Southeast Cleveland Resource Center to connect people with programs and resources that can help them.
Cleveland has a $3.5M plan for replacing Public Square’s ugly jersey barriers, but some question need and cost
The proposed Public Square re-do would also introduce sharrows for bike and bus traffic and would introduce pedestrian safety measures.
