Octavia S. Hicks, Author at The Land

Octavia S. Hicks

Octavia S. Hicks is a community journalist for The Land. She enjoys writing about topics that highlight positive change and development in her community and is grateful for the opportunity to write for a broader audience. A proud resident of Cleveland’s North Collinwood neighborhood, Octavia is passionate about telling stories that inspire and inform.

How The Land helped me find my voice as a Cleveland storyteller

By Octavia S. Hicks ● The Land Blog ● November 12, 2025

New school, new roots – T-Squared Honors Academy comes to East Cleveland

By Octavia S. Hicks ● Communities ● August 31, 2025

The East Cleveland campus launches with a goal of enrolling 100 students in its first year. It will begin with the ninth and 10th grades, adding additional grade levels each year as enrollment grows.

A place to call home: The modular housing boom in North Shore Collinwood

By Octavia S. Hicks ● Civic Engagement ● May 14, 2025

“North Shore Collinwood will become a destination neighborhood where people are going to want to live due to the proximity to the lake and the expansion of the Metroparks.”

Enhancing accessibility: East Cleveland Public Library receives $10,000 grant from Cuyahoga DD

By Octavia S. Hicks ● Social Equity ● April 15, 2025

The grant will fund upgrades to two workstations including adjustable tables, large-print (white text, black keys) or low-vision (black text, yellow keys) keyboards, optical trackball mice, and software accommodations for literacy and learning skills.

Cleveland’s Recreation Centers morphed into trauma-informed resource hubs for youth and families

By Octavia S. Hicks ● Health ● February 4, 2025

“The work at the Neighborhood Recreation and Resource Centers is a joint effort among many city departments, with the Office of Prevention, Intervention, and Opportunity and Parks and Recreation working together to provide a broad array of programs and services that meet the needs of our residents.”

Revitalizing Collinwood: A new chapter for the former Dave’s Market site

By Octavia S. Hicks ● Development ● December 17, 2024

As the city considers how to redevelop the former grocery store site, residents reflect on what the loss of Dave’s meant to Collinwood.

Celebrating resilience: Doing Better Than Excellence’s 10th Annual Fill the Truck event

By Octavia S. Hicks ● Civic Engagement ● August 26, 2024

In August, the community around Shiloh Baptist Church came alive with the spirit of giving as Doing Better than Excellence (DBE), led by Duane B. Evans Jr., marked the 10th anniversary of its “Fill the Truck” event.

Sedation clinic improves dental care for people with developmental disabilities in Cleveland, surrounding region

By Octavia S. Hicks ● Health ● June 18, 2024

MetroHealth and the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities are working together to help people with disabilities get the dental care they need.

Cleveland nonprofit expands support for low-income families with new TANF grant

By Octavia S. Hicks ● Social Equity ● April 29, 2024

It’s Not a Moment, It’s a Movement (INAMIAM), a nonprofit organization dedicated to community empowerment, has recently secured a significant development in its ongoing mission.

Collinwood pastor tackles Black mental health with ‘Mentally Mangled’ programming

By Octavia S. Hicks ● Health ● September 15, 2023

This September, Mentally Mangled is collaborating with faith leaders on a “mental health tour,” with free events around Cleveland.

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