Ronaldo Rodriguez Jr., Author at The Land

Ronaldo Rodriguez Jr.

Ronaldo resides on Cleveland’s South side and is an active member of the Tremont History Project. He began writing to collect and document stories from our past. Ronaldo completed The Land’s Community Journalism program to help amplify the voices of the underrepresented and hopes to use his writing as a way to create visions of a shared future.

Op-Ed: Bringing home the vision: Cleveland learns from Atlanta’s Park Pride Conference

By Ronaldo Rodriguez Jr. ● Sustainability ● July 10, 2025

What if our city parks weren’t just places to pass through, but spaces that anchor and reflect community?

Group of diverse Cleveland residents protest wage theft

Labor advocates fight wage theft in Cleveland

By Ronaldo Rodriguez Jr. ● Social Equity ● May 29, 2024

The Northeast Ohio Worker Center and Young Latino Network partner to host wage theft clinics, with the aim of empowering the region’s work force.

Ronaldo Rodriguez, Jr.: The Land ‘amplifies the voices of everyday people’

By Ronaldo Rodriguez Jr. ● The Land Blog ● May 13, 2024

Youth-led Northeast Ohio Climate Summit launches, inspires action

By Ronaldo Rodriguez Jr. ● Sustainability ● April 23, 2024

The inaugural NEO Youth Climate Summit mobilized young people from across the city to see themselves as changemakers.

Stella Maris expanding services to Tremont, creating all-gender inpatient facility

By Ronaldo Rodriguez Jr. ● Health ● February 8, 2024

Within the next 12 to 18 months, Stella Maris plans to convert the former St. John Cantius convent at 2270 Professor Ave., a designated City of Cleveland historic landmark, to 32 residential treatment beds.

Group of people outside picking up litter in public

Near west churches launch litter pilgrimages and other Creation Care strategies to battle climate change

By Ronaldo Rodriguez Jr. ● Community Journalism ● December 19, 2023

The West Side Creation Care Team takes a faith-based approach to combating climate change through a variety of environmental initiatives that combine action with prayer and reflection.