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“Some of them have no one”: How Ohio orgs are supporting LGBTQ+ elders during COVID

When COVID-19 began to rage across the land, the warning bells quickly rang out loud and clear: we must be extra careful around our senior citizens.

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University Circle Inc. expands free summer camp for kids in the neighborhood

Low-income families may find it difficult to send their kids to a costly summer camp, but one nonprofit organization located in Cleveland’s University Circle neighborhood is removing that barrier and connecting urban middle-schoolers with their community. University Circle Inc. (UCI) is expanding their free after-school program, Circle Scholars, to the Circle Explorers Summer Camp for 7th and 8th graders.

The Blue Windmill Project: A growing community space for artists

The coronavirus pandemic drastically altered life over the last year and a half. Amidst fear and uncertainty, events were put on hold, meetings were halted, and interactions diminished. Now, as the weather warms and vaccines bring hope back to the communities, plans are being put into action. One example of this can be seen at 15517 Waterloo Road in Cleveland with The Blue Windmill project, a garden and performance area that will bring more life into the community.

Entrepreneurs from Ethiopia build Addis View apartments in Hough

A couple from Ethiopia provides Cleveland with home health workers, chicken fingers and apartments, including the forthcoming Addis View in Hough.

Cleveland Museum of Art puts down roots in Clark-Fulton with new arts center

A former awning factory on Cleveland’s west side is about to start producing something altogether different: art. Out of an old industrial space with soaring high ceilings, the Cleveland Museum of Art has fashioned a new Community Arts Center, a vibrant place for residents of the Clark-Fulton neighborhood to gather, learn, create, and share.

Cleveland hoping to make waves in clean water tech industry

A group of industry leaders are flipping the script on Cleveland’s cliched “burning river” and “mistake on the lake” narratives. They’re angling to make Cleveland the capital of clean water, the place where the worst water pollution problems facing the country are solved.

Buckeye-Shaker Square rallies to save East 130th St. post office

With loud chants of “Open up now!”, Buckeye-Shaker Square residents held a rally Tuesday, May 11 calling for the reopening of their local post office branch, which closed suddenly following a robbery six months ago and has not reopened since then.

It’s raining Ukrainians: Why we should care about money laundering in downtown Cleveland

How did such a company of crooks like Optima Ventures come to be the single largest commercial real estate owner in downtown Cleveland? The easy answer is lack of oversight and transparency in Ohio real estate transactions.

Talk, trust and transportation helps in getting out the vaccine

Millions of Americans have already rolled up their sleeve for the COVID-19 vaccine. Now comes the next phase — reaching people who are hesitant or face barriers accessing it. Outreach workers have found that old-school outreach is key to boosting vaccine uptake.

Q&A: Hannah Miao, Fischer-Zernin Award for Local Journalism recipient

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