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The demise of East Glenville: Once a tight-knit community, now another blighted neighborhood
Carolyn Cooper remembers East Glenville, the neighborhood she grew up in, as a well-manicured, caring community, but in what seemed like a blink of an eye, it has transformed into just another blighted Cleveland neighborhood.
Equity is on the (Transit) line: Two transit riders nominated to RTA board
Mayor Justin Bibb nominated two public transit users to the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) Board of Trustees. If approved, they would be only the third and fourth trustees to actually use the transit system they represent while on the board.
How Cleveland is salvaging old buildings to create a new circular economy
When two Cleveland-area nonprofits, MetroHealth and MAGNET, embarked on major building projects, they also set the lofty goal of going green. They used deconstruction, or the practice of carefully dismantling old buildings for reuse, to reduce the amount of waste going to a landfill.
Cleveland schools offer free summer learning experiences for students and families
The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) will be offering free summer learning experiences for students in preschool through 12th grade. According to the CMSD website, these summer learning experiences offer students the opportunity to “finish, enrich and engage” in learning.
Praxis Natural Dye Project grows community during Covid-19 pandemic
After the success of last year’s volunteer effort to grow indigo plants to obtain their natural deep blue dye, Praxis Fiber Arts in the Waterloo Arts District of Collinwood has expanded its “Adopt Indigo” Program.
City, CMSD agree to land swap that will create new school in Cudell, development opportunities
A property exchange agreement between the city of Cleveland and Cleveland Metropolitan School District will pave the way for a new Marion C. Seltzer Elementary School at Cudell Commons and open up development opportunities on the east and west sides.
As Cleveland schools face pandemic exodus, some Catholic schools are growing
As Cleveland schools continue with remote learning, the district has experienced a pandemic exodus—2,252 students left between October 2019 and October 2020. Some parents are transferring their children to private Catholic schools for a strictly in-person education, despite the pandemic risks.
Pregnant with Possibilities takes action to improve Black women’s maternal health
Over the past three years, infant mortality among Black children born in Cuyahoga County has improved. During the same time, an ecosystem of Black healthcare and social service providers has emerged. Pregnant with Possibilities is a Black-led, Black-serving organization applying cultural competence to solving the issue of racial healthcare disparities.
Will Cleveland Metro Schools be the last district in the state to reopen? Is online learning working? Does anyone even care?
In just over a month, Cleveland Metro School kids will pass a concerning milestone: a year since the schools shut down. A year of learning 100% online. Will Cleveland schools be the last in the state to reopen? Is online learning working? Does anyone even care?