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Six months in, Shaker Square’s new owners make plan to spend millions fixing up property

By Lee Chilcote ● Development ● March 14, 2023 March 22, 2023

After the property went into receivership under its prior owner, Cleveland Neighborhood Progress and Burten Bell Carr Inc. are investing millions to “stabilize” the property.

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Shalida Dobbins, who uses a wheelchair, heading toward an RTA paratransit vehicle.

Paratransit riders cite delays, service issues as RTA pledges improvements

By Mandy Kraynak ● Transportation ● March 10, 2023 March 21, 2023

Several paratransit riders told The Land that late pickups and arrivals have hindered them from getting to and from work, doctor’s appointments, and other meetings on time. RTA touts positive rider survey results and says it’s working to address challenges like driver shortages.

Cleveland aims to add a senior-level arts leader to the Bibb administration

By Lee Chilcote ● Arts & Culture ● March 1, 2023 March 2, 2023

The city is seeking $250,000 from the Cleveland Foundation to fund the position.

Our year of struggle: pandemic, other concerns challenged Cleveland leadership program

By Dane Vannatter ● Civic Engagement ● December 21, 2022 March 2, 2023

Community journalist Dane Vannatter had high hopes for his year in Cleveland’s Neighborhood Leadership Development Program. But Covid presented barriers to community building and outreach.

Paul’s Serv-Rite Food Market is a cornerstone of community in the Central neighborhood

By La Queta Worley & Sharon Holbrook ● Entrepreneurs ● December 6, 2022 March 2, 2023

For nearly 65 years, the Arnold family has run Paul’s Serv-Rite, a convenience store and community hub in the Central neighborhood.

Short-staffed: Employers must adapt to worker sentiment post-COVID-19

By Douglas J. Guth ● Economy ● December 1, 2022 November 30, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic caused many people to rethink their priorities, their work environments, and career choices. As more workers head toward gig work and freelance work-from-home jobs, Northeast Ohio employers are looking for new ways to attract and retain workers in a dwindling workforce.

In greater Cleveland, federal Covid relief for criminal justice goes mostly to pay police

By Rachel Dissell, Anastasia Valeeva & Weihua Li ● Public Safety ● November 16, 2022 November 15, 2022

So far, a fraction of ARPA spending is on long-term violence prevention, while police salaries, technology, equipment, and facility upgrades top the spending list.

Cleveland Water replaces 100% of lead service lines to day care centers; interior work remains

By Owen MacMillan & Brie Camp ● Health ● September 6, 2022 September 7, 2022

Under the H2Ohio program, the state of Ohio sent the city of Cleveland $500,000 to replace all lead water service lines to licensed child care centers. That work is now complete, but work on interior lead plumbing remains to be done.

Mental health workers are hard to find as people clamor for help

By Tiffany Alexander ● Health ● August 1, 2022 August 18, 2022

Demand for mental health and addiction services skyrocketed across Ohio during the pandemic. Behavioral health providers, already strained by a decade of sharply increased demand, are struggling to keep up.

Who pays property taxes to support services when the economy is dominated by nonprofits?

By Stephanie Czekalinski ● Government ● June 23, 2022 June 27, 2022

Fifty years ago, when Clevelanders needed to fund schools, pay for parks or expand libraries they relied on booming tax revenue from large companies. General Motors, Republic Steel Corp. and Ford Motor Co. employed thousands of people and provided a tax base to fund services for the community. But Cuyahoga County’s economy has changed.