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Cleveland is losing trees; health and environmental advocates call for planting
Good Earth Urban Farm grows community roots on Madison
Metroparks opens new play space for kids of all ages at Edgewater Park
On Friday, July 9th, Cleveland Metroparks celebrated the opening of the city’s most distinctive new playground: the Lindsey Family Play Space, a one-acre park that includes such unique features as boulders, water and sand, tunnels, climbing structures, a twisting slide, and shaded areas to rest.
No longer forgotten: Lender to invest $1.5M in city’s middle neighborhoods
Much like the proverbial middle child, Cleveland’s so-called middle neighborhoods, or communities like Old Brooklyn, Bellaire Puritas and Lee-Harvard that are on the edge of stability and decline, are often forgotten yet full of potential. Yet today, Village Capital Corporation announced that it has received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Treasury that it plans to dedicate towards lending in middle neighborhoods.
A grand opening: Margie’s Closet offers clothes—and safety—to the trans community
Racks of neatly organized dresses, ties, suits, shoes, bras, baby and kid’s clothes, and even wedding dresses fill the storefront on W. 117 St. in Lakewood. A nearby glass display case holds wigs and makeup with the tags still attached. Trans and LGBTQ+ Pride flags hang in the windows.
Voices on the Vaccine: Clevelanders share why they got the shot (or not)
The wider availability of Covid-19 vaccines in recent weeks has many Clevelanders weighing whether to get the shots. Cleveland Documenters interviewed more than 40 friends, family members, neighbors and residents from across the city over the past several weeks to understand their views, which in some cases were still evolving.
Horizon seeks to plant new $3m early childhood center in Cudell
Horizon Education Centers aims to open a new, high-quality child care center in an area that needs one, but some neighbors oppose replacing a neglected orchard.
Local Heroes: Westown resident’s ability to see silver lining turns house into home
For many, a primary goal in life is to one day own a home. Guyana native Prida Mahase recently achieved that dream when she purchased a distressed property through Westown Community Development Corporation (WCDC) and the Cuyahoga Land Bank.
