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Power to the pedestrian: new HAWK signal in University Circle lets walkers tell cars to stop

By Lee Chilcote ● Public Safety ● November 22, 2022 November 22, 2022

Amid concerns about pedestrian safety in the University Circle area of Cleveland, an innovative HAWK traffic signal allows pedestrians to give vehicles a red light.

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Doan Brook Watershed Partnership works to protect the region’s ‘hidden’ natural landmark

By Douglas J. Guth ● Sustainability ● September 27, 2022 September 23, 2022

Doan Brook, which runs from eastern Shaker Heights through Cleveland to Lake Erie, is an urban stream facing challenges of pollution and flooding from excess stormwater. The nonprofit Doan Brook Watershed Partnership works to support the stream’s health and preservation and invite citizens to get to know and enjoy the waterway.

For one Hough resident’s birthday, an annual celebration of community

By Gregory Burnett ● Civic Engagement ● August 24, 2022 August 24, 2022

For decades, Hough resident Louis McCoy has hosted an unusual birthday party for himself: a festive gathering of hundreds that has become a celebration of the community itself.

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The debate over tax breaks for nonprofit Cleveland-area hospitals is also about racism and redlining

By Stephanie Czekalinski & Michael Indriolo ● Social Equity ● June 22, 2022 June 24, 2022

For years, hospitals and public policy wonks have been engaged in an ongoing debate over whether nonprofit hospitals provide adequate benefits to the community to make the tax breaks they receive a good deal for taxpayers. That debate is further complicated by the history of racist policies like redlining that still affect Clevelanders today.

Cleveland nonprofit hospitals get millions in property tax breaks. Many are asking, ‘Is it worth it?’

By Stephanie Czekalinski & Michael Indriolo ● Economy ● June 21, 2022 June 27, 2022

An Ideastream analysis of Cuyahoga County fiscal records shows that the clinic owned at least $2.4 billion in tax-exempt property countywide as of 2018 assessments. If that property was taxable, it would contribute about $84 million to government coffers annually.

Ms. Hattie’s Daycare has helped Glenville’s single Black mothers for nearly 45 years

By Derrick Holifield ● Social Equity ● May 26, 2022 July 11, 2022

Hattie Mae Holifield decided to open a daycare after discovering how difficult it was to find childcare for her four kids. She has defied obstacles to create and sustain a successful daycare from her home, helping raise generations of Clevelanders while reducing childcare costs for mostly single Black mothers.