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Residents paint streets to slow down traffic in Slavic Village
Slavic Village gardens and green spaces bring beauty while solving vacant lot problem
Often the way we think about gardens and green space are places where we can grow plants, fruits, and vegetables. They also serve as a solution to the growing number of vacant lots in my neighborhood.
Seedlings of hope: Locals try to replenish the Forest City’s trees
After decades of decline, many government agencies and nonprofits are trying to replenish the Forest City’s trees, especially in the barest neighborhoods, and especially this month, when the 150th anniversary of Arbor Day falls on Friday.
Historic Old Brooklyn church could be torn down to make way for apartments, retail
Once a masterpiece of red masonry, St. Luke’s Church in Old Brooklyn quickly fell into disrepair. Developers suggest tearing it down, but longtime residents wonder: What will we lose if St. Luke’s goes away completely?
A year of in-depth, local reporting: The Land’s top 20 stories of 2021
The Land has been around for more than one year now. In our brief lifetime, we’ve published hundreds of stories, some of which have had rippling impacts through Cleveland.
Neighborhood Pets expands to help more people – and their furry friends
Christmas came a little early for Neighborhood Pets this year. This fall, just as people were starting to think about the holidays, the nonprofit pet care provider in Cleveland’s Slavic Village opened a gift in the form of an expansion.
Two drag queens walk into a sausage shop … Wait. This is not a joke.
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: two drag queen walk into a sausage shop. And a fun time is had by all. But no, this is not a joke. It’s the unique idea devised by Melissa Khoury, one of the Lady Butchers behind Saucisson, the famed butchery and lunch spot in Cleveland’s Slavic Village. Dubbed “The Sunday Matinee Sausage Party,” the monthly event is a hands-on, sausage-making, drag-entertaining extravaganza. Needless to say, meat puns abound.
Grassroots groups are painting their way to safer streets in Asiatown and Slavic Village
Sometimes, all you need is paint (and maybe a little love, too) to create safer, more pedestrian-friendly streets. That’s one takeaway from two groups from Asiatown/Campus District and Slavic Village who presented before the Cleveland Planning Commission on Friday, Sept. 17. The groups sought approval to paint crosswalks and curb extensions on city streets to slow down traffic and make it easier to cross them.
Lead mitigation effort off to slow start despite incentives, help for landlords
In 2019, Cleveland City Council passed an historic law that requires landlords to have rental properties built before 1978 certified as lead safe. But the process is off to a slow start, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and bureaucratic roadblocks for hiring city staff required to enforce the mandate.