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Slavic Village residents spearhead community resource center on Fleet Avenue

By Lee Chilcote ● Civic Engagement ● January 25, 2023 January 24, 2023

Slavic Village resident Odetta Fields saw that people in her neighborhood were struggling, and she founded the Southeast Cleveland Resource Center to connect people with programs and resources that can help them.

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Notes on the news: What a traffic signal means to a community

By Lee Chilcote ● The Land Blog ● December 23, 2022 December 23, 2022

The Land’s Lee Chilcote reflects on his recent article about a new HAWK signal in University Circle, and on The Land’s coverage of transportation and transportation equity.

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

By Dane Vannatter ● Civic Engagement ● December 21, 2022 December 23, 2022

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.

How residents fought for – and won – a slower Franklin Boulevard

By Xavier Yozwiak ● Transportation ● November 9, 2022 November 8, 2022

After years of advocacy, study, and collaboration, the first phase of traffic calming infrastructure has been completed on Franklin Boulevard in Cleveland, with the second phase expected to conclude in 2023. Seven new traffic circles are part of the redesign.

Former teen mom Linda Howard mothers young mothers, builds political power

By Caitlin Johnson ● Social Equity ● October 13, 2022 October 14, 2022

Linda Howard makes it her life’s work to provide care to young moms when family and governmental and nonprofit assistance aren’t enough. She provides person-to-person help with material goods, low-cost rent, mental health care, and mentoring – and she’d do even more, if it weren’t for a decade-old conviction that bars her from participation in some efforts.

City pushes electric mowers to improve air quality

By Marc Lefkowitz ● Sustainability ● June 2, 2022 June 15, 2022

When the city said it was giving away $100 to the first 200 residents who were willing to swap out their gas mower for a cleaner electric one, the spots were claimed quickly. Replacing lawn mowers won’t put us in the clear for improving air quality, but it’s a start.