Artist set to open La Cosecha gallery in Old Brooklyn
Will Sanchez hopes to open his new gallery March 1 and keep growing there as a painter, proprietor, poet, and neighborhood activist.
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Urban Community School adds new partners to Ohio City campus
Refugee Response, a nonprofit organization that empowers refugees resettled in Northeast Ohio to thrive in their new home, and Facing History and Ourselves, a group that uses lessons of history to challenge teachers and students to stand up to bigotry and hate, are relocating to the Urban Community School campus.
Shaker Heights pandemic grants help minority-owned businesses
It’s no secret that the Covid-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected minority-owned businesses. Recently, Shaker Heights launched a grant program to help them with health and safety improvements, PPE, and online marketing.
Developers team up to propose 23-unit apartment building in University Circle
A pair of Cleveland developers have teamed up on an apartment proposal on Hessler Street in University Circle that they say will fill a need for new housing and make the area more vibrant. But the building’s design has rankled some Hessler residents who say it’s too large and modern for this historic district.
As Cleveland schools face pandemic exodus, some Catholic schools are growing
As Cleveland schools continue with remote learning, the district has experienced a pandemic exodus—2,252 students left between October 2019 and October 2020. Some parents are transferring their children to private Catholic schools for a strictly in-person education, despite the pandemic risks.
Will Cleveland Metro Schools be the last district in the state to reopen? Is online learning working? Does anyone even care?
In just over a month, Cleveland Metro School kids will pass a concerning milestone: a year since the schools shut down. A year of learning 100% online. Will Cleveland schools be the last in the state to reopen? Is online learning working? Does anyone even care?
Access Tech offers free classes, laptops to city residents
Access Tech, powered by JumpStart and funded by Verizon, aims to leverages collaboration and innovation to expand digital access and learning to individuals and small businesses.
For Slavic Village contractor, restoration is a labor of love
Anthony Andreoli first moved to Slavic Village when he was seeking treatment for drug and alcohol addiction in a halfway house. Now that he’s gotten clean from substance abuse, the resident and business owner is paying it forward — one rehabbed building at a time.
Paul McPherson: Re-imagining the Cool(est)
Barber and budding entrepreneur Paul McPherson, owner of The Coolest Cuts barber shop in Glenville, is doubling down on his investment by opening a fast food carry-out restaurant called Starr’s Burgers & Dogs.
Facing eviction, residents struggle to find help
Slavic Village residents face mounds of paperwork and uncooperative landlords as they try to stave off eviction. Housing advocates are trying to keep them from slipping through the cracks.
