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Former horse blanket factory transformed into affordable housing in Clark-Fulton neighborhood

By Lee Chilcote ● Development ● April 28, 2026

What was once the nation’s largest maker of woolen horse blankets is now 60 affordable housing units and a hub for social services on Cleveland’s West Side.

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Thinking about spring planting? Keep Lakewood Beautiful hosting Humus and Perennial Flower sale May 16

By Sharyn Arai ● Communities ● April 28, 2026

Offerings include hardy native plants, herbs, grasses and several varieties of flowers that feed and serve as host plants for pollinators like butterflies and bees, such as milkweed, goldenrod, coneflower and more.

‘I know what I saw’: Making sense of Bigfoot sightings and our place in nature

By AJ DiCosimo ● Arts & Culture ● April 27, 2026

Does Bigfoot exist? What does the Bigfoot myth mean for all of us?

Ohio GOP primary for governor shows potential headwinds for Ramaswamy as he looks to fall campaign

By The Associated Press ● Government ● April 26, 2026

Ohio’s Republican primary for governor is a few weeks away, but there are few signs that the top candidate sees it as a competitive race.

Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift

By The Associated Press ● Government ● April 23, 2026

President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general has signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug. It’s a major policy shift long sought by advocates who say cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal government.

Unusual new Sculpture Center exhibits probe conspiracy theories, sensory overlaps

By Zachary Lewis ● Arts & Culture ● April 23, 2026

Bring two things with you if you visit the Sculpture Center this spring: a tinfoil hat (real or conceptual) and a dirty mind.

A tale of 3 GEDS: How literacy impacts Clevelanders

By Lucy McNees ● Education ● April 22, 2026

“I knew that when I dropped out, I didn’t want that to be my end story.”

Ohio bill could force state to shut down troubled residential treatment facilities

By Brittany Hailer & The Marshall Project ● Public Safety ● April 22, 2026

The proposal comes just months after The Marshall Project – Cleveland exposed violence at a residential youth facility northeast of Columbus.

Cleveland musician marks U.S. 250th with new musical work inspired by America’s greatest minds

By Ariane Sroubek ● Arts & Culture ● April 21, 2026

Paul Ferguson who is the artistic director of the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra and director of Jazz Studies at Case Western Reserve University, is preparing to debut his composition, “A Declaration…if you can keep it.”

Cuyahoga County Public Library CEO Jamar Rahming celebrates National Library Week

By Tim Zaun ● Arts & Culture ● April 20, 2026

Rahming talked with The Land about all things library, including CCPL’s redesigned Parma Heights Branch and its state-of-the-art day care center.