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Long-awaited park in Hough looks to break ground in 2024
As local rents spike, Hough’s Chester 82 plans “affordable market-rate” apartments
For one Hough resident’s birthday, an annual celebration of community
Community partnerships key to upping Cleveland’s vax rate
Cleveland’s vaccination rate has lagged far behind that of Cuyahoga County. Now, Mayor Justin Bibb’s new administration is turning to community outreach and partnerships in an effort to reverse that trend.
Scandal-battered TJ Dow faces State Rep. Stephanie Howse in history-repeating Ward 7 city council race
After Basheer Jones gave up his council seat in Ward 7 to unsuccessfully run for mayor, State Rep. Stephanie Howse will face a familiar opponent, scandal-battered former council member TJ Dow, who beat her for the seat in 2008.
City council candidates make the most of low, but better than usual, voter turnout
As election day voters headed to their polling locations, The Land caught up with city council candidates in four of the city’s hotly contested council races. Here’s what we saw.
Basheer Jones’ bold approach lifted Ward 7. But will that energy win him the election?
In the multifaceted race to replace Cleveland’s status-quo mayor Frank Jackson, there may be no other candidate as passionate as Basheer Jones. The second youngest candidate after 34-year-old Justin Bibb, Jones has garnered a dedicated base of the majority Black Ward 7 with fervent religiosity and a youthful ambition. Such energy has spurred numerous development badges just as it has doubts from his critics.
Three generations of McMullan Realty builds up Black communities
Now a third generation real estate brokerage, McMullan Realty continues to play a significant role in building up Black communities across Northeast Ohio, while also working to increase Black homeownership rates.
