The high cost of a conversation from Cuyahoga County jail
Phone calls from this Ohio county jail cost eight times as much as calls from any Ohio state prison.
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Iced out: Halloran Ice Rink, youth hockey mostly quiet amid leadership controversy
For 15 years, the Halloran Huskies youth hockey team allowed kids to play hockey for free, thanks to volunteers and fundraising. Now, amid tension between city employees and would-be volunteers, Halloran Ice Rink has no hockey team and few skating programs of any kind.
76th One World Day celebrates Cleveland’s cultural diversity
On a sticky but sunny late summer day, The Land joined in the festivities at the 76th annual One World Day on August 28, 2022. The festival, which courses through the Glenville neighborhood via Martin Luther King Jr. Drive from Lake Erie and University Circle, is hosted by the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation.
Sharon Holbrook joins The Land as managing editor
We caught up with Sharon Holbrook, an experienced editor and writer with a love for Cleveland neighborhoods who recently joined The Land as managing editor.
Q&A with Hannah Mosley, marketing fellow with The Land
Hannah Mosley is a senior in Cleveland State University's graphic design program who is working as a marketing fellow with The Land. We recently caught up with Hannah to ask her what she's passionate about and what she's getting out of working with The Land.
Q&A: Owen MacMillan, local government reporting intern with The Land
Owen MacMillan is a recent graduate of Kent State University's journalism school who is working as a summer intern with The Land. We recently caught up with Owen to ask him what he learned while at KSU, why journalism, and what he's getting out of working with The Land.
Q&A: Brie Camp, environmental justice reporting intern with The Land
Brie Camp is a summer 2022 intern with The Land, through our partnership with The NewsLab at Kent State University. Recently we caught up with her to learn more about her background, why she chose journalism, and the work she's doing with The Land.
Op-ed: Benefit cliffing – How the system anchors low-wage workers in poverty
In ordinary circumstances, a raise or new job is cause for celebration and pride. However, for the 14.9% of impoverished Ohioans who live in extraordinary circumstances, increased earnings only bring anxieties of possibly “falling off” the income eligibility guidelines and losing the critical supports provided by public benefits.
Who pays property taxes to support services when the economy is dominated by nonprofits?
Fifty years ago, when Clevelanders needed to fund schools, pay for parks or expand libraries they relied on booming tax revenue from large companies. General Motors, Republic Steel Corp. and Ford Motor Co. employed thousands of people and provided a tax base to fund services for the community. But Cuyahoga County's economy has changed.
Cleveland nonprofit hospitals get millions in property tax breaks. Many are asking, ‘Is it worth it?’
An Ideastream analysis of Cuyahoga County fiscal records shows that the clinic owned at least $2.4 billion in tax-exempt property countywide as of 2018 assessments. If that property was taxable, it would contribute about $84 million to government coffers annually.
Iced out: Halloran Ice Rink, youth hockey mostly quiet amid leadership controversy
For 15 years, the Halloran Huskies youth hockey team allowed kids to play hockey for free, thanks to volunteers and fundraising. Now, amid tension between city employees and would-be volunteers, Halloran Ice Rink has no hockey team and few skating programs of any kind.
76th One World Day celebrates Cleveland’s cultural diversity
On a sticky but sunny late summer day, The Land joined in the festivities at the 76th annual One World Day on August 28, 2022. The festival, which courses through the Glenville neighborhood via Martin Luther King Jr. Drive from Lake Erie and University Circle, is hosted by the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation.
Sharon Holbrook joins The Land as managing editor
We caught up with Sharon Holbrook, an experienced editor and writer with a love for Cleveland neighborhoods who recently joined The Land as managing editor.
Q&A with Hannah Mosley, marketing fellow with The Land
Hannah Mosley is a senior in Cleveland State University's graphic design program who is working as a marketing fellow with The Land. We recently caught up with Hannah to ask her what she's passionate about and what she's getting out of working with The Land.
Q&A: Owen MacMillan, local government reporting intern with The Land
Owen MacMillan is a recent graduate of Kent State University's journalism school who is working as a summer intern with The Land. We recently caught up with Owen to ask him what he learned while at KSU, why journalism, and what he's getting out of working with The Land.
Q&A: Brie Camp, environmental justice reporting intern with The Land
Brie Camp is a summer 2022 intern with The Land, through our partnership with The NewsLab at Kent State University. Recently we caught up with her to learn more about her background, why she chose journalism, and the work she's doing with The Land.
Op-ed: Benefit cliffing – How the system anchors low-wage workers in poverty
In ordinary circumstances, a raise or new job is cause for celebration and pride. However, for the 14.9% of impoverished Ohioans who live in extraordinary circumstances, increased earnings only bring anxieties of possibly “falling off” the income eligibility guidelines and losing the critical supports provided by public benefits.
Who pays property taxes to support services when the economy is dominated by nonprofits?
Fifty years ago, when Clevelanders needed to fund schools, pay for parks or expand libraries they relied on booming tax revenue from large companies. General Motors, Republic Steel Corp. and Ford Motor Co. employed thousands of people and provided a tax base to fund services for the community. But Cuyahoga County's economy has changed.
Cleveland nonprofit hospitals get millions in property tax breaks. Many are asking, ‘Is it worth it?’
An Ideastream analysis of Cuyahoga County fiscal records shows that the clinic owned at least $2.4 billion in tax-exempt property countywide as of 2018 assessments. If that property was taxable, it would contribute about $84 million to government coffers annually.
