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Planning commission approves $300M plan to redevelop east side ...
WEBSep 24, 2024 · An ambitious plan to redevelop Cleveland’s east side lakefront with trails, beaches and a new offshore island took a critical step forward Friday morning. That’s when the Cleveland Planning Commission approved the Cleveland Harbor Eastern Embayment Resilience plan, also known as CHEERS, which would add more than 80 acres of new parkland and better connect residents with the water.
The Lumen, the largest residential project downtown in 40 years ...
WEBSep 23, 2024 · Although the theaters at Playhouse Square remain dark and shuttered in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Lumen, a 35-story high rise that officially opens this week with more than 25 percent of its units leased, has added a bright new beacon to Euclid Avenue.. A sleek, glass-walled building, the Lumen soars above the streetscape, offering stunning, little-seen views of Euclid Avenue ...
One in every five Cleveland water accounts fall behind as shutoffs ...
WEBSep 26, 2024 · The number of people behind on their water bills in the Cleveland area has tripled during the pandemic. Now, almost one in every four water accounts are behind by at least one bill, as the city has resumed water shutoffs for nonpayment. Everyday people like 63-year-old Janet Gill-Cooks are struggling to pay their utility bills, and to navigate the systems of assistance that are available for ...
“What a long, strange trip it’s been”: Beachland reopens tavern, …
WEBOct 1, 2024 · After surviving the last 15 months of the Covid-19 pandemic through grit, hustle and grassroots community support, the Beachland Ballroom and Tavern has finally completely reopened and is selling individual tickets for shows. Now, longtime owners Cindy Barber and Mark Leddy are hoping to use federal relief funding to stabilize their business and begin to realize their newly-congealing dream of ...
What Cleveland’s LEED certification means for the city’s future
WEBSep 23, 2024 · In October 2021, Cleveland received a silver LEED for Cities certification for its efforts toward making the city more sustainable for residents and businesses. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a global certification program for rating the “green” quality of buildings and cities. This achievement was the result of ...
Netflix documentary ‘137 Shots’ created to spur police reform
WEBOct 1, 2024 · It’ll be 10 years this November since the tragic deaths of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams. Their murders at the hands of police still resonate in Cleveland, and filmmaker Michael Milano has a lot to do with that.. On February 23, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law held an hour-long panel with Clevelander Michael Milano, the director of the Netflix documentary “137 Shots”, for the ...
Community partnerships bring affordable internet to Cleveland ...
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Street club and church community meetings in Cleveland’s Buckeye neighborhood give residents a voice in their community; however, after the pandemic forced them online, residents without access to internet lost that connection to conversations that could shape the future of their home.
EDWINS goes nationwide in teaching prison inmates culinary
WEBSep 19, 2024 · Students who complete the video course obtain a culinary degree, and upon release are invited to enroll in the formal six-month training program at EDWINS. Graduates outside Cleveland can have travel expenses covered by the Cleveland Browns and free lodging at the EDWINS Second Chance Life Skills Center. “GTL was the enabler,” Chrostowski said.