Karin Connelly Rice
Stories by: Karin Connelly Rice
Karin Connelly Rice enjoys telling people's stories, whether it's a promising startup or a life's passion. Over the past 20 years she has reported on the local business community for publications such as Inside Business and Cleveland Magazine. She was editor of the Rocky River/Lakewood edition of In the Neighborhood and was a reporter and photographer for the Amherst News-Times. At Fresh Water she enjoys telling the stories of Clevelanders who are shaping and embracing the business and research climate in Cleveland.
The City Mission and Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity have partnered to renovate houses for women and their children recovering from crises at Laura's Home. Their first project just got underway, with future homes to come.
The Lunar New Year began yesterday, Feb. 1, and revelers will be celebrating in AsiaTown for the next two weeks with food, shopping, and entrainment.
After Monday's nasty winter weather, an ironic twist of nature forces the Downtown Cleveland Alliance to postpone the annual Ice Fest at North Coast Harbor. It's back on today, Thursday, Jan. 20.
Cleveland Leadership Center's annual Accelerate civic pitch competition is coming in February, and 25 innovators and entrepreneurs are armed with creative new ideas in six categories to vie for the $5,000 prize.
Since 2018 the Cleveland Metroparks has invited Clevelanders to participate in its annual Trail Challenge. This year's challenge is already underway. Complete 10 or 20 of the potential 30 trail routes and win prizes!
It's been a long two years since the beginning of the COVID pandemic. While we may be physically and emotionally drained, Cleveland and its residents had some noteworthy accomplishments. This week, we take a look back at 2021 with the FreshWater staff reflecting on the past year and looking forward to events and projects in 2022.
Aleksandra Brankov is all about supporting local business, and she loves her Northeast Ohio coffee shops and cafes. So, she developed her subscription-based coffee company, Cafilia, so customers can bring in their reusable travel mugs and get their locally-brewed cups of joe with no cash involved.
Since its founding, the YMCA We Run This City program has worked with more than 1,000 students in 43 CMSD schools, preparing them to run in the Cleveland Marathon. Thanks to a grant from the Three Archest Foundation, the program is now coming to Lakewood.
Local large-scale digital artist Mike Wiertel and the Kimpton Schofield have teamed up to transform guests into Van Gogh's works in the hotel's new Van Gogh suite.
Five community partners broke ground on a $52.8 million project in Cleveland’s Fairfax neighborhood on Tuesday, Dec. 16—bringing a Meijer store, jobs, and apartments to the neighborhood and bolstering ongoing development efforts by Fairfax Renaissance Development.
Cleveland Public Library leaders and Newburgh Heights officials opened its first Grab & Go Book Locker in the Village Hall—making it easier for everyone in the neighborhood to check out CPL materials.
ATT&T will debut its Connected Learning Center at Esperanza this Wednesday as an effort to close the digital divide in Cleveland.
The StoneWater Rustic Grill has a classic holiday drink to warm the body and soul this season with Cleveland Glögg—the Swedish version of a spiced mulled wine, served warm with golden raisins and cinnamon sticks.
Documentary filmmaker Carl Kiss enjoys telling the stories of how everyday Clevelanders and local business make Northeast Ohio a better place. Most recently, he capture Destiny Burns' story in his CLE Urban Winery documentary.
Northwest Neighborhoods CDC is calling for a snow day this Saturday, Dec. 11, and the forecast is for merriment. Come out and enjoy all kinds of free activities, events, food, and shopping at Snow Day in Detroit Shoreway.
Western Reserve Land Conservancy just announced it has purchased the 28.5-acre Euclid Beach Mobile Home Park on Lake Erie in the North Shore Collinwood neighborhood. Now the planning begins.
The much-anticipated BrewDog Cleveland Outpost opened its doors this past weekend, and those who checked it out are giving the huge space with its spectacular views rave reviews.
The Cleveland Christmas Club, a pop-up bar in the Cleveland Hostel, opens tonight to spread holiday cheer, encourage folks to support a good cause, and celebrate the season with snacks and cocktails in "grandma's basement."
After going virtual last year, LakewoodAlive is bringing back Light Up Lakewood this week to celebrate the season with its annual street festival.
In February, Holden Forests & Gardens launched the People for Trees campaign with the goal of planting 15,000 trees by 2025 to save Northeast Ohio’s dwindling tree canopy. As planting season comes to a close, Holden is on the fast track to reaching that goal.