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 30 years she has reported on local community members and businesses for publications such as Inside Business, Cleveland Magazine, the Rocky River/Lakewood edition of In the Neighborhood, and the Amherst News-Times. At Fresh Water Rice focuses on Clevelanders who are shaping and embracing Cleveland—especially those making positive changes in the city's underserved neighborhoods.
The last leg of the Towpath Trail, due to be completed next year, pays homage to Cleveland's role in the Civil War, industrial, and railroad histories at nearly every turn.
Flying Fig owner and executive chef Karen Small feels the pain local restaurants have gone through with the COVID-19 shutdown, but is trying to learn some long-term lessons on the journey back to success.
Dave Ocker and Kyah Fernandez lost their restaurant jobs after COVID-19 hit. But saw it as an opportunity to start a nonprofit cocktail delivery company that benefits first responders on the frontline.
There's nothing like a good book, and Menlo Park Academy fifth graders are ensuring their younger classmates get their reading time in by recording books for YouTube.
Chef Doug Katz sees hope in Cleveland's restaurants surviving COVID-19 with new innovations in dining out.
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture organizations are getting creative in creating and exploring the arts while social distancing.
Pulsar Eco Products and partner KMK are producing 2.5 million masks a week and donating thousands of them to local businesses and senior care organizations.
Custom printing and apparel company Hotcards has changed gears to start making Personal Protective Equipment for clients in healthcare and on the frontlines.
The effects of COVID-19 are hitting the local restaurant industry hard. Two firms teamed up to spread the word and share the stories of seven chef/owners.
When schools closed last month due to the coronavirus, school leaders in Cleveland's suburbs moved quickly to keep feeding their students breakfasts and lunches, through a mix of federal funding and local volunteers.
The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes isn't letting the coronavirus crisis wipe out its annual plant sale. It's heading online this year for a full month, and so far, orders are up.
Mere weeks after opening Picnic Hill Market Cafe in Shaker Heights, the owners are shifting gears due to the coronavirus.
Four nonprofit groups will receive urgently needed donations to battle the health crisis, thanks to the Cleveland Foundation's Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund, which has raised $5.73 million in mere weeks.
Hate to drink alone? The Wine Spot in Cleveland Heights is experimenting with its first-ever virtual happy hour.
The coronavirus crisis is shutting programs and jobs down. So people are spending more time at home, including at Welcome House's 48 residential group homes, where they need to hire 40 to 60 temporary positions to meet the sudden demand.
The coronavirus crisis has Cleveland Ward 17 community members mobilizing to stock an emergency food pantry and organize food deliveries to those in need.
High school students traditionally have been encouraged to attend four-year colleges and universities. But rising tuition and a shortage of manufacturing workers has many students exploring a growing number of technical programs in their schools.
Abattoir Gallery is opening in a refurbished space inside a former sausage factory in La Villa Hispana.
The Falcon is about to take flight. Cleveland CycleWerks is gearing up to release its newest creation, three high-tech vehicles in one.
Improving accessibility and energy efficiency are the main reasons that Lakewood's Beck Center for the Arts is working to raise $5.7 million.