Lee Chilcote
Stories by: Lee Chilcote
Lee Chilcote is an award-winning journalist, writer, and author whose writing has been published in The Washington Post, Associated Press, National Public Radio, Chronicle of Philanthropy, Vanity Fair, Next City, Belt, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cleveland Magazine, Crain's Cleveland Business, and many literary journals and anthologies. He has also written poetry chapbooks, produced plays, and won a grant from the Ohio Arts Council. He is founder and past editor of The Land, a local news organization reporting on Cleveland's neighborhoods, and founder and past executive director of Literary Cleveland. He lives in the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood of Cleveland with his family.
Cuyahoga County this week broke ground on the $15 million Euclid Beach Connector Trail, a two-thirds-of-a-mile multimodal pathway that will transform private beachfront into public lakefront access in Collinwood. The project involves property owners granting easements in exchange for shoreline stabilization—giving more than 1,000 residents access to Lake Erie.
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History and Kent State University’s School of Fashion students have partnered to present “Fashion & Feather." The exhibit brings together student designs, historic fashion, and bird feathers to explore the intersections of fashion, nature, sustainability, and conservation.
City officials and Rock Entertainment Group, Bedrock, and Cosm last week broke ground on Cosm Cleveland—its fifth nationwide location—featuring a state-of-the-art 12K+ LED dome designed to create immersive sports, cinema, and entertainment experiences. The development will host four major events daily when it opens in 2027.
CWRU's Weatherhead School of Management will host an "AI and the Future of Work" symposium this Thursday, April 23, bringing together business leaders, academics, and students to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming business, leadership, and society. Dean Andrew Medvedev says the event will train future leaders on how they can harness AI as an opportunity rather than see it as a threat.
Cleveland City Council has declared April 18 Superman Day, honoring Glenville natives and the superhero creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The designation is part of ongoing efforts to recognize the Man of Steel's local roots.
It's opening night of the Cleveland International Film Festival, which celebrates its 50th anniversary with 10 days of films, premieres, and star power. The milestone year features a global lineup of more than 300 titles and more than 100 premieres—marking a year of renewed energy and a strong return to CIFF's deep roots.
One of the more intractable problems facing manufacturers is the mismatch between the location of jobs and where entry-level workers live. Many low-income and Black workers live in Cleveland and don’t own cars, but many jobs are in the suburbs, far from public transportation.
After a year-and-a-half hiatus, curbside recycling is coming back to Cleveland and residents have until October to opt in to the program.
As local colleges reopen during the coronavirus pandemic, they’ve expanded efforts to provide food and emergency aid to students who are impacted by COVID-19—especially those who don't have family support.
Cleveland's Lee-Harvard neighborhood has seen an impressive response rate to the U.S. Census—as high as 70%. What can other areas learn from this east side neighborhood?
Cleveland is lagging in responses to the 2020 U.S. Census, so community groups are taking some creative measures to encourage traditionally hard-to-reach groups to be counted—and it's working.
LatinUS Theater, Ohio’s first independent Latino theater company, is staging their fifth Spanish-language production this month and plans to open in their own space next year in Cleveland’s Clark-Fulton neighborhood.
Wish Cleveland brings Giving Tuesday back for a second year with a more ambitious campaign to help nonprofits citywide.
Dr. Charles Modlin once again is at the forefront of efforts to address glaring health disparities among African-American men, spearheading the Cleveland Clinic's launch of the Multicultural Health Center of Excellence.
The epicenter of the housing crisis a decade ago, Slavic Village is bouncing back with fully rehabbed homes selling for less than $100,000.
There's no better way to experience the stunning downtown views along the Cleveland Foundation Centennial Lake Link Trail than during a 5K walk/run sponsored by the Cleveland Metroparks. This year's event takes place Saturday, Sept. 14, in the Flats.
Changes are in store for the annual One World Day on Aug. 25 in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens, including a new Children's Village, enhanced transportation options and new activities, as well as three new gardens.
From a dynamic duo bringing back Glenville to a Sudanese designer working on a welcome center for Irishtown Bend, these artists are changing the city's creative landscape.
A decade after Ohio City leaders began trying to capitalize on the success of West 25th St. by luring new businesses to Lorain Avenue, local entrepreneurs are moving to this funky west side main street to take advantage of affordable rents and a newly emerging restaurant, retail, and nightlife scene.
