Broadway rising: University Settlement, NRP break ground on $20 million affordable housing project
Slavic Village's University Settlement and developer NRP Group are working on an affordable housing project that they hope will be the beginning of the neighborhood's renaissance.
Who’s Hiring in the #CLE: TITLE Boxing, bd’s Mongolian Grill, Jack Casino, and more
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Gordon Green brings modern elegance, safe wedding protocol, to historic Detroit Shoreway building
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, earlier this month Gordon Green was able to open its events center in the renovated century-old Berger building and allow brides and grooms to save their dates.
Pride in the CLE will look different when the celebration goes virtual this weekend
Pride in the CLE, the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland’s annual march and festival, may have been delayed in June, but this weekend revelers will make a virtual show of Pride in the CLE.
A garden grows in Tremont: Electric Gardens to become CLE's first integrated live/work space
Ohio City’s most stylish co-working space will soon have to share the Limelight. Next spring, Limelight will open a sister location in Tremont—housed inside a 132-unit apartment building called Electric Gardens.
Taking it in stride: Two Old Brooklyn businesses re-invent, re-think, and come out on top
Even during the coronavirus pandemic, Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation looks out for its small businesses. Thanks to grants offered by OBCDC, Old Brooklyn Cheese and Coffee, Coffee, Coffee have been able to pivot and thrive during tough times.
Who’s Hiring in #CLE: Volunteers of America, Punch Bowl Social, CMNH, and more
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Open for leisure: Stage 3 of the Towpath Trail sees its first visitors with ribbon cutting
After more than two years, Stage 3 of the Towpath Trail Extension project—an urban stretch of 1.9 miles between the northern entrance to Steelyard Commons and Literary Avenue in Tremont—is complete and open to the public.
Gordon Square’s Fast Forward fund keeps rolling with grants for small businessses
The Detroit Shoreway's Fast Forward Fund, established in June to help small businesses in the Gordon Square Arts District, has now raised more than $55,000 and helped 19 businesses.
A lasting memento of Euclid’s lakefront luxury from Cleveland’s Jazz Age
In 1923 entrepreneur Jim Brown built a house on Lake Erie in Euclid. The six-bedroom home, with accents imported from around the world, still stands proudly today and is on the market for $1.2 million.
The Documenters come to CLE to keep public informed of what’s happening in our government meetings
The Documenters began in Chicago in 2016 as a way for civic reporters to track business at local government meetings. Now, the Documenters comes to Cleveland, looking to train people for jobs reporting on what's going on in local government.
Who’s Hiring in #CLE: Community Greenhouse Partners, Horizon Freight, Cleveland Clinic, and more

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Sign of the times: New Collinwood mural reflects modern-day community hope
Community activists Chanell and Donald Boyd initiated the creation of a new mural in the Waterloo Arts District that unites the diverse Collinwood community.
Job matchmaker: Spruce marketing firm founder launches job board for freelancers and nonprofits
Tom Sarago founded Trialogue to pair nonprofit organizations with freelancers who can fill contract job needs.
Personal party: private book browsings, paired with pizza and wine, are popular at Visible Voice
Looking out for the health and safety of both his staff and customers, Visible Voice Books owner Dave Ferrante is booking private book-browsing events through this fall.
Renovated history: Couple brings new life to a forgotten Daisy Avenue home
Michael Sanbury, a self-proclaimed historical renovation fanatic, knew when he saw the abandoned turn-of-the-century house on Daisy Avenue that it was the right home. After nearly two years of restorations, Sanbury and his wife, Bridget, own the pride of Daisy Avenue in the Clark-Fulton neighborhood.
Downtown views, modern living—and free rent—in Cleveland’s original high rise apartment building
The 1965 Chesterfield apartment building has been renovated and rebranded as the Luckman—a stylish modern day downtown living option complete with rooftop pool lounge and second-floor outdoor courtyard.
Pay it forward: Polish Village stages summer cash mob to prompt spending in Parma
As Parma small businesses began to suffer in the pandemic, Polish Village Parma stepped in this summer to organize a COVID-19 cash mob—offering raffle tickets for every $10 spent in neighborhood stores.
Who’s Hiring in #CLE: Cle Construction, Malachi House, Fairfax Renaissance Development, and more
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Fanning the flames: Buckeye Flame reports on the issues and experiences of Ohio’s LGBTQ+ community
After a successful launch this past June, The Buckeye Flame online weekly news publication covers both the struggles and the celebrations affecting the LGBTQ+ community and its allies.