AsiaTown/St. Clair Superior

Food Rescue app saves 235,000 pounds in first year for Hunger Network of Greater ClevelandVolunteers pick up produce that would have rotted in landfills
Efforts to stop food waste are getting smarter. Since the Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland introduced its Food Rescue app almost a year ago, it has enrolled 42 donors and 544 volunteers.
Flower power: This budding nonprofit has recycled 6,200+ bouquets for those who need it most
Floral arrangements from weddings and funerals see new life thanks to BigHearted Blooms, which repurposes the flowers and delivers them to nursing homes and hospitals.
Teachers will give top marks to this Collinwood resale shop
Monica Grays' resale shop for teaching materials is doing so well in Willoughby that she has opened a second store in Collinwood, called The Assembly by 2nd Semester.
'Song of Whales' artist visits to refresh mural, promote water conservation
The artist Wyland is back in Cleveland to refresh his 1997 “Song of Whales” mural on the Cleveland Public Power building near the Lake Erie shoreline.
LMM steps up to create affordable housing in St. Clair-Superior
Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry, which operates the largest homeless shelter in Ohio, is buying and renovating affordable homes to give families in crisis more options.
Borrow design firm banks on interest in custom decorating
Borrow Rentals has morphed into Borrow Curated Furniture + Design in Cleveland's New Chinatown neighborhood, with a new focus on custom interior design.
PRE4CLE makes preschool a priority in Cleveland
PRE4CLE is all about preparing preschoolers for kindergarten, which studies show pays dividends down the road. As the organization reaches the five-year mark, it has much to celebrate but also decisions to make about where to go next.
What if the Cleveland Flea became a conference? It just did.
Cleveland Flea founder Stephanie Sheldon is ready for some real talk with local entrepreneurs at the Creative Conversations conference.
Summer Sprout takes urban gardeners from rookies to green thumbs
Replacing urban vacant lots with green spaces provides countless benefits for local neighborhoods, but one of the most rewarding parts of the city's gardening program is seeing beginning gardeners transform into leaders.
The long-standing Hispanic social clubs of La Villa Hispana are finding new form for the future
Hispanic social clubs are deeply rooted in La Villa Hispana's past. A new generation of young leaders is ensuring their future.
An inside look at the 12 Learning Lab projects beautifying and inspiring Cleveland
Local artists and nonprofits are teaming up to create change through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture's Learning Lab.
Graffiti HeArt's new gallery takes street art indoors
You’ve probably seen the mark of Graffiti HeArt all around Cleveland, whether you realized it or not. The nonprofit coordinates graffiti-style murals in the city’s private and public spaces, like the vibrant piece on the Stockyard Meats building in Detroit Shoreway and the “Welcome to Cleveland” painting that greets visitors to Ohio City. But with the opening of the Graffiti HeArt Gallery on May 31, the organization will welcome guests and artists to a permanent homebase.
Shiny and not-so-new: Celebration of Preservation honors CLE's shining stars in historic restoration
Cleveland has had its shares of ups and downs in the 223 years since Moses Cleaveland first set up shop, but many of the city’s homes and buildings have remained—largely due to those who have put forth tremendous efforts to preserve and restore the structures that form Cleveland’s unique history.
Behind the scenes: AsiaTown goes all in to celebrate 10 years of the Cleveland Asian Festival
When Cleveland Asian Festival founders Lisa Wong, Johnny Wu, and Vi Huynh first started talking about celebrating Cleveland’s Asian community in 2010, they didn’t know what to expect. “Lisa threw out [the idea of] a big party,’” recalls Wayne Wong, the festival’s emcee and this year’s performance chair. “It wasn’t about any particular ethnicity—Chinese, Japanese, or Korean—but about the entire community and a celebration of Asian culture.”
Ball Ball Waffle is bringing Hong Kong street food here to Cleveland
One year after getting its start with a booth at the Cleveland Asian Festival, Ball Ball Waffle is open for business.
Free Stamp: All things free in the #CLE for May 2019
Fresh Water's monthly "Free Stamp" feature rounds up the freshest free events in Cleveland. Check out the May lineup here!
Off to market we go: Inside the 2.0 version of Night Market CLE and AsiaTown Food Tours
After going dark last summer, Night Market Cleveland returns to Rockwell Avenue and E. 21st St. on Friday, June 21, for an all-new season of food, music, and family entertainment—and even more opportunities for visitors and locals alike to get to know this small, often insular, community.
 
There's a buzzworthy partnership brewing between Solstice Roasters and Storehouse Tea
Joe Deinhart knows his tea. After all, he’s spent 25 years distributing high-end tea to restaurants and coffeehouses via Solstice Roasters, his Cleveland-based coffee roastery and beverage distribution company. So when Paula Hershman—his long-time friend and owner of local company Storehouse Tea—called about collaborating, he knew it would be the perfect addition to his roster.
Land Conservancy study finds Cleveland's east side neighborhoods rebounding from foreclosure crisis
Cleveland's east side is steadily emerging from the 2010 housing crisis—with the number of vacant and distressed structures decreasing significantly while home prices are on the rise.

So go the findings of a 2018 report by the Western Reserve Land Conservancy that examined 13 Cleveland neighborhoods (including Fairfax, Slavic Village, and Shaker Square). 
Into the groove: Wax Mage owner spins vinyl records into trippy works of art
Heath Gmucs sees his world in living color. As pressing operations supervisor for Tyler Village-based record pressing plant Gotta Groove Records, Gmucs started to see a more colorful potential behind the traditional black vinyl records he's been turning out since 2010.