Hough
Bob PerkoskiLacey Talley worked on the Hough Mural Project at East 66th Street and Hough Avenue with other students and members of Oriana House.
Just to the west of Rockefeller Park and University Circle,
the neighborhood was named after early landowners Oliver and Eliza Hough. The
neighborhood is home to historic League Park—home to the Cleveland Spiders
baseball team. By the 1950s, financial insecurity and racial tensions led to
the famous Hough Riots. Today, the neighborhood is home to the African American
Museum. Today, the neighborhood is in the midst of a revitalization, with new
housing and commercial projects happening under the leadership of Famicos
Foundation.
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Once considered America's least connected major city, Cleveland is now bridging the digital divide through DigitalC's municipal internet program. The nonprofit has connected 6,000 households with affordable and free high-speed internet since January 2024, is on track to connect 23,500 households by 2028, and just received additional support from Google Fiber.
Sustainability is growing in importance in the manufacturing industry, with companies of all sizes integrating eco-friendly practices into their operations. Sustainable practices can reduce waste and energy consumption, lower costs, incorporate recycled materials, and improve public trust.
This summer, local musicians have enriched Northeast Ohio neighborhoods with performances at unconventional venues—from grocery stores to prisons, to residential front porches. Funded by Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, these initiatives make live music more accessible to diverse populations and create harmony throughout the region.
Startups face many challenges in the current economic climate, particularly companies in the manufacturing sector. Applications are open for MAGNET's 2025 Mspire Pitch Competition, which supports manufacturing innovation through funding, exposure, and guidance to entrepreneurs—with a focus on fostering physical product development.
Cuyahoga County officials and MAGNET celebrated the successful launch of 3,000 manufacturing careers over the past three years through MAGNET's Manufacturing Sector Partnership. The initiative brought together manufacturers, educators, workforce organizations, and government leaders to build a stronger, more inclusive manufacturing economy in the region.
MAGNET's Advanced Manufacturing Fund addresses the funding gap for physical product startups, which often struggle to attract traditional venture capital. Through a $4 million allocation, the fund attempts to accelerate growth of early-stage manufacturing startups and cultivate a niche investment network.
Cleveland organizations are preparing for Juneteenth celebrations with support from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, offering a variety of events that honor the holiday's historical significance. Organizers say they hope the events will educate, entertain, and foster community engagement while highlighting the contributions of Black artists and entrepreneurs in the region.
The MidTown Collaboration Center, a new 98,000-square-foot innovation hub in the Hough neighborhood, is celebrating its grand opening with a community block party on May 16. The center, developed by the Cleveland Foundation, JumpStart, KeyBank, and other partners, aims to boost economic activity and create jobs while bringing together multiple organizations focused on community-centered research and programming initiatives.
MAGNET has been at the forefront of driving innovation and growth in Northeast Ohio's manufacturing sector for 40 years. From its origins in engineering support to its current role as a key resource for more than 10,000 businesses, MAGNET continues to play a key role in embracing new methodologies, technologies, and workforce development. strategies.
The FreshWater staff put together this comprehensive guide for a variety of local Cleveland holiday gift ideas. The list highlights some of our favorite products and experiences from local businesses and organizations to encourage shopping locally.
MAGNET's ninth annual Mspire pitch competition awarded $85,000 to seven innovative manufacturing startups in a diverse range of concepts and industries, from sustainable energy solutions with Accelerate Wind's turbines to cake pop molds made by Daisy Makes, to health technology developed by Auxilium Health.
Slow Roll Cleveland, a community cycling group that takes leisurely 10-mile bike rides each week through various Cleveland neighborhoods, concludes its 2024 season next week with a Halloween ride—costumes and bike decorations encouraged.
Towards Employment will celebrate the power of Cleveland’s people next week with a free evening of jazz and storytelling at “A Work & Reentry Experience” at the Fatima Center and the Hough branch of Cleveland Public Library.
MAGNET's Early College, Early Career (ECEC) program allows high school juniors to get an early start in potentially lucrative manufacturing careers. Through ECEC, students attend classes three days a week, spend one day in training at MAGNET with mentors, and spend one day in internships with local manufacturing companies. More than 90% of graduates receive job offers at the end of the program that MANGET first launched in 2017.
With a mission to deploy a citywide network of affordable high-speed internet, DigitalC announced this week that it has partnered with BlueBridge Networks to host its second data center. The second data center will provide better reliability and allow Digital C to expand its client base throughout the city.
Greater Cleveland has made progress in bringing minorities and women into the manufacturing industry, according to MAGNET, and about 2,000 people of color have entered the sector in the past two years. Although the region has seen an 80% jump in women and minorities in manufacturing leadership positions, a greater effort is needed to diversify the manufacturing workforce.
Neighborhood Connections announced this week that it has approved $382,114 in grants to support 121 projects in Cleveland and East Cleveland. Cuyahoga Arts & Culture will co-fund 27 of the resident-led arts and culture projects. Read about what community groups are doing with the funding to improve our neighborhoods.
FreshWater managing photographer Bob Perkoski provides a peek into the everyday lives of Clevelanders going about their business in the neighborhoods and on the streets of Cleveland.
In early April, the City of Cleveland, Enterprise Community Partners, Cuyahoga Land Bank, CHN Housing Partners, Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, and the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless united with Rocket Community Fund to unveil the Make It Home Cleveland program. Aiming to address tax foreclosure and improve Black homeownership rates in East Side neighborhoods, the initiative offers renters the chance to become homeowners through financial support and housing stability services.
MAGNET's first progress report card on its Blueprint for Manufacturing in Northeast Ohio was released last week. The report shows the area has exceeded industry goals, increased investment and products, and diversified top talent, among other milestones.
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