Stockyards
Bob PerkoskiThe majority of Metro West’s small storefronts like Kamal's Tires Service and La Virtud on Clark Ave in the Clark – Fulton neighborhood are minority-owned, encompassing restaurants, convenience stores, bakers, barber shops and beauty salons.
Named after the 18983 Cleveland Union Stockyards Company, where
cows, pigs, and sheep were processed for meatpackers—it was once one of the
largest meat processing centers in the country. Originally home to Hungarians
and Czechs, the Laino population in the neighborhood has steadily grown since
the 1980s. Today, the Stockyard is home to almost of 50-50 mix of Latino and
Black residents in a diverse community. The area that once held the actual
stockyards is now a vibrant shopping district, and neighborhood plans call for commercial
and residential development as well as increased access to the nearby Towpath
Trail.
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CHN Housing Partners broke ground on Cleveland West Veterans Housing, a $21.6 million, 62-unit residential development exclusively for veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Cleveland. The complex, scheduled for completion in Fall 2026, represents Cuyahoga County's first Low-Income Housing Tax Credit development focused entirely on veterans addresses a critical service gap on Cleveland's West Side.
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.
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.
While small businesses in Cleveland are still recovering from COVID-19, nonprofit SCORE Cleveland is teaming up with area Community Development Corporations to offer the resources and tools that can help these businesses recover.
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