Kathleen Osborne is a seasoned veteran at sending her kids off to college. But as her youngest prepares to flee the nest, she can't help but wax nostalgic from the dining room, which doubles as her home office.

When a seemingly harmless bird lands at her feet, and then proceeds to make himself at home on her lap, Kathleen Osborne begins to ponder whether birds could be harbingers of things to come.

There's a lot to do at the Zoo these days! After a three-month shutdown, the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is back open and touting its new rhino reserve, the Dinosaurs Around the World exhibit, and return of the ever-popular Asian Lantern Festival.

With shrinking populations and more community need, Lakewood and Shaker Heights School Districts are completing facilities master plans to accommodate students and residents—just in time to ponder the reopening of the schools during a pandemic.

Kathleen Osborne gets a bit melancholy and sentimental in times of change. But sometimes memories in the rear view mirror are not as bad as they might appear.

Happy 103rd birthday, Cleveland Metroparks! It's also the 10th anniversary of CEO Brian Zimmerman's tenure with the parks system. FreshWater sits down with Zimmerman to talk about the parks' assets, how the parks have been a refuge during COVID-19, and what's next for the ever-evolving Metroparks. 

Kathleen Osborne strolls down Memory Lane when she considers cleaning out the lifetime of nostalgia that makes up a small village in her attic. It may be time... almost time.

The Cuyahoga Human Rights Commission was formed in 2018 to protect the basic human rights of the LGBTQ community. Last week, the commission began accepting and enforcing discrimination complaints under the county's Anti-Discrimination Ordinance.

Anthony and Tiffany Anreoli fell in love with the historic charm of Slavic Village when they bought their home more than 10 years ago. They've been renovating neighborhood houses ever since and now are developing a community hub.

We can probably all agree that 2020 is shaping up to be a year we'd all like to forget. But Kathleen Osborne reflects on some memorable July moments of years gone by for some summer inspiration.

Healthare organizations, churches, and government agencies are working to bring pop-up testing sites to some of Cleveland's poorer neighborhoods, where access to testing, as well as healthcare, is often limited.

When COVID-19 hit Cleveland earlier this year, government officials and advocates scrambled to find safe housing alternatives to the streets and shelters. The temporary answer just may lead to some long term goals and solutions.

Being physically healthy isn't always something that can be detected by the human eye. Sometimes looks can be deceiving and you may be spreading that virus to someone more susceptible than you.

The annual Celebration of Preservation honors the groups and individuals who have gone above and beyond in their efforts to restore and preserve the region's historic buildings.

With the reopening of the Cleveland Housing Court and high unemployment rates,  officials are bracing for a wave of eviction cases and attempting to find ways to keep people in their homes.

From cooking pots and cleaning supplies to groceries, the large Congolese refugee community living in Cleveland ensures everyone in their neighborhoods are cared for during the COVID-19 pandemic.

While some construction projects have been put on hold during the coronavirus pandemic, large projects in Cleveland Heights and Maple Heights are forging ahead at full steam—creating jobs and positive economic development in Cleveland's inner rings suburbs.

The sound and smell, and even the feel, of rain can have a soothing effect on some people. And sometimes a rainy day can even have a cleansing effect.