Can Euclid's young black men come together to help solve issues like gun violence and illegal dumping? Councilman Brian Moore says an emphatic "yes."

Wish Cleveland brings Giving Tuesday back for a second year with a more ambitious campaign to help nonprofits citywide.

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By helping convert renters into first-time home buyers, realtor Mike Ficzner is working to move the needle in Euclid and help the city reclaim a majority of owner-occupied homes.
 

Check out our very first episode of the FreshFaces podcast featuring Kids of 216 founder Steph Buda.

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.

Fueled by a global movement spearheaded by Chagrin Falls native Wendy Diamond, Lorraine Schuchart and Lisa Sands are creating their own Women's Entrepreneurship Day event, Cleveland-style.

Hundreds of people spent 2½ days in Cleveland Public Auditorium last week at the Cleveland Rising Summit, working on an ambitious shared vision for the region’s economic future. What will come of their efforts?

The idea that racism is a public health crisis will be explored Nov. 8 and 9 at Public Auditorium at a Call to Action Summit titled 400 Years of Inequity.

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.

On World Homeless Day, Thursday, Oct. 10, attention turns to the needs of homeless people everywhere. The City Mission is expanding one shelter, but the problem keeps growing.

Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry, which operates the largest homeless shelter in Ohio, is buying and renovating affordable homes to give families in crisis more options.

"Labyrinth," made by St. Edward High School students, and "Woman in Motion," by former Parma resident Todd Thompson, are screening this month at the Chagrin Documentary Film Festival.

Opportunity zones supposedly were intended to be good for investors and poor neighborhoods alike. Two years after their creation, the benefits for all city residents are still in dispute.

The environment is on the minds of a lot of people these days. What can an ordinary person do? Plenty, it turns out, just by following these helpful tips for your daily routine, compiled with the help of Sustainable Cleveland.

Tom Gill, Jacqueline Gillon, Stephanie Buda and Shelly Gracon are thinking outside the box to make their communities stronger. They are this year's #Fresh4, recognized by the Cleveland Leadership Center and FreshWater Cleveland as innovators who are making a difference.

Randell McShepard told a sold-out City Club audience Aug. 16 that the perceived shortage of black leaders is due to a lack of opportunities to be heard. “Minorities shouldn't have to be in protest mode to get the opportunity to speak publicly,” he says.

Meet the local heroes working to restore a sense of safety in the Clark-Fulton neighborhood.