New restaurants featuring vegan cuisine are opening regularly in Cleveland, as a plant-based diet gains followers for ethical, environmental and health reasons.

The Business Growth Collaborative brings 11 Northeast Ohio nonprofits together to help minority entrepreneurs and small-business owners grow and develop.

Got a great idea that could make the region a better place? Enter the Cleveland Leadership Center's civic pitch competition and win some serious seed money.

Combining her work as a photographer with her love of inspiring quotes, Megan Johnson is launching Love, You Greetings.

Art students at Cleveland's Menlo Park Academy are getting a taste of the real world by making handmade signs for two grocery stores.

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

Need a job? Check out the latest edition of FreshWater Cleveland's “Who’s Hiring” series, where we feature growing companies with open positions, what they’re looking for, and how to apply.

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Dr. Charles Modlin once again is at the forefront of efforts to address glaring health disparities among African-American men, spearheading the Cleveland Clinic's launch of the Multicultural Health Center of Excellence.

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

In honor of FreshWater Cleveland's own podcast debut, we've rounded up five local podcasts that deserve a spot on your proverbial playlist—from seasoned storytellers to intrepid investigators.

Business is booming on Lee Road in Cleveland Heights, where the trend is toward makers of craft food and beverages.

With over 100 flavors of popcorn, Cleveland Caramel Corn Co. is ready to take it next-level with its very own brick-and-mortar shop.

The Paradox Prize recently awarded $16,000 to Share, a ride-sharing startup, to help East Cleveland, Euclid and Glenville job seekers and workers commute to job hubs in Mentor and Painesville.

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.

Glenville is ground zero for Cleveland’s lead crisis. Federal dollars are flowing in to address the issue, but will it be enough?

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.

Urban Birding Week is underway in Cleveland, led by the Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society and David Lindo, known as the Urban Birder.

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?

Part launching pad, part blank canvas, Pop in CLE is offering Cleveland entrepreneurs a place to test the retail waters with short-term pop-up shops.