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Theatrical Education8 articles
Playhouse Square is committed to providing arts learning opportunities to enrich the lives of students, families, teachers, and adults. Since its inception in 1998, Playhouse Square’s nonprofit Education Department has offered thousands of events, works...
Broadway Buzz Host Joe Garry Broadway Buzz Host Joe GarryCody York
For the Benefit of All the People22 articles
In 1892 Cleveland industrialist and philanthropist Jeptha Wade gifted the land to build the Cleveland Museum of Art with "for the benefit of all the people forever" written on the deed. To this day, all are welcome the CMA to view its world-renowned exhib...
Cleveland Museum of Art in 1916 Cleveland Museum of Art in 1916Courtesy of Cleveland Museum of Art
CLE-Vignettes: 13 articles
CLE-Vignettes are photos that show how people in Northeast Ohio spend their time—what they’re doing for fun and entertainment, or how they are just spending time with friends and family. Your scene may be that event or afternoon off you’ve been loo...
Euclid Avenue Skyline Euclid Avenue SkylineBob Perkoski
Environmental Justice15 articles
The concept of environmental justice is that all people, regardless of race, ethnicity or national origin, have the right to live, work, and recreate in a clean and safe environment. But historically, that hasn’t been the case. Too many citizens, p...
Jacquie Gillon Jacquie GillonWestern Reserve Land Conservancy
Art.Culture.Connection.79 articles
In 2007, area residents voted for a dedicated tax to support our creative community. With that tax money Cuyahoga Ats & Culture has spent more than 15 years distributing grant money for inspired creative projects and connecting residents to millions of ar...
Hispanic Heritage Celebration Hispanic Heritage CelebrationBob Perkoski
Protecting today, Preserving tomorrow11 articles
The Conservancy for the Cuyahoga Valley National Park enriches people's lives and enhances Northeast Ohio by encouraging use, preservation, and support of one the greatest assets in our region—the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Manufacturing Success55 articles
The Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network (MAGNET)’s mission is to drive Northeast Ohio manufacturing growth, especially in the small and medium companies that make up 98% of the region’s nearly 10,000 manufacturers. This series looks at MAGNET’...
The engineering floor at MAGNET’s new HQ facility The engineering floor at MAGNET’s new HQ facilityBob Perkoski
Come Together and Thrive12 articles
In the City of South Euclid, you’ll find countless gathering places, inviting green spaces, and amenities to keep you engaged and entertained. Whether you’re looking for entertainment, a new home, or a business move, you’re sure to find something s...
City of South Euclid City of South Euclid
100 Years of Discovery9 articles
he Cleveland Museum of Natural History holds five million specimens, protects more than 12,000 acres of natural habitats in Northeast Ohio, and welcomes more than 375,000 visitors each year to see Balto the famous sled dog, Lucy the Australopithecus afare...
The world-famous Lucy display The world-famous Lucy displayBob Perkoski
Cleveland Masterworks123 articles
Greater Cleveland’s most noted architectural designs and the architects who created them symbolized Cleveland as a city of wealth, industry, and banking in the 19th and 20th Centuries, and laid the foundation for the city in the 21st Century. Some ...
Tower City Tower CityBob Perkoski
Playhouse Square Education1 articles
Since 1988, Playhouse Square’s Education Department has offered thousands of events, workshops, and classes to provide quality arts learning opportunities to enrich the lives of students, families, teachers, and adults.
Playhouse Square Dazzle Awards Playhouse Square Dazzle AwardsCourtesy of Playhouse Square
Championing Career Potential3 articles
Towards Employment works with job seekers to maximize their success potential to in meaningful careers. TE focuses on skills development, career coaching, and advocacy to promote more equitable and inclusive paths to opportunity and employment.
#StreetsofCLE170 articles
Since 2021, FreshWater managing photographer Bob Perkoski has been capturing and sharing the images he shoots of people in Cleveland going about their everyday tasks in our #StreetsofCLE section.Check out some of our favorites in the series here!...
Lorain Avenue in the Detroit Shoreway Lorain Avenue in the Detroit ShorewayBob Perkoski
Make It! Podcast12 articles
Earlier this year, the Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network (MAGNET) launched its new podcast series “MAKE IT: Frank Conversations on the Future of Manufacturing,” featuring frank and insightful conversations between MAGNET president and CEO Etha...
Make It Podcast Make It PodcastMAGNET
How I Became a St. James Altar Boy7 articles
Contributing Writer Ralph Horner writes about growing up next to St. James Church in Goodrich-Kirtland Park and how he met Father Pete and became an altar boy and “a high Anglo Catholic, but not under the Pope Pius XII.”
How I became a St. James altar boy How I became a St. James altar boy
The Birth of Rock & Roll in Cleveland5 articles
"The Birth of Rock & Roll in Cleveland" is Contributing Writer Ralph Horner’s newest column about discovering Rock & Roll music as a teenager in the 1950s.
The Birth of Rock & Roll in Cleveland The Birth of Rock & Roll in Cleveland
The Cardalians4 articles
The Cardalians is Ralph Horner’s third series of essays, recalling his days in the 1950s as a young man near Cleveland’s Glenville and Collinwood neighborhoods, and the large population of people who came to Cleveland from Cardale, Pennsylvania.
The Cardalians The Cardalians
The Golden Age on East 49th Street11 articles
This series from Ralph Horner is about his in Cleveland in the 1950s; an introduction to other worlds, and, in many ways, about realizing that life isn't always going to be like it was.
The Golden Age on East 49th Street The Golden Age on East 49th Street
Rumbles on E. 49th13 articles
Rascals and Rogues column writer Ralph Horner continues his chronicles growing up in Cleveland neighborhoods in his newest series, Rumbles on E. 49th.
CLE-ative Groove14 articles
FreshWater’s  #CLEative Groove series features Q&A profiles on our city’s creative makers and shakers....
Robert Gatewood teaches a Games Culture and Development class at Campus International High School. Robert Gatewood teaches a Games Culture and Development class at Campus International High School.Courtesy of Robert Gatewood
Community Development Connection26 articles
Development Connection, is in partnership with Cleveland Neighborhood Progress and Cleveland Development Advisors. The series seeks to raise awareness about the work of 29 Community Development Corporations (CDCs) as well as explore the efforts of neighbo...
Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc. is eading the way on a new master plan designed to lift the Buckeye neighborhood from the swamp of disinvestment, structural racism, and population loss it has dwelled within for years Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc. is eading the way on a new master plan designed to lift the Buckeye neighborhood from the swamp of disinvestment, structural racism, and population loss it has dwelled within for yearsBob Perkoski
Tools for Talent45 articles
Cleveland area employers are always looking for talented workers to fill their staff needs. There are many organizations that, in turn, also help provide potential workers with the skills, training, and experience they need to get that next job. With the ...
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Rascals and Rogues6 articles
Writer Ralph Horner, who lived in Goodrich-Kirtland Park and Glenville in the 1950s and is a Vietnam veteran. In Rascals and Rogues he shares various observations, antics and mischief, tales and friendship, and life lessons learned.
Connecting the Dots8 articles
Connecting the Dots Between Race and Health, spearheaded by Ideastream Public Media and funded by Dr. Donald J. Goodman and Ruth Weber Goodman Philanthropic Fund of The Cleveland Foundation, is a project that investigates how racism contributes to poor he...
Ikon Health foundation, works with volunteers to provide high-quality health care in underserved areas- both in Cleveland and in Africa. Ikon Health foundation, works with volunteers to provide high-quality health care in underserved areas- both in Cleveland and in Africa.Courtesy of IKON Health Foundation
Grassroots Success62 articles
This series, "Grassroots Success: Awakening the Power of Families and Neighborhoods," explores how meaningful impact on our communities grows from the ground up. Support for "Grassroots Success" is provided by Neighborhood Connections ...
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Roots of Change13 articles
 In the early 1900s, with a need to help the large number of people experiencing financial hardship, the United Way of Greater Cleveland was organized. For more than a century the organization has funded and supported programs to help people in need,...
A Buckeye Woodland Community Congress member with protesters gathered at E. Ninth and Euclid Ave. wanting Sohio to oppose deregulation of natural gas prices and contribute $1 billion to subsidize heating costs for poor and elderly consumers. A Buckeye Woodland Community Congress member with protesters gathered at E. Ninth and Euclid Ave. wanting Sohio to oppose deregulation of natural gas prices and contribute $1 billion to subsidize heating costs for poor and elderly consumers.Mari A. Schaefer
NEO SoJo89 articles
The Northeast Ohio Solutions Journalism (NEO SoJo) Collaborative’s Making Ends Meet project is composed of 18-plus Northeast Ohio news outlets working together on solutions-based journalism projects to tackle the area’s most pressing concerns.
Facing the challenges and frustrations of being homeless in Vancouver Facing the challenges and frustrations of being homeless in Vancouver
#PeopleofCLE32 articles
Northeast Ohio is changing. These are the people shaping its future. Follow us on Instagram @freshwatercle
#PeopleofCLE #PeopleofCLENicky Grusenmeyer
May Dugan10 articles
Founded in 1969, May Dugan Center is named after  the late May Dugan, a long-time Ohio City resident who was an advocate and counselor for her neighbors in need. Today, the center continues to help people enrich and advance their lives and communitie...
Rick Kemm (top left) at the May Dugan Center Rick Kemm (top left) at the May Dugan CenterMay Dugan Center
Ohio Civics Essential17 articles
Information and quizzes to improve your civic knowledge....
The Cuyahoga County event will be held on April 30. The Cuyahoga County event will be held on April 30.
FreshFaces10 articles
The FreshFaces podcast series focuses on the dynamic people making change in Cleveland. Listen to in-depth interviews with Cleveland's trailblazers and ...
People, Planet, Progress: A Decade of Sustainable Cleveland15 articles
More than 50 years after the Cuyahoga River fire, Sustainable Cleveland encourages collaboration to build a resilient Cleveland that leverages its assets to build economic, social and environmental well-being for all. In 2019 the organization reflected on...
The 2015 edition of the annual Sustainable Cleveland 2019 event featured a large Planet Earth. The 2015 edition of the annual Sustainable Cleveland 2019 event featured a large Planet Earth.
Global Cleveland37 articles
Global Cleveland is a nonprofit economic development organization engaged in luring newcomers from the U.S. and abroad. The organization...
2016 Vibrant City Awards 2016 Vibrant City AwardsWayne Mortensen, CNP
Microlending Success32 articles
The Cleveland Economic and Community Development Institute...
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