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Breaking Ground
Blast from the past: Historic street signs go up in Forest Hill neighborhood
Karin Connelly Rice
Monday, January 20, 2020
Special Report
Opportunity zones were designed to spur development in poor areas. Are they doing the job?
Mark Oprea
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Feature Story
Meet the #Fresh4, innovative thinkers making a difference
Chris Ball and Karin Connelly Rice
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Feature Story
JumpStart gives crucial boost to minority- and women-owned businesses
Douglas J. Guth
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Breaking Ground
Could Coventry P.E.A.C.E. Campus be Cleveland's next great arts district?
Karin Connelly Rice
Monday, June 10, 2019
Feature Story
Bohemian rhapsodies and business woes: Coventry routinely cycles through good times and bad
Karin Connelly Rice
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Feature Story
NewBridge leading the way for innovative education with CLE Lead
Hollie Gibbs
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Feature Story
PHOTOS: Meeting of the creative minds at NewBridge Cleveland
Bob Perkoski
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Feature Story
NewBridge acts as scholarship springboard to Cleveland Institute of Art
Hollie Gibbs
Thursday, July 20, 2017
Breaking Ground
Neighborhood champions recognized with third annual Vibrant City Awards
Fresh Water Staff
Friday, June 09, 2017
Breaking Ground
Grassroots success: NewBridge Cleveland helps those who help themselves
Hollie Gibbs
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Breaking Ground
PHOTOS: art blooms at NewBridge spring exhibition
Bob Perkoski, Fresh Water staff
Monday, May 08, 2017
Partner Content
Podcast: a Clevelander 'steps up' to University Hospitals — and a local jobs pipeline beefs up
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Feature Story
Building bridges: connecting citizens to leading local employers
Hollie Gibbs
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Innovation News
Partner content podcast: What does Neighbor Up do?
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Innovation News
Birthing Beautiful Communities educates, advocates and supports
Hollie Gibbs
Monday, January 30, 2017
Feature Story
Lead in Cleveland: confronting a silent killer
Hollie Gibbs
Thursday, January 05, 2017
Partner Content
New podcast focuses on ordinary Clevelanders doing extraordinary work
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Innovation News
By empowering the people, Neighborhood Connections enables lasting grassroots change
Hollie Gibbs
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Partner Content
Small grants lend big support to residents' art and culture projects
Thursday, November 17, 2016
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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
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