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Arts + Culture
Culinary Crisis
Design + Build
Diversity + Inclusion
Education
Entrepreneurs + Innovators
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Local Food Economy
Move to Cleveland
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Fairfax
Glenville
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Lakewood
Little Italy
MidTown
Ohio City
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FreshWater Cleveland has a new series focusing on the suburbs surrounding Cleveland. Built mostly before the 1960s, these “first” suburbs face challenges ranging from urban sprawl to disinvestment. But shrinking news coverage reports mostly on crime. This series instead will look at the unheralded people and innovative programs that are making a difference, through a solutions-based journalism lens.
The series is made possible through the support of Citizens Bank, the First Suburbs Consortium, and the First Ring Schools Collaborative.
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