Diversity + Inclusion

John “Ikenna” Ogwuegbu, right, founder of Ikon Health foundation, works with volunteers to provide high-quality health care in underserved areas- both in Cleveland and in Africa.

Ikenna Ogwuegbu: Healthcare mentor, advocate for removing barriers in the refugee community

Sydney KornegayWednesday, October 5, 2022

Breaking Ground

Cory United Methodist Church

Preserving our cultural heritage: Cleveland Restoration Society gets $50,000 planning grant

Karin Connelly RiceTuesday, September 13, 2022

One World Day 2018

Experience the world: What to expect at One World Day 2022

Dana ShugrueWednesday, August 24, 2022

This bronze statue of German philosophers and writers Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller, a replica of the original that was erected in Weimar in 1847, dedicated in Wade Park in 1907 and moved to the German Cultural Garden in 1929.

Cleveland’s Cultural Gardens: A landscape of diversity, looking toward the future

Lauren R. PaciniTuesday, August 23, 2022

The stage of the Centennial Peace Plaza.

Cleveland’s Cultural Gardens: A landscape of diversity, the later years

Lauren R. PaciniThursday, August 18, 2022

The bust of philosopher and statesman Johan Vilhelm Snellman is among those in the Finnish Garden (1958) and was the first addition to the Cultural Gardens in nearly two decades. Dedicated September 14, 1958.

Cleveland’s Cultural Gardens: A landscape of diversity, the middle years

Lauren R. PaciniTuesday, August 16, 2022

The British Garden as it looks today.

Cleveland’s Cultural Gardens: A landscape of diversity, the early years

Lauren R. PaciniThursday, August 11, 2022

Rev. Stephen C Blonder Adams

A man with a mission: Rev. Stephen Blonder Adams has big plans for the Old Stone Church

Karin Connelly RiceThursday, August 11, 2022

Harmonia, representing the traditional music of Eastern Europe

Tour the world with music, dance with Cultural Gardens Federation’s World on Stage series

FreshWater StaffThursday, July 28, 2022

Students at the School of One at the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland with Johnny Stanton of the Cleveland Browns

Two Ohio House bills threaten Cleveland’s only LGBTQ+ public school

James Bigley IIWednesday, July 20, 2022

Island Beats

Arts and Culture

#CLE-ative Groove: Meet Iris Gonzalez and Zoe Brown, dance teachers and co-founders of Island Beats

Jen Jones DonatelliWednesday, July 13, 2022

LGBTQ

Cleveland Heights City Council enacts LGBTQ+ equity and inclusion laws

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

A Place for Us in Cleveland opened in 2016 as Ohio's "first LGBTQ-friendly senior housing

Ohio's first LGBTQ-friendly apartments feel inclusive to some, like any other building to others

Justin Glanville and Ken SchneckThursday, June 23, 2022

Carl Stokes Civil Rights Trail Marker Unveiling

Carl B. Stokes historic marker unveiled as second stop on the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail

Karin Connelly RiceMonday, June 20, 2022

Breaking Ground

First-ever Progress Pride Flag raising in front of Cleveland Heights City Hall

Cleveland Heights celebrates Pride Month, Juneteenth by affirming that All Are, indeed, Welcome here

Karin Connelly RiceMonday, June 20, 2022

Juneteenth celebration in Coventry VillageJuneteenth celebration in Coventry Village

Block party: Coventry Road to close for Juneteenth celebration

Thursday, June 16, 2022

Breaking Ground

Carl B. Stokes

Marching on: Newest Civil Rights Trail marker honors Carl B. Stokes, Cleveland’s first Black mayor

Karin Connelly RiceTuesday, June 7, 2022

Station HopeStation HopeStation Hope

Station Hope: Celebrating Cleveland's social justice and equity heritage

Monday, May 23, 2022

Pat Perry’s finished mural at The Foundry

Rolling on the River: New 150-foot mural at The Foundry depicts rowing, teamwork, diversity

Karin Connelly RiceThursday, May 12, 2022

“Connecting the Dots Between Race and Health

Help connect the dots between race and health for a chance to win a Visa gift card

Wednesday, May 4, 2022

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Diversity + Inclusion

lynlee altman

lynlee altman

City: MidTown

Meet Lynlee Altman, founder of Pinnacle Construction, a general contractor that specializes in unique, complex and safety-critical construction.

debbie donley

debbie donley

City: Downtown

Meet Debbie Donley, founder of Vocon, an architectural firm with more than 120 employees in its Cleveland and New York offices.

ariane kirkpatrick

ariane kirkpatrick

City: Emerging Neighborhoods

Meet Ariane Kirkpatrick, founder of AKA Construction Management Team, Inc., a construction company and commercial cleaning company with 47 employees.

jill akins

jill akins

City: Downtown

Meet Jill Akins, founder of Van Auken Akins Architects LLC.

kazell pugh

kazell pugh

City: Bedford

Meet Kazell Pugh, founder of TLC Springwater.

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