Karin Connelly Rice
Stories by: Karin Connelly Rice
Karin Connelly Rice enjoys telling people's stories, whether it's a promising startup or a life's passion. Over the past 30 years she has reported on local community members and businesses for publications such as Inside Business, Cleveland Magazine, the Rocky River/Lakewood edition of In the Neighborhood, and the Amherst News-Times. At Fresh Water Rice focuses on Clevelanders who are shaping and embracing Cleveland—especially those making positive changes in the city's underserved neighborhoods.
A new multi-sport court park is being constructed in Glenville this week, designed to give older kids and teens a place to be active with their peers, play a variety of sports and have a quality, safe place to play.
A group of partners later this year will break ground on The Ubuntu Gathering Place, a park next door to the East End Neighborhood House to bring greenspace and a sense of place to the Buckeye-Woodland community.
Gary Pearlman bounces through life as bubbleologist Dr. U.R. Awesome—blowing his way to 11 Guinness World Records titles and hoping for a 12th this weekend.
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund last week awarded Karamu House $75,000 to restore the apartment where poet and playwright Langston Hughes once wrote.
There’s yet another fun way to get out and enjoy the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes this summer with the opening of Jimmy's Treehouse on the Stearns Woodland Trail.
The Haunted House Restaurant, which pays homage to the classic horror and thriller movies, is now open in Cleveland Heights.
The St. Luke's Foundation is giving residents in the Woodhill, Buckeye-Shaker, and Mount Pleasant neighborhoods a voice in grantmaking and neighborhood services with its Lift Every Voice platform.
Karamu House is about to complete the third and final phase of its renovations and return to live performances, thanks to a $1 million grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation.
Last summer Chris Hodgson and Scott Kuhn of Driftwood Catering bought Landerhaven from Harlan Diamond, who operated the hall for 60 years. Driftwood has honored Diamond, yet given Landerhaven a new look after reopening this spring.
The Sculpture Center's upcoming augmented reality exhibit, "Crossroads: Still We Rise" will demonstrate how six Cleveland communities that were lost in the racial divide can be rediscovered and resurrected through the works of 12 Black artists.
Since age three Ben Hill has lived with autism and other health issues, which prompted his mother, Cindy, to be a full-time caregiver. Now, at age 34, and thanks to technology, Ben is finally on his own, and Cindy is able to enjoy her own independence as well.
The Lincoln is Sustainable Community Associates' latest effort to reinvigorate the Scranton Corridor—offering workforce housing within its living green walls and growing local businesses.
The Cleveland Clinic took its Supplier Diversity program a step further by joining 11 other healthcare providers in an impact purchasing commitment to increase business to diverse groups of suppliers.
California native Daniel Seddiqui has made a career out of touring the United States to soak in the culture of various cities, meet new people, and learn regional crafts and trades. Today, he makes his third visit to Cleveland on this "Piece of Your City" tour.
The Cleveland Museum of Art is stretching its presence westward with the opening of its Community Arts Center in Clark-Fulton's burgeoning arts culture.
A partnership between Cuyahoga County’s Housing First initiative and A Place 4 Me will create a new $12 million 50-unit permanent supportive housing development for transition-aged youth ages 18 to 24 at risk for or experiencing homelessness.
Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland has plans to address systemic racism and health disparities with a vision to create a whole health campus in the Central neighborhood.
The Kimpton Schofield Hotel is celebrating Pride Month with a special cocktail that pays homage to Cleveland's first gay bar.
In an effort to give underserved neighborhoods a boost, Cuyahoga County executive Armond Budish will launch the Neighborhood Surge program.
Burten, Bell, Carr Development, which covers four square miles through various eastern Cleveland neighborhoods, is focused on improving Buckeye.