Many Cleveland neighborhoods—almost 60% according to one estimate—are not in close proximity to a grocery store, effectively stranding people access to fresh and healthy food. The Central neighborhood is no different. What’s being done about it?

Cleveland Restoration Society on June 8 will place at City Hall the second historical marker on the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail, honoring late Cleveland Mayor Carl B. Stokes.

FreshWater managing photographer Bob Perkoski provides a peek into the everyday lives of Clevelanders going about their business in the neighborhoods and on the streets of Cleveland.

LAND studio is launching a new app for self-guided tours of Cleveland neighborhoods. The City is our Museum was created to shine a light on the range of artworks and public spaces that exist throughout the city. Tours can be experienced on a bike, on foot, or even through a car window.

Care Alliance last month opened its third health center to serve the homeless, the uninsured, and underinsured with their comprehensive medical services. 

Affordable, high-speed internet service is rolling out this month in Cleveland’s Central neighborhood as part of Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish’s Central Neighborhood Surge plan to expand wireless internet access in the neighborhood.

The long-awaited Opportunity Corridor, connecting East 55^th Street at I-490 to East 105^th Street in University Circle, officially opened last Friday evening. 

Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish and other local politicians caught an earful when they gathered at a shopping plaza in Cleveland’s Central neighborhood in mid-August to discuss ideas around the funding “surge” to address poverty and inequity.

Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish announced a major project last week to expand wireless internet access to approximately 70% of Cleveland’s Central neighborhood, and provide Internet equipment to 500 of 2,500 households.

Fresh Fest Cleveland returns to Rid-All Farm and Otter Park this month, with a free multicultural festival that includes a farmers market, art installations, hands-on activities and workshops, food and drinks, art vendors, health and wellness activities, and a kids zone filled with fun for the whole family. 

Residents and officials celebrated the opening of Colfax Family Homes last week.

With half of the 36 affordable housing homes built in the Colfax development, Burten, Bell Carr is ready to celebrate with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Frank Cudell and John Richardson designed many Cleveland buildings and churches, including the reportedly-haunted Franklin Castle.

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.

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.

In an effort to give underserved neighborhoods a boost, Cuyahoga County executive Armond Budish will launch the Neighborhood Surge program.

Millions of Americans have already rolled up their sleeves for the COVID-19 vaccine. Now comes the next phase—reaching people who are hesitant or face barriers accessing it. 

The Cleveland Bar Association recently hosted a panel discussion examining the historic and continued environmental justice concerns that have fueled ongoing health and wealth impacts in city neighborhoods.
 

A panel of experts will answer questions about getting the COVID-19 vaccines this Saturday on WOVU 95.9 FM radio.

Western Reserve Historical Society's John Grabowski will explore how local neighborhood name changes have been influenced by shifting demographics, politicians, developers, and urban planners.