When Mary Verdi-Fletcher was a child, there weren’t many – OK, any – opportunities for people with physical disabilities to learn dance.…
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I looked in the mirror and staring back at me were dark, sunken eyes, purple lips, and boils all over my body;…
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Upon arrival, you may think that the AffoGATO cafe, located at 761 Starkweather Ave. in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood, looks much like any…
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When we think of people in the grip of addiction and of those in recovery from addiction, we often imagine the young,…
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In the greater Cleveland area, our access to fresh local produce is prolific. We are blessed with a number of ways to…
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At a Democratic club meeting in an affluent Cleveland suburb last fall, Jeff Schlekie rapped. He rapped about picking up litter to…
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In the early weeks after my best friend, Heidi, died, I was surprised by the different ways in which friends and acquaintances…
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For Jowan Smith, family life is an incubator of ideas. She created Getting Our Babies to College 101 (GOBTC), a nonprofit based…
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We have a huge problem in Cleveland, and to me, the problem is unreal. It’s something I’ve associated with third world countries…
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Editor’s Note: The author is publishing anonymously to protect her son’s identity. As a work-at-home mom of three, the first day of…