Maureen Nichols and Rose Price laugh together at their kitchen table in Brecksville, a Cleveland suburb. They talk rapidly with an easy…
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Cleveland ChangemakersMy Neighbor, MyselfSpecial Delivery: Local Libraries Serve Homebound Neighbors
The public library, a steadfast pillar of a community, remains an invaluable resource to residents of all ages and abilities. But when…
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Cindy Rios defies our subconscious stereotypes about drugs, addiction and incarceration. “I was living on the lake. I had two children. I…
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I never thought about orange. When I learned the orange tip was removed from the toy gun that Tamir Rice was playing…
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If you saw Dean Roff walking down the side of the road – covered in tattoos, backpack slung over his shoulder, wearing…
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Cleveland ChangemakersMy Neighbor, MyselfLemons to Lemonade: Turning Life’s Hardships into Adventures in Advocacy
It’s been said, when life hands you lemons, you make lemonade. In these hot, sweltering days, who couldn’t use something refreshing like…
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When attorney Jon Pinney presented his alarming report at the City Club on Cleveland’s poor economic health, I listened with interest to…
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A traffic stop in October 2017 changed everything for Laura and her two sons. When a Painesville police officer gave the undocumented…
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When Cleveland was named one of the poorest big cities in the nation in 2008, Jan Thrope was working at a homeless…
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Editor’s note: This story is part of our our Young Voices Cleveland series. When Raja Freeman composes a poem, it’s usually because…