Advocating for the Future of Public Transit in Cleveland

Advocating for the Future of Public Transit in Cleveland Sustainable Community Associates recently welcomed Angie Schmitt and Marvin Ranaldson to an office space on the ground floor of the Fairmont Creamery. The move was rather serendipitous. “We had found an office downtown, but this came up and it all came together.” Angie explained. The space…

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Resident Spotlight: Teaching in the COVID Era with Krystle Williams

Resident Spotlight: Teaching in the COVID Era with Krystle Williams Last fall, we reached out to a few of the teachers in our community. Teachers have been working tirelessly throughout the pandemic, and we wanted to celebrate their work at a time when schools were particularly overwhelmed. One such community member was Krystle Williams, a…

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Cleveland’s AsiaTown: Yesterday and Today

Cleveland’s AsiaTown: Yesterday and Today As a Cleveland transplant, AsiaTown came as a surprise to me. I’d considered myself familiar with the city prior to moving here, having family scattered throughout Northeast Ohio—but I hadn’t known this particular neighborhood existed. I knew Little Italy and University Circle, Lakewood and Tremont, and most of the outlying…

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Cleveland APL Expansion Will Bring Innovative Care to the City

Cleveland APL Expansion Will Bring Innovative Care to the City At the heart of the Cleveland Animal Protective League is a series of core values, including compassion, leadership, and innovation. These values drive all that the APL does, and are perhaps most clearly articulated through their current capital campaign, Unleash the Dream. The multi-year campaign…

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How Acupuncture First Treats Imbalances in the Body

How Acupuncture First Treats Imbalances in the Body Karen Mastrangelo started practicing acupuncture in 2010, after earning her Master of Science degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine from the prestigious Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. Though she spent time studying and practicing in both California, where PCOM is located, and New York, she is a native…

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Discovering the Depth of Cleveland’s Ukrainian Museum-Archives

Discovering the Depth of Cleveland’s Ukrainian Museum-Archives Situated on Kenilworth Avenue, opposite Lincoln Park, is a large yellow craftsman-style house with a red tympanum and an inviting front porch. This building is home to Cleveland’s Ukrainian Museum-Archives. Founded in 1952, the museum-archives is dedicated to collecting and preserving items from Ukrainian history, culture, and immigration…

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Business Spotlight: Anna Beauty Center

Business Spotlight: Anna Beauty Center Anna Li opened her beauty center in AsiaTown twenty years ago. She had recently immigrated from China, and wanted to create a boutique where people could learn more about her culture and access convenient services and great products. “I always knew I wanted to own my own business,” she said…

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