Remember Tent City
The Akron homeless village was a safe space for those who resisted traditional shelters. Now that it's gone, advocate Sage Lewis is battling the city to help a struggling community on the brink of being forgotten.
The Akron homeless village was a safe space for those who resisted traditional shelters. Now that it's gone, advocate Sage Lewis is battling the city to help a struggling community on the brink of being forgotten.
Stephanie Tubbs Jones is either self-actualizing or driven by raw ambition. Either way, the county prosecutor is on a roll.
Jimmy Dimora, Tim Hagan and Peter Lawson Jones bought the Ameritrust Tower to give the county a new home — then figured out they couldn’t afford the project. They ignored three advisers’ warnings about the project’s cost. They said it would pay for itself — but it would’ve added millions a year to the cost of government. Now, they’re selling the tower at a loss of $6 million — and counting.
LTV’s Cleveland Works once employed 15,000 of our neighbors, family members and friends. Today, 1,700 workers still report to the Industrial Flats to make what has defined Cleveland as a manufacturing town for the better part of the last 100 years.
Cleveland Magazine writer Andy Netzel drives an average of 2,000 miles a month despite living only a mile and a half from work. He's addicted to his car, but agreed to part with his keys for a month to see if he could make it without his Toyota Yaris. By Andy Netzel
New Plain Dealer editor Susan Goldberg has quickly transformed the look and feel of Page One with more local coverage, less national news and splashy center graphics — causing many loyal readers to complain about the USA Today sizzle. But there̵
He stands at the controls of a vast network of authority and influence, virtually dominating the city. Should one man have all that power?
A generation of young and successful black adults has begun to challenge the power and prestige of the forefathers who made their lives better and the expectations greater.