Jess Lader

Sep 21, 2023 | thelandcle.org | Rachelle Miller |Susan Eyerman |Jess Lader |Christina Easter

This summer Yellowcake Shop announced their permanent location at 5218 Detroit Ave. on the east side of Gordon Square. Yellowcake, which sells high-quality, sustainable, handmade garments, is owned and operated by Valerie Mayen, a “Project Runway” alum. It was previously housed in 78th Street Studios, and when their lease expired, Mayen decided to use this opportunity to find a permanent home for Yellowcake within the Detroit Shoreway community.

Sep 13, 2023 | thelandcle.org | Susan Eyerman |Jess Lader |Christina Easter |Mandy Kraynak

Neighborhood bars and restaurants, many with an Irish theme, have long been the catalyst for fun and frolic in Kamm’s Corners. An annual Hooley brings out the Irish (and honorary Irish) in the neighborhood almost as effectively as St. Patrick’s Day. But it’s not just food and drink here lately: New businesses, including two craft-centered shops, have recently joined the neighborhood. The Kamm’s Corners business district spans an area on Lorain Ave. from W. 165th to W. 176th streets.

Sep 11, 2023 | thelandcle.org | Sophia Lucente |George Blake |Jess Lader |Mandy Kraynak

Global Cleveland is putting on their fifth annual “Welcoming Week” this week, with the goal of celebrating Cleveland’s international communities, creating a welcoming environment for immigrants, and bringing prosperity to Cleveland. Joe Cimperman, the president and CEO of Global Cleveland, said Welcoming Week started in 2019 as an event to acknowledge the immigrant communities in Cleveland and work toward prosperity together.

Sep 7, 2023 | thelandcle.org | Mandy Kraynak |Jess Lader

Gabrielle White, an architectural and urban designer at Robert P. Madison International, has been interested in design for as long as she can remember, but a two-week construction summer program she participated in around fifth grade inspired her to become an architect.  White remembers building projects like toolboxes, birdhouses, and bookshelves over the two years she participated in the program.

Sep 6, 2023 | thelandcle.org | George Blake |Jess Lader |Sophia Lucente |Nate Paige

Olga Tokarczuk describes writing a novel as “one of the worst ways of occupying oneself.” George Orwell once described it as “a horrible, exhausting struggle.” Not even writers, it seems, like writing. Yet an array of organizations across the country are turning writing into something that is fun and engaging for young people, breathing fresh life into literary culture.