The Land (Cleveland)

3 weeks ago | thelandcle.org | Douglas J. Guth

The Western Reserve Historical Society houses about 74,000 linear feet of archival material in its library – this priceless collection was threatened by a fire that scorched the building’s basement in Sept. 2023. Quick action from the Cleveland Fire Department ensured the archive’s safety, notes interim library director Ann Sindelar.After an 18-month restoration of the library and its irreplaceable collection, WRHS will fully reopen to researchers on April 3.

4 weeks ago | thelandcle.org | Bob Sandrick

A former car dealership that straddled both sides of Detroit Avenue, just east of West Clifton Boulevard, has been smashed to rubble. In its place, two Cleveland developers are preparing to build a $30.5 million mixed-use development that will have 124 apartments and about 1,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The developers, NewBrook Partners and The Krueger Group, both Cleveland companies, hope to start construction this year.

1 month ago | thelandcle.org | Douglas J. Guth

Far from your average book depository, libraries are meant to be guardians of our collective history, culture and knowledge. The Cleveland Public Library aims to uphold this standard by digitizing a massive collection of news from after World War II through the late 1980s. CPL acquired the Northeast Ohio Broadcast Archives (NEOBA) in 2023 from John Carroll University, which had been housing the collection since 1987.

1 month ago | thelandcle.org | Douglas J. Guth

Cleveland is taking a two-pronged approach to its lakefront – immediate improvements and long-term strategic planning. A land bridge linking the downtown Mall to Huntington Bank Field and North Coast Harbor is still years away, but Clevelanders will have a brand-new public space on the waterfront much sooner. In early March, the North Coast Waterfront Development Corporation (NCWDC) unveiled plans for the North Coast Yard, a lakeshore pop-up park on a city-owned lot north of the Browns’ stadium.

1 month ago | thelandcle.org | Grant Segall |Black Issues

On a recent Friday, 127 people took oaths on the first floor of the Stokes Federal Court House to become citizens of what’s known as the land of the free. They got certificates, small American flags and congratulations from officials, families and friends. Meanwhile, on the 13th floor, initial proceedings took place for a few of the millions of deportations promised by President Trump.