Rebuilding Northeast Ohio's Neighborhoods
In this story, Dan Shingler of Crain's Cleveland Business highlights four Northeast Ohio neighborhoods that "have a core of committed residents working not just to improve their own homes and lives, but to better their entire communities":
Downtowns are nice — if you’re a tourist.
"But most city residents live in neighborhoods, and Akron and Cleveland have some great ones. Some are up and coming after years of blight and neglect, others are holding onto the same hip and trendy status they seem to have had forever.
"Most of the neighborhoods in Akron and Cleveland face a common challenge. They’re all part of cities that have lost substantial portions of their populations and are confronted with old, often blighted properties."
Crain’s explored a few of the region’s neighborhoods and talked with those charged with shaping their future. Here’s what we found."