This Independence Day, FreshWater Cleveland is celebrating the power of independent journalism. Since 2010, our independent newsroom has been telling the stories of Cleveland's neighborhoods through ...

Note: Press "Esc" on your keyboard to close Fullscreen mode, or click the minimize icon. From the mid-19th Century until the mid-20th Century, railroads were the main method for transporting goods and ...

Note: Press "Esc" on your keyboard to close Fullscreen mode, or click the minimize icon. Carlos L. Jones came to Cleveland from New Jersey with his family in 1831, when he was only four years old. He ...

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Note: Press "Esc" on your keyboard to close Fullscreen mode, or click the minimize icon. In the late 19 th Century, commerce and industry had transformed Cleveland into a bustling city of wealth and ...

In his forthcoming graphic novel "The Dissidents," Cleveland author John "Derf" Backderf explores the true story of the artists and writers behind "The Masses," a radical magazine targeted during ...

Note: Press "Esc" on your keyboard to close Fullscreen mode, or click the minimize icon. The Kinsman/Central neighborhood on Cleveland’s east side has long been regarded as one of the poorest areas in ...

Note: Press "Esc" on your keyboard to close Fullscreen mode, or click the minimize icon. In 1866 a new railroad depot was built on Cleveland’s lakefront. Designed by noted railroad executive Amasa ...

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FreshWater is a daily e-magazine and website covering all that's GOOD in and around Cleveland. Each week, we offer up a fresh wave of stories covering Northeast Ohio's most creative people, businesses ...

Note: Press "Esc" on your keyboard to close Fullscreen mode, or click the minimize icon. Cuyahoga County secured a massive win in the final 2025 Ohio historic preservation tax credit round, with 10 ...