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Mi Villa, I'm a Death Doula.
Nice to meet you! My name is Brianna Hernández, I am an artist whose work is focused on end-of-life care, grief, and mourning. I’ve been...
Brianna L. Hernández
May 14, 20243 min read
Cleveland Rican Blues
Cleveland Rican Blues was written some years ago. I had just quit my job after experiencing a toxic workplace riddled with so much...
Marilyn Oliveras de Ortiz
May 1, 20244 min read
Aldonte the Artist
Aldonte the Artist , pictured with aspiring artist Cayden, is the man behind the breathtaking mural that spans the side of 787 Market &...
Ronaldo Rodriguez Jr.
May 1, 20247 min read
Mi Villa, Do You Feel Connected, Seen, and Heard?
When the Neighborhood Media Foundation invited me to a community-media-only discussion to be broadcast live on WOVU 95.9FM with Mayor...
Ronaldo Rodriguez Jr.
May 1, 20246 min read
Tropical Supermarket & Kitchen Opens In La Villa Hispana
Sometimes, you just need an alcapurria at 7:00AM. Cue Tropical Supermarket and Kitchen, at 2103 Clark Avenue. Nestled between W. 25th...
Ronaldo Rodriguez Jr.
May 1, 20242 min read
Scranton Road Bible Church Begins Work on Sacred Grounds
On a considerably cloudy Spring afternoon, a team of forward-thinking community members gathered at Scranton Road Bible Church to discuss...
Ronaldo Rodriguez Jr.
May 1, 20243 min read
Youth-led Northeast Ohio Climate Summit Launches, Inspires Action
The inaugural NEO Youth Climate Summit presented by Laurel School at Think[box] mobilized young people from across the city to see...
Ronaldo Rodriguez Jr., The Land
Apr 22, 20243 min read
MetroHealth Program 'Prescribes' Creative Expression as a Treatment For Loneliness
Knowing the powerful impact engaging with the arts has on mental health and loneliness, The MetroHealth System’s Center for the Arts in...
Dorsena Koonce
Apr 11, 20244 min read
Stella Maris Expanding Services to Tremont, Creating All-Gender Inpatient Facility
Stella Maris on Cleveland’s West side calls itself the city’s oldest addiction recovery facility, and now it’s expanding its services in...
Ronaldo Rodriguez Jr., The Land
Feb 8, 20245 min read
The Church of the Open Door
The year was 1850 and Jennings Avenue, now West 14th Street, was little more than an Indian trail that led south and west to an...
Ronaldo Rodriguez Jr.
Dec 5, 20237 min read
A Partial History of Lincoln High School
Present-day Lincoln-West High School was born out of a merger between Lincoln High School and West High School , last located on Franklin...
Ronaldo Rodriguez Jr.
Oct 3, 20235 min read
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