In The News

Townhouses, outdoor space planned near old St. Luke’s hospital as neighborhood revival effort continues
Cleveland.com – August 26, 2019

New Shaker Square Design Integrates Central Public Space with Neighborhoods
IdeaStream – July 1, 2019

Vibrant City Awards recap: Meet the changemakers shaping Cleveland for the better
Freshwater Cleveland – June 10, 2019

‘Undesign the Redline’ Exhibit to Open in Three New Cleveland Locations
Cleveland Scene – April 12, 2019

Third Cleveland Chain Reaction competition to focus on Collinwood
Crain’s Cleveland Business – April 10, 2019

Cleveland Foundation to give out $17 million
Cleveland.com – March 28, 2019

Chase Bank announces three-year, $3 million grant supporting community organizations in Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus
Crain’s Cleveland Business – October 5, 2018

And then there were seven: Chain Reaction winners announced in Old Brooklyn Freshwater Cleveland – October 2, 2018

Chain Reaction update: Meet the businesses that might be setting up shop in Old Brooklyn
Freshwater Cleveland – August 2, 2018

The Vibrant City Awards shines a light on Cleveland’s neighborhood changemakers
Freshwater Cleveland – June 11, 2018

Old Brooklyn set to succeed Slavic Village as the next Cleveland Chain Reaction neighborhood
Freshwater Cleveland – May 11, 2018

Neighborhoods by the numbers: How the new Progress Index is a win for CLE residents
Freshwater Cleveland – April 11, 2018

New tool unveiled to measure neighborhood progress
Crain’s Cleveland Business – April 10, 2018

A $700,000 grant will help save blighted, vacant homes and beautify CLE neighborhoods
Freshwater Cleveland – December 6, 2017

A grant for a good cause (2nd story in blog)
Crain’s Cleveland Business – December 4, 2017

“Mini-grant” program gives individual Cleveland residents up to $250 to Improve their Neighborhoods
News 5 Cleveland – November 17, 2017

IDEALAB 2017: “Movement makers” at the heart of change in Cincy and beyond
Soapbox Cincinnati – October 31, 2017

Intergenerational Playscape brings folks of all ages together for innovative play
Freshwater Cleveland – October 17, 2017

Ten finalists selected in Chain Reaction project
Freshwater Cleveland – July 17, 2017

New book tells Cleveland’s story, one resident at a time
Freshwater Cleveland – July 17, 2017

Cleveland Neighborhood Progress Promotes City Living With Its New Book
Cool Cleveland – July 6, 2017

Neighborhood champions recognized with third annual Vibrant City Awards
Freshwater Cleveland – June 9, 2017

RNC image campaign wins national marketing award
Crain’s Cleveland Business – June 9, 2017

Cleveland Neighborhood Progress awards $4.2M in grants with three-year initiative
Freshwater Cleveland – March 13, 2017

Cleveland Chain Reaction launches today – and the entire city can get involved
Fox 8 Cleveland – March 8, 2017

More details emerge on Cleveland Hustles: Chain Reaction
Cleveland Scene – February 22, 2017

“Year of Awareness” sessions examine impact of racism on low income neighborhoods
Freshwater Cleveland – February 15, 2017

Cuyahoga County demolition fund puts dent in housing-market distress
cleveland.com – February 12, 2017

Cleveland’s surprising climate buffers
CityLab – January 6, 2017

Levi Schofield’s Cleveland mansion, long vacant, grabs preservationists’ attention
Plain Dealer  – October 27, 2016

Climate ambassadors: street level environmental activism
Freshwater Cleveland – October 20, 2016

Seventy-nine new homes coming to the heart of Buckeye
Freshwater Cleveland  – October 18, 2016

“Cleveland Hustles” is happening all over again.
Cleveland Scene – October 14, 2016

Buy Foreclosed Home for $1000. Sell for $70,000. Repeat.
Bloomberg – July 19, 2016

Proposed $15 minimum wage might kill your favorite Cleveland restaurants, owners say
Cleveland.com – June 29, 2016

CDCs: the quiet but powerful engines driving neighborhood revitalization
Freshwater Cleveland – May 24, 2016

2016 Vibrant City Award winners announced
Freshwater Cleveland – May 4, 2016

Cleveland Metroparks honored for inner-city work
Cleveland.com – May 3, 2016

Cleveland Neighborhood Progress announces finalists for Vibrant City Awards
Freshwater Cleveland – April 4, 2016

Building climate resilience in at-risk communities
UB Reporter – January 7, 2016

Neighborhood Progress tackles climate resilience with grant money
Freshwater Cleveland – December 14, 2015

City of Cleveland Launches Cleveland Tree Plan to Rebuild Urban Forest
City of Cleveland Press Release  – October 20, 2015

Cleveland’s millennial brain gain fuels its national resurgence
Freshwater Cleveland – October 8, 2015

Saint Luke’s Foundation trustees approve grants totaling more than $921,000 to seven organizations
Crain’s Cleveland Business – October 5, 2015

Village Capital, Development Finance Authority of Summit County to partner on revolving loan fund
Crains Cleveland Business – July 22, 2015

Campaign asks everyone to help Cleveland kids “Get to School”
Cleveland.com – July 22, 2015

Mapping brain gain and loss: New study charts changing faces of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County
Cleveland.com – June 20, 2015

Neighborhood Progress’ Linda Warren receives 2015 Athena Award
Inside Business – May/June, 2015

Vibrant City Awards attracts sold-out crowd, celebrate urban champions
Freshwater Cleveland – April 30, 2015

Neighborhood Progress staff and CDCs talk CLE neighborhoods on “Sound of Ideas”
IdeaStream – April 27, 2015

Cleveland Neighborhood Progress announces finalists for Vibrant City Awards
Freshwater Cleveland – April 13, 2015

Neighborhood Progress launches financial coaching program
Cleveland.com – March 3, 2015

New Pew study finds financial security remains elusive for Americans
Cleveland.com – February 26, 2015

Two East Side Neighborhoods Spark Retail Rejuvenation
Freshwater Cleveland – February 19, 2015

Bike Advocates Make Late Push for Opportunity Corridor
Cleveland.com – February 17, 2015

Planners Looking at High-End Bus-Transit Line for West 25th Street
Cleveland.com – February 11, 2015

City Tours Aim to Repopulate Classic Urban Neighborhoods
Freshwater Cleveland – February 3, 2015

Teamwork of Businesses, Non-Profits Renews Cleveland Neighborhood
The Columbus Dispatch – January 26, 2015

Clifton Boulevard-Style Transit Eyed for West 25th Street Corridor
Freshwater Cleveland – January 23, 2015

Neighborhood Progress a Partner in New CSU Internship Program
Cleveland.com – January 16, 2015

Village Capital is Enlarging its Footprint in NEO
Crains Cleveland – December 18, 2014

Evelyn Burnett, VP of Economic Opportunity, is Changing the Conversation About Cleveland
Freshwater Cleveland – December 11, 2014

Joel Ratner Provides Personal View in Crain’s Cleveland Business
Crains Cleveland – December 3, 2014

Old Brooklyn Cafe to be Developed with Grant Award
Freshwater Cleveland – November 24, 2014

Leadership Forum Honors Creation of Sustainable Solutions
Cleveland.com – November 14, 2014

Neighborhood Progress Conducts W25/Pearl Rd Transit Study
Cleveland.com – November 14, 2014

Neighborhood Progress Receives NOACA Commuter Choice Award
NOACA – October 23, 2014

Recently completed footbridge townhomes bring new life to hidden valley in Tremont
Freshwater Cleveland – October 21, 2014

Joel Ratner Participates in “Dear County Executive” Project
Community Solutions – October 17, 2014

Neighborhood Progress Receives $627,000 grant from Saint Luke’s Foundation
Cleveland.com – October 14, 2014

Neighborhood Progress Board Supports Issue 4
Board Resolution Document – October 8, 2014

Gay Games Will Leave a Positive Legacy Long After Closing Ceremony
Freshwater Cleveland – August 19, 2014

Re-Imagining Cleveland Tour Highlights Benefits of Citywide Grant Program
Freshwater Cleveland – July 31, 2014

Re-Imagining Cleveland grant program to move into fifth year
Northeast Ohio Media Group – July 21, 2014

Midwest Revival
Reframe Magazine – June 12, 2014

Relocation Station – CLE City Life Tours
Freshwater Cleveland – May 8, 2014