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FreshWater is a daily e-magazine and website that reports on What’s Next in and around Cleveland. Each week, they offer up a fresh wave of stories covering Northeast Ohio’s most creative people, businesses, organizations, and neighborhood developments. Their focus areas include technology, innovation, diversity, local food, and entrepreneurship.

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How Cleveland Heights is reforming police protocols in LGBTQ+ youth encounters

By FreshWater Cleveland ● Youth ● August 15, 2024

This type of police training is not always without pushback, especially in a state with a slate of legislation targeting LGBTQ+ youth.

A man with a mission: Rev. Stephen Blonder Adams has big plans for the Old Stone Church

By FreshWater Cleveland ● Faith ● August 15, 2022

It almost seems like Stephen C. Blonder Adams was destined to lead the Old Stone Church, First Presbyterian Church of Cleveland.

After (powerful) visual displays, Cleveland Heights enacts (even more powerful) LGBTQ+ equity laws

By FreshWater Cleveland ● Policy/Legislation ● June 28, 2022

Three ordinances were first introduced at the June 6 council meeting before passing two weeks later and signed into law.

Cleveland Heights celebrates Pride Month, Juneteenth by affirming that All Are, indeed, Welcome here

By FreshWater Cleveland ● Policy/Legislation ● June 21, 2022

Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren led the first-ever Progress Pride Flag raising in front of Cleveland Heights City Hall.

Students, artists team up with Cuyahoga Arts & Culture to tout LGBTQ+ Pride and racial equity

By FreshWater Cleveland ● BIPOC ● August 30, 2021

“It’s Almost Tomorrow” depicts the three founders of Black Lives Matter and was installed in Cleveland’s Public Square earlier this month.

Cuyahoga County Human Rights Commission Now Taking LGBTQ+ Discrimination Complaints

By FreshWater Cleveland ● Business ● July 23, 2020

Many members of Northeast Ohio’s LGBTQ community regularly experience discrimination.