
Cleveland’s role in Earth Day? Bigger than you’d think – Signal, April 18, 2025

www.teachingcleveland.org
Finding Sustainability: Cleveland (part 1)—from a Forest to a Fire to a Flight
By Richey Piiparinen for Teaching Cleveland (2012)
A pdf version is here
Richey Piiparinen passed away in early 2025. This bio is from his obit:
Richey was an accomplished Author, writer and urban affairs researcher. He worked at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland State University as the Director of Center of Population Dynamics., part of the Levine College of Urban Affairs. Richey recently published a book titles “Octopus Hunting” a book of essays linking the author’s fight for life and a city’s fight for life.
Richey appeared in “The Daily Beast, The Plain Dealer and Huffington Post. His research has been highlighted by the Wall Street Journal, CBS Evening News, NPR’s Morning Edition to name a few.
Sustainability in Northeast Ohio (part 2)
Better than it was, not where it needs to be
by Richey Piiparinen (2016)
for Teaching Cleveland
The link is here
Richey Piiparinen passed away in early 2025. This bio is from his obit:
Richey was an accomplished Author, writer and urban affairs researcher. He worked at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland State University as the Director of Center of Population Dynamics., part of the Levine College of Urban Affairs. Richey recently published a book titles “Octopus Hunting” a book of essays linking the author’s fight for life and a city’s fight for life.
Richey appeared in “The Daily Beast, The Plain Dealer and Huffington Post. His research has been highlighted by the Wall Street Journal, CBS Evening News, NPR’s Morning Edition to name a few.
The Cuyahoga River was so polluted, it used to catch fire. Now it’s making a comeback
Nick Mileti, the most energetic and imaginative promoter in Cleveland sports history, dies at age 93
by Bob Dolgan 9/22/24
Reflecting on the state of the Cuyahoga, its future, 55 years after infamous fire
by Zaria Johnson, Ideastream, June 24, 2024
The link is here
https://www.ideastream.org/environment-energy/2024-06-21/reflecting-on-the-state-of-the-cuyahoga-its-future-55-years-after-infamous-fire
Irishtown Bend Park design features unveiled
Park concepts to pay homage to early settlers
by Ken Prendergast
https://neo-trans.blog/2024/03/20/irishtown-bend-park-design-features-unveiled
Just where did the Cuyahoga River reach Lake Erie when people like Moses Cleaveland arrived?
by Peter Krouse, Cleveland.com, December 27, 2023
The Cuyahoga River has reduced its problem areas from 10 to 5.
by Peter Krouse, Cleveland.com, Nov 15, 2023
The link is here
The 3-Cs: Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati How do they compare? WOSU Oct 30, 2023
(This episode originally aired on Oct. 30, 2023.)
The arrival of Amazon, Google and Intel to central Ohio has given Columbus a boost over Cleveland and Cincinnati. How does the capital city stack up compared to Ohio’s other major metro cities?
Today on All Sides, we’ll compare and contrast Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati.
Host:
Mike Thompson, WOSU chief content director of radio
Guests:
Brent Larkin, Columnist for Cleveland.com/Former Editorial Director at Cleveland Plain Dealer
Liz Blume, Principal, Blume Community Partners Consulting Firm
Kevin Cox, Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Geography, The Ohio State University
https://www.ohiochannel.org/video/all-sides-10-30-2023-b-how-do-ohios-major-cities-rate-against-one-another