Cleveland APL Expansion Will Bring Innovative Care to the City
OUR STORY The Tremont buildings were renovated in the 1980s and 1990s, but it was clear to APL President and CEO Sharon Harvey that the time had come to renovate again to better serve the community. “We were inspired by more recent advances in animal welfare,” Sharon explained when we met to discuss Unleash the…
Polaroid Project: Chie, Shelli, and Stephanie in AsiaTown
OUR STORY For this installation of our Polaroid series, we asked three friends-Chichi, Shelli, and Stephanie-who met at Mueller Lofts to share their favorite thingsĀ about AsiaTown with us. We’ll let them introduce themselves! Chichi has been loving living in Mueller Lofts! Being Asian- American, living in AsiaTown is a huge perk. Her doggo…
The Plain Dealer: Park Synagogue, Mendelsohn Masterpiece, Awarded to SCA
OUR STORY Park Synagogue alarmed historic preservationists and fans of mid-century modern architecture earlier this year when it listed its main sanctuary and education building off Mayfield Road for sale. But now it’s time to exhale. The 152-year-old Conservative Jewish congregation, which is centering its operations at a new worship and education campus in…
Sustainable Community Associates Welcome First-Time Business Owner, Marco Alexzander, to The Lincoln
OUR STORY After working in the industry for more than a decade and as an independent stylist for the last five years, Alexzander decided it was time to craft his own space. Helooked to his home neighborhood, Tremont, to put down those roots. “We really fell in love with the area because of where we…
How Acupuncture First Treats Imbalances in the Body
OUR STORY Karen Mastrangelo started practicing acupuncture in 2010, after earning her Master of Science degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine from the prestigious Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. Though she spent time studying and practicing in both California, where PCOM is located, and New York, she is a native Clevelander and ultimately decided to come…
NOVOGRADAC: “Implementing Green Building Practices with Historic Preservation Requires Complicated Balance”
An enduring challenge with historic tax credit-financed (HTC-financed) properties is a high-wire act of balancing green building practices with opportunities to restore, preserve, reconstruct and rehabilitate existing structures, writes Nick Decicco for NOVOGRADAC’s Journal of Tax Credits.