Ohio City

The decision comes almost two years after a local nonprofit had been granted a variance to build the center, which would have provided meals and other help for struggling young people.

An elevator breakdown at Cleveland’s West Side Market caused big headaches for dozens of vendors who were unable to move product from docks to their stalls, adding pressure to City Hall to come through with investments in the aging building.

A group of concerned neighbors on Franklin Avenue in Ohio City has filed an appeal in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court against the Cleveland Board of Zoning Appeals, attempting to nullify two variances granted last month allowing the center.

Residents of Lakeview Estates public housing have long suffered from poor air quality and safety concerns due to heavy traffic in the isolated stretch of Ohio City.

The city of Cleveland this week announced the formation of a nonprofit and the appointment of a board of directors to guide the revitalization of the West Side Market in Ohio City, in addition to the first phase of a master plan to guide that work.

A variance approved by the Cleveland Board of Zoning Appeals means renovations can move forward to convert a Franklin Boulevard building into a drop-in center for unhoused youths. Opponents of the facility, to be operated by Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry, previously threatened to sue if the board approved the variance.

City Goods occupies seven hangar-like buildings in Cleveland's Ohio City neighborhood providing 24 local vendors with an affordable brick and mortar location while encouraging foot traffic and reducing the hassles of running a business.

A conflict has been brewing over the last year over the location of a drop-in shelter for youth experiencing homelessness in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood, pitting some neighbors against each other.

Cleveland explores ways to keep residents from being displaced by gentrification.

Mayor Justin Bibb on Thursday said he intends to form a new, independent entity to run the market’s day-to-day operations, while retaining city ownership of the historic venue.