Sound of Us

A singer-songwriter talks about her music and, during the course of the interview, resolves to recommit to her passion.

A hot dog vendor in downtown Cleveland talks about building generational wealth, Black support among his patrons and how to make a great chili dog.

When a reporter's stepdad tested positive for COVID-19 on a holiday weekend, chaos ensued. How did telehealth affect his treatment?

A Richmond Heights student questions the logic of open enrollment policies when transportation is not provided for families.

A high school student from Richmond Heights Secondary School faces the grief she feels over her grandmother's death.

A high school student from Richmond Heights explores what happened to cursive writing instruction in schools.

A cheerleader at Richmond Heights Secondary School wonders why the spirit she saw depicted in movies like "High School Musical" doesn't seem to exist among her own peers.

A high school student from Richmond Heights Secondary School asks what it will take to bring recycling back to her school and city.

One night, I was sitting at the Leather Stallion, a gay bar in Cleveland, and couldn't help but notice something missing. "Where are all the women?" I asked one of the other guys at the bar. "Women?" he said, and thought for a moment. "They come in spurts." On this night, though, there were none in sight, and the energy was overwhelmingly masculine — just like at most of the other gay bars I knew.

I think I knew I was queer at a much younger age than I was ready to admit fully and openly to even myself, let alone my family and friends.