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Articles by Erica Prange
An urban vineyard in Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood produces wine, second chances
Brenda Frazier welcomes guests to the tasting room. [Photos by Erica Prange] About halfway between downtown Cleveland and University Circle lies Château Hough Vineyard and Winery. Brenda Frazier is the manager of Château Hough and the executive director of the nonprofit it supports, Neighborhood Solutions Inc. Frazier says the vineyard can produce 1,500 bottles of wine a year.
Community Dance Day brings people of all ages, abilities together to celebrate dance in Cleveland
The crowd follows DJ Dutchess and her line dancers. [Photos by Erica Prange] Over 1,200 people gathered across the Playhouse Square District in late July to celebrate Community Dance Day. Hip hop music played over speakers in Playhouse Square Plaza as instructor, Cho Knight, counted the beat aloud. A mix of children, teens and adults followed along to the movement.
Northeast Ohio schools’ composting merges sustainability, student action
Dentzler Elementary (Parma) staff drop lunchroom food scraps into the RBR collection bin outside the school. [Photo by Steven Springer, RBR Photographer and Hauler] Dozens of Northeast Ohio schools spent the year composting food scraps in their lunchrooms with Rust Belt Riders (“RBR”), a worker-owned co-op servicing about 5,000 households and 300 commercial businesses throughout Cuyahoga and Lorain counties. School may be out for the summer, but the food scrap journey is just beginning.
Flame & Fable hosts monster romance authors panel, book signing
Guests line up inside Flame & Fable for book signings by monster romance authors. [All photos by Erica Prange] “Mine might have been Jack Skellington, I feel like that was the first firm crush,” says author, Kathryn Moon. The crowd of romantasy fans sitting inside Flame & Fable laugh along with the panelists as the conversation veers towards early monster crushes.
Leave the lights out for them: How a Cleveland group is trying to save the birds
Maureen MacIntyre collects an injured bird in Downtown Cleveland. [All photos by Erica Prange, unless otherwise noted] “Good morning,” Maureen MacIntyre calls to a passerby as her eyes scan the sides of nearby buildings for injured birds. The city may just be waking up, but MacIntyre’s team has been monitoring their routes since 5:30 a.m. MacIntyre is one of the lead volunteers with Lights out Cleveland, a group dedicated to collecting injured and dead birds during fall and spring migration.
Erica Prange, Author at The Land
Erica Prange is an informal educator. Her career is to inspire curiousity about science and natural history. As a community journalist, she gets to extend this curiosity to a much wider range. In both roles, Erica enjoys exploring new spaces, elevating the voices of local experts and finding inspiration in the actions of others.
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