Erin
O'Brien for Issue Media Group
Managing
Editor, Fresh Water Cleveland,
Feb. 2016 – June 2017
Editor, Fresh
Water Development News,
Oct. 2014 – Jan. 2016
Managing
Editor, hiVelocity,
May – Sept. 2013
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Features
Urban hike: to
water's edge
First person:
piecing together a singular Cleveland story
Five Places
that rock the Rust Belt
100 miles of
the Towpath Trail – one step at a time
New curator
brings New York sophistication, public art experience to MOCA
Q & A: Derf Backderf
Five takeaways
from the RNC protests
Five
strategies the Cleveland Police used to win the RNC
Cleveland's 10
best oddities: the ultimate RNC scavenger hunt
Forward Cities
convenes in Cleveland
From Jocko
Homo to Pee-wee's Playhouse: it's a beautiful world
Collinwood
Ballot Box projects got out the vote, now get underway
Q & A:
Connie Schultz
The Diversity
Center invites viewers to "Rethink Labels"
MOCA:
Cleveland cosmopolitan
Student
entrepreneurs, organizers ignite EntrovationCLE
Diversity,
curriculum set West Park's Birchwood School apart
March to come
in like a lion – at least culturally speaking
Metroparks' Emerald
Necklace glitters with activity the year round
Inmates and
CWRU students become colleagues in unique course
MOCA: enduring
vanguard
Metroparks, partners
quietly exalt and nurture the fragile Cuyahoga
From
high-flying adventure to hidden secrets: the Metroparks'
top 10 discoveries
The next
must-live Cleveland neighborhood is É
Summertime in
the city and by the lake: one and the same
Igniting the
Fire: Social Innovators Spark Cleveland's Neighborhoods, Kids
The Diverse
Language of Food: a Guide to Ethnic Markets
I live here
(now): Daniel Gray-Kontar, teacher and artist
Secondhand to
first rate: 10 upcycling shops worth checking out
But wait,
there's more! Ten huge projects Clevelanders are eagerly anticipating
While sports
are fun, Gay Games will leave a positive legacy long after closing ceremony
Special for
the German Marshall Fund: coverage for the 2014 SC2 National Network Workshop
In-depth
feature and seven companion Q&As
Bizarro land:
Cleveland's weird, wacky and wholly unexpected delights
Small
projects, big impact: how ventures small in scale can reap big rewards
Trending: how
the paleo crowd is grazing the north coast
Festival
insiders, fans and volunteers offer their take on the cultural event of the
year
Best face
forward: storefront renovation programs add sparkle to streets
Stories from
the stove: CLE's oldest restaurants have seen, been part of neighborhood change
Q & A: RA
Washington, culture worker
Hidden CLE:
the coolest things in plain sight you've likely never seen
Pay it
forward: how shopping small reaps big rewards for the local community
Girls' club:
women take charge in male-dominated industries
Erin O'Brien
joins hiVelocity as Managing Editor
Meals on
wheels: local food truck scene keeps on rollin'
Amping up and piping
down: making music in the physical sense
Big data
spawns little shoots as startups spread across Ohio
Brain gain:
keeping fresh talent on home turf
I live here
(now): Andi
Kornak, general curator, Cleveland Metropark Zoo
User-friendly
workshops bring high-tech maker world down to earth
April
18, 2013 and April
4, 2013
From circuit
boards to flamethrowers: your guide to Ohio's coolest hackerspaces
Ideas worth
spreading: TEDxCLE hopes to light a fire under our
collective behinds
New year is
shaping up to be mighty green thanks to renewable energy players big and small
March
7, 2013 and Feb.
28, 2013
Vegan in
Cleveland?! how a meat-free movement is taking root in
a meat and potato town
Solar gain:
what it's really like to live in Cleveland's greenest homes
Hot renewable
energy projects catapult Ohio into the future
Think local,
buy local: a procrastinator's gift guide
Q & A:
Mike Polk Jr., local funny man
Ohio's angel
investors answer the prayers of early stage companies
Entrepreneurship
programs in Ohio's colleges and universities give boost to young innovators
The ready-made
studio: now serving the burgeoning maker class
Great lakes
venture fair will showcase Ohio tech startups
Regardless of standings,
the tribe is scoring big in the field of sustainability
Outside the
box: Cle's newest green homes arriving in alternative packages
Physician
inventors flock to Ohio
Modern hostel
to cater to travelers who aim to experience Cleveland rather than simply visit
it
Q & A:
Cara Lageson, community manager, Yelp Cleveland
Q & A:
Michael Gill, editor of Great Lakes Courier
I live here
(now): Russ Mitchell, lead news
anchor and managing editor for WKYC
The new girls
club: women entrepreneurs tap passion and perseverance across Ohio
Q & A:
Noelle Celeste and Jon Benedict, publishers of Edible Cleveland
Eat this!
Clevelanders dish on their top local eats
Q & A: Jenita Mcgowan, Cleveland's new
chief of sustainability
Great idea:
Rosetta pumps new life into an old downtown landmark
Brooklyn 101:
unlocking the mysteries of the Cleveland Brooklyns
We live here
(now): Deba Gray and Serena Harragin,
Gray's Auctioneers
From saw horses to seahorses: new aquarium taking shape in old
building
Pf walls could
talk: historic properties make compelling new workspaces
These
'boomerangs' prove there's nothing wrong with taking the long way back home
They heart
CLE: a city's biggest fans are often the bloggers
Cleveland
Orchestra invites bloggers backstage for meet and greet
Selling
Cleveland: through its efforts, Positively Cleveland helps lure 30m visitors to
region
Rock Hall
opens up about Lady Gaga's infamous meat dress
Q & A:
Tony Prusak, director of convention sales for Medical
Mart & Convention Center
Sept. 8, 2011
and May 19, 2011
Greater
Cleveland Sports Commission has winning record with it comes to snagging
sporting events
Cleveland's Intermuseum Conservation Assn. breathes new life into old
treasures
Q & A:
Bill Guentzler, Film Fest artistic director
I live here
(now): Valerie Mayen
Snow ball: Brite Winter Fest lights up the night
Window
dressing: Cleveland storefront art aims to brighten up landscape one window at
a time
By preparing
children and adults for the future, Newbridge isn't
waiting for Superman
Jan. 27,
2011 and Dec. 9, 2010
Hope from
feathers: Poultry Project helps families one chicken
at a time
Cleveland
restaurants feed steady diet of web-design biz to local firm
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