Planners unveil vision for Irish immigrant history site at Irishtown Bend Park
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Irishtown Bend, a long-vacant hillside overlooking the Cuyahoga River and the downtown skyline, is named for a bustling 19th-century Irish immigrant community that seems to have vanished without a trace.
By 2027, however, a 5-acre heritage site could rise over the buried archaeological remains of a once crowded...
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"The Archive" floral exhibit on display in Cleveland
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Need something to do this winter that keeps you warm and indoors? We suggest checking out the floral immersive exhibit “The Archive” at the Cleveland Public Library in downtown Cleveland.
The exhibit by British artist Rebecca Louise Law is on display in Brett Hall at the library through...
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Artist Rebecca Louise Law speaks with Cleveland Public Library's archivist Melissa Carr.
Inside the Downtown Cleveland Public Library colorful curtains of dried flowers appear to float before your eyes.
It’s the vision of British artist Rebecca Louise Law and was assembled with hundreds of Northeast Ohio hands for Law's latest exhibition, "The Archive."
Annually, the public art group LAND Studio collaborates with the library...
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Irishtown Bend is steeped in Cleveland history.
CLEVELAND — With the stabilization of Irishtown Bend now underway, project planners gained approval of their concept designs of the proposed park from the Cleveland planning and landmarks commissions during a joint meeting on Friday.
The ambitious plan, first envisioned more than a decade ago, will transform a 23-acre green oasis...
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Summer morning light washes over the proposed riverwalk at Irishtown Bend Park.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Starting in a few years, redbud trees could bloom every spring along the west bank of the Cuyahoga River at Irishtown Bend, adding clouds of pink and magenta to what promises to be one of the most impressive new urban parks in the Great Lakes.
Archaeological sites where...
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