Neighbor Up Spotlight

Carol talks with Myesha Crowe of Cleveland Peacemakers Alliance, which is providing community-led violence prevention and restoration services.

Carol talks with Carl Cook about his work as the founder and director of Project Save, located at The Friendly Inn in Central. Project Save offers services including: job and drug treatment information and referrals, housing referrals and computer classes. In this episode, Cook describes a recovery from homelessness and addiction, to sobriety and service to others. His story is a testimony of determination and triumph over adversity.

Community leader Barbara Anderson talks with Carol Malone about her work going back decades in Cleveland neighborhoods.

Carol talks with Samira Malone and Joyce Huang about Cleveland Walls, an international mural program coming to Cleveland this month from August 23-28. For more information, go to www.midtowncleveland.org/clevelandwalls

Carol talks with her friend Denise Wright, Ph.D., about growing up in the Ludlow neighborhood and her career as an educational and clinical psychologist. Wright's research focuses on public health disparities.

Julian Khan talks with Carol about his love for his neighborhood, the importance of really knowing your neighbors and his work this summer on a documentary about the possibilities of outdoor community space.

Recording studio owner, singer and music producer Brit Fox talks with Carol about being a genre-bending pioneer in the music industry with her original music appearing on television shows like "Empire."

"You have to stay open-minded" in the music industry, Fox said, and "listen more" to evoke that emotion and create an amazing work of art.

Listen in as Carol talks with Lawna Gamble, founder of Willow Cove Art and Wellness Boutique, about mental health, wellness and the healing power of art.

Carol talks with Meryl Johnson, a retired teacher, student advocate and graduate of Glenville High School, about education, community and justice.

Community leader Shirley Bell-Wheeler, founder of Elements of Internal Movement, talks with Carol about youth, mental health and her work growing produce in a community farm called the Revolutionary Love Garden in the heart of Cleveland at E. 123rd and Imperial.