Sidewalk

Councilwoman Jayne Zborowsky remembers her tumultuous experience representing the Buckeye neighborhood in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Then, she and I walk through the neighborhood as it exists now to talk about what’s changed - and what hasn’t - over the past half century.

Playfulness is a key way to stay healthy and relieve stress. How can our neighborhoods encourage people - especially adults - to have fun?

On Mother’s Day, moms reflect on the importance of Zelma George Roller Skating Rink as a community gathering place and a constant in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood.

Bernard Long of Mount Pleasant jokingly calls himself “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” He works and hangs out in an old Catholic Church that’s now a social services center. Instead of ringing a bell, though - he drums.

Dry cleaners don't usually have associated parks. But this one will. Eric Warren, owner of Henry's Dry Cleaners on Kinsman Road, gives a first-person account.

A year ago, Michael Payne didn't feel like leaving his house. Today, he's cowriting and costarring in a play. How did he get there? What does his story tell us about the growing epidemic loneliness and how to overcome it?

Joe Daniels enjoys meeting "the different kinds of people" he encounters in his job as a "cart guy" at the Dave's Supermarket in Shaker Square. The work helps, he says, with his minor depression. He also talks about how the closure of the Giant Eagle on Buckeye Road has increased traffic at the store.

The fatal shooting of a 12-year-old suburban boy may have received more attention than any other story from Buckeye last year. In this episode, I talk to some kids about the shooting and how they believe it affects people's perceptions of the neighborhood. I also talk to a police officer and a foundation program officer about what's being done to stop incidents like this in the future.

An impromptu drumming lesson with Mama Fasi of Fasi's Cultural Experience, who gives people no choice but to drum.

Why is it so hard to buy that vacant house next door to me? So I can fix it up and help save my neighborhood?