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Olivera, an award-winning journalist, covered labor, employment and workforce issues for several years at The Plain Dealer. She broke the story in 2013 of a food drive held for Walmart workers who made too little to afford Thanksgiving dinner. Olivera has received state and national awards for her coverage, including those from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW). She was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. Olivera believes the sweet spot of high-impact journalism is combining strong storytelling with data analysis.

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Ben Smith, owner of the the Splice Cream Truck. The truck, a recording studio on wheels, provided entertainment during the Sept. 17 Hip-hop Trivia Brunch at Zanzibar Soul Fusion on Shaker Square. The event, one of several held during the Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival, was designed to support Black businesses.
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Reporting at the intersection of arts and business

Olivera Perkins, Economics Reporter by Olivera Perkins September 24, 2023September 28, 2023

As a reporter, I enjoy writing about small businesses. I had the chance to see how the two intersect through the Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival, which is just wrapping up its 12th year.

Lily Jade Goodwin, also known as DJ Lily Jade, 9, often deejays for adults. Here she deejays at at the Sept. 17 Hip-hop Trivia Brunch at Zanzibar Soul Fusion restaurant on Shaker Square held in connection with the Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival. The fourth grader from South Euclid is also a straight-A student.
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DJ Lily Jade, 9, often spins for adults

Olivera Perkins, Economics Reporter by Olivera Perkins September 24, 2023September 23, 2023
en Smith started his nonprofit Splice Cream Truck in 2015. He records people's stories, impromptu artistic performances, etc. Participants leave with a free recording and sometimes free ice cream. In this Sept. 17 photo, Smith has brought the truck to theHip-hop Trivia Brunch at Zanzibar Soul Fusion restaurant on Shaker Square in connection with the Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival.
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The Splice Cream Truck, a recording studio on wheels, aims to connect Greater Clevelanders 

Olivera Perkins, Economics Reporter by Olivera Perkins September 22, 2023September 25, 2023
Attendees at the Hip-hop Trivia Brunch Sept. 17 at Zanzibar Soul Fusion, a Shaker Square restaurant. The attendees fill their plates at a buffet.
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Black film festival shows its support for Black businesses

Olivera Perkins, Economics Reporter by Olivera Perkins September 22, 2023September 22, 2023
The new flat headstone marker at Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland for John Patterson Green, considered by many to be the Father of Labor Day. The Woodland Cemetery Foundation had the headstone installed as part of new memorial garden dedicated to Green.
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Father of Labor Day was Black lawmaker from Cleveland

Olivera Perkins, Economics Reporter by Olivera Perkins September 1, 2023September 1, 2023
Students are in a circle reading at Good Beginnings, a child care center in Maple Heights.
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Staffing shortage has child care centers turning away families

Olivera Perkins, Economics Reporter by Olivera Perkins August 28, 2023August 31, 2023
Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb speaks to a news reporter. Behind him, FirstEnergy Stadium's name is beginning to come down off the building.
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Issue 1 victory lap and People’s Budget cage match (Weekly Chatter)

Avatar photoNick Castele, Government ReporterOlivera Perkins, Economics ReporterAmy Morona, Higher Education ReporterStephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Mark Naymik, Nick Castele, Olivera Perkins, Amy Morona and Stephanie Casanova August 14, 2023August 11, 2023
Heather Malone in her yard at the Euclid Beach Mobile Home park in Cleveland. She is among the more than 120 families who must move to make way for the expansion of Cleveland Metroparks' Euclid Beach Park. She is sitting on a bench with a colorful cushion and is surrounded by flowers and other greenery.
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Euclid Beach Mobile Home park helped Heather Malone stay sober; sad to leave

Olivera Perkins, Economics Reporter by Olivera Perkins July 27, 2023August 22, 2023
Anthony Beard outside his home at the Euclid Beach Mobile Home park in Cleveland. The Western Reserve Land Conservancy intends to close Euclid Beach Mobile Home park in the summer of 2024. The nonprofit will then give the land to Cleveland Metroparks, which will use it to upgrade and redevelop Euclid Beach Park into a major recreational attraction. Beard is among the residents fighting to keep their affordable housing near Lake Erie.
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Euclid Beach Mobile Home park resident Anthony Beard still fighting for his home

Olivera Perkins, Economics Reporter by Olivera Perkins July 19, 2023August 22, 2023
Carol McClain and her grandson, Aaron Kelly, 12, in front of their home at the Euclid Beach Mobile Home park in Cleveland. They are among the more than 120 families who must move to make way for the expansion of Cleveland Metroparks' Euclid Beach Park.
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Euclid Beach Mobile Home park was supposed to be Carol McClain’s forever home

Olivera Perkins, Economics Reporter by Olivera Perkins July 14, 2023August 22, 2023

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